I finally finished my NICU rotation. It was an exhausting month. I worked 6 days a week and easily worked above 80 hour/week because of the patient load and the extremely tenuous health status of my patients. I found out today that the NICU at the University of Chicago receives a third of all critically ill babies in this country that are under 500 grams. These babies are tiny - smaller than the palm of my hand! I'm happy to say I have the day off tomorrow. I haven't had a weekend since the beginning of the month. This means Zoë and I are sleeping in while mom goes and takes an exam tomorrow. Next month will be a lot easier in hours since I'll be working in an outpatient clinic in Hyde Park. I'll see you, NICU, in 2 months.
On a much cooler note, this past week we got a wonderful surprise visit from one of our very closest friends, Jen Nizzi. Her family flew back from North Carolina for a brief break. She and one of her daughters, Piper, made a brief stop by our home to say hi and to meet Zoë. It was really nice to see her and Piper, who is growing up so fast!
