Saturday, we went to Brighton via train bright and early in the morning. We got there by about 9:30am and were settled on our beach chairs by 10am. Problem: it was cloudy and freezing.. Greeeaatttt. Luckily, I had brought my UGA blanket and my crappy shower towel so we bundled up and took a nap until the sun came out. Okay, let me just tell you...this beach had no sand. None. Nada. Zip. It had rocks instead. There were pebbles from the sidewalks all the way down to the shoreline. Crazy, right? I have never heard of that before! We saw some poor kids with buckets and shovels, but I sure hope they weren't planning to make a rock-castle. Haaa... Anyway, I went down to test out the water. I got in about half-way and decided that I was going to get frost bite if I didn't get out ASAP. I ran back up the hill on the freakin rocks to our chairs. Ouch...I also fell off of my trusty beach chair and sustained some serious injuries. Haha.
The sun came out at about 1pm in full force. We lovvveed it! I fell asleep on one side so I am definitley more tan on that side. Sweet. Macon, poor thing, got seriously burned. The sun didn't seem so potent, but it totally tricked us! All in all...we had a wonderful day. We found strawberry cider and caramel digestibles, so when the sun was out, we were in heaven! Had a Happy 4th in London!
The sun came out at about 1pm in full force. We lovvveed it! I fell asleep on one side so I am definitley more tan on that side. Sweet. Macon, poor thing, got seriously burned. The sun didn't seem so potent, but it totally tricked us! All in all...we had a wonderful day. We found strawberry cider and caramel digestibles, so when the sun was out, we were in heaven! Had a Happy 4th in London!
Sunday morning started out slow, but I think we needed that. We had been going strong and needed a little break. Lizzie and I took a walk and went and bought some DVD's at a store about 30 minutes from our house. I have never seen Harry Potter and so Liz bought all five of the older ones so that I could get caught up. Oh joy! We also got some other oldies, but goodies, for pretty cheap. We then went to Regent's Park and laid out our blanket and brought out the books. We read, napped, people watched, and soaked up the sun for a few hours...perfection!
Lizzie made me watch the first Harry Potter movie. It was cool to see the places in the film that we had actually seen in person, but I am just not a fan. Sorry HP lovers...y'all are losers. JK. But, seriously...
Work was great on Monday. Nothing too out of the norm, but it is just so cool to me to meet patients from South Africa, France, Spain, Lebanon, America (!), Australia, etc... Two ladies came in that are very close to their due dates. Dr. Gibb talked to both of them and they both gave permission for me to come for their births! Woop woop! I told Dr. Gibb that he must call me -- even if it is the middle of the night -- so that I can come and watch a natural birth. One of them even wants to deliver in a water pool. Its going to be amazing to see and I cannot wait! On a more somber note, we also gave terrible news of a miscarriage to a lady this day. It broke my heart. She handled it rather well, but now I see that he doesn't always have happy endings with every patient.
On Tuesday, I got to see my second C-section! It was very straightforward but even so, it was so different from the one before! I love watching surgery --- future career maybe?? We also had a patient that is a member of the Royal family from hgdfhgjhg...I can't exactly tell you where because I couldn't understand her accent. I asked Dr. Gibb after but I couldn't understand his accent either. Ha. Oh well. She was dressed to the nines and had an hour long consultation with us. She had a BMI of 45 so unfortunately, he would not be able to deliver her at the Portland Hospital. They are very wary of high risk pregnancies and births since they do not have an ICU. Blah blah. Anyway, Dr. Gibb is beginning to give me a lot more responsibilities and I LOVE IT! I hate sitting around and watching. I love the hands-on experience that I am now getting. I am testing urine, entering numerical data from the scans into the computers, helping with the scans, sending off lab samples, sitting in on all of the appointments, etc, etc....
On Tuesday, I got to see my second C-section! It was very straightforward but even so, it was so different from the one before! I love watching surgery --- future career maybe?? We also had a patient that is a member of the Royal family from hgdfhgjhg...I can't exactly tell you where because I couldn't understand her accent. I asked Dr. Gibb after but I couldn't understand his accent either. Ha. Oh well. She was dressed to the nines and had an hour long consultation with us. She had a BMI of 45 so unfortunately, he would not be able to deliver her at the Portland Hospital. They are very wary of high risk pregnancies and births since they do not have an ICU. Blah blah. Anyway, Dr. Gibb is beginning to give me a lot more responsibilities and I LOVE IT! I hate sitting around and watching. I love the hands-on experience that I am now getting. I am testing urine, entering numerical data from the scans into the computers, helping with the scans, sending off lab samples, sitting in on all of the appointments, etc, etc....
Liz's parents got into town yesterday and they took Liz and I out to dinner and Sister Act! It was incredible. I seriously think that it rivals the performance of Wicked that I saw in New York on all levels. The scenery changes were stunning, the choreography was excellent, and we just thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Thanks Selma and Tommy :)
Today, I got to work super-early. Okay, 8:30 isn't that early, but it felt like it. We had appointments all morning and then went on rounds at the hospital for a bit. We met another lady today that is to deliver soon and she also gave permission for me to come to the birth! Geettt ittt...haha.. I am hoping that none of them occur while I am Paris this weekend! That would be a bummer.
Today, I got to work super-early. Okay, 8:30 isn't that early, but it felt like it. We had appointments all morning and then went on rounds at the hospital for a bit. We met another lady today that is to deliver soon and she also gave permission for me to come to the birth! Geettt ittt...haha.. I am hoping that none of them occur while I am Paris this weekend! That would be a bummer.
Sooooo...we are going to a show called 39 Steps tonight with our entire group. Fun, fun. I don't really know what this show is about but Dr. Hardin seems to think that it is going to be great. Ever the optimist, I am eager to see how it goes :)
We have class tomorrow and then will probably pack for our weekend trip to Paris. Yay!
I will try and update tomorrow afternoon. Don't keep your fingers crossed, though ;)
I will try and update tomorrow afternoon. Don't keep your fingers crossed, though ;)
Love,
Abbie
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