that kind of week (month)

I am exhausted....
...from August, where our community hospital broke the county record for births in one month (76, of which I did 21 [22 babies with one set of twins!], certainly a personal record -- see News articles/video here and here [where I get a shout-out!]).

... from night wakings (which were down to 1-2 and now back up), thanks to, I think, ... teeth.

 

(Last week, Iver's first lower tooth erupted. We think the top two are trying to bust through... which led to a looooong night last night. We're going to try some tylenol tonight).

...from clinic stress. Today, our computers were not working well due to (I think/I heard) an AT&T cable being cut (?) south of us, which wreaks havoc when you rely on EMR for patient encounters. This morning really sucked (the problem thankfully seemed to be fixed by the afternoon).

Thank goodness for nice patients and great staff- we had some good laughs this week, too.

And I needed these FB posters (particularly for a mom who feels like sometimes all I do is work and serve other people):

I have a brief breather tonight. Before the holiday call weekend. September HAS to be less crazy.

Fun times with the family!

We took a TON of photos this weekend when Kelvin's family was in town!

We busted out this 9-month "Auntie is Awesome" onesie in honor of Katherine, auntie- and godmother extraordinaire!

Kingston is a real ham for the lens, but it's pretty hard to get Iver to stay focused on the camera

Grandpa (ong noi) loved seeing his *other* grandson!

The boys enjoyed neighborhood walks to the park (with winter gear required!)

Baby from 'The Hangover,' anyone?

papa!!

Lobster feast, by Kelvin's mom!

We took the crew to the Farmers' Market on Saturday...

... and to the Arcata forest

On Sunday, the boys made it through church

"cruisin' on the pews"

On Sunday afternoon, we went to the county fair in Ferndale

Iver was not a fan of the goats

The boys got better at playing together by the weekend's end!

Sharing the dino toy!

This is about as close as we got to two smiles on camera!

Grandma was in heaven holding her two grandsons!

It was so fun having everyone here-- our house definitely feels empty now!  It was great to see these little guys' personalities side by side.  Luckily, Iver and I get to see Kingston and the family next month, too!