102...

is the number of hours bill worked from friday through thursday of this past week (if you go from friday to friday it would be 117 just yesterday was a 15 hour day!).   he also slept at the hospital 3 of the past 6 nights. the 102 hours are just the hours that he was at the hospital it doesn't count the hours that he spent on the computer doing surgical listings or reading every single night after he got home and scarfed dinner down. thankfully he has the weekend off, but in residency that means you still go in every saturday morning to round on your inpatients. so he just left and will probably be gone for at least 2 hours, but i plan on 4 so that i don't get frustrated when he doesn't show up after 2. ahhh the life of a doctor's wife - sounds glamorous doesn't it?!?!

on a separate note, charlie is doing great and so fun to hang out with every day. bill and i concluded this morning that he definitely is saying "mommmomamomamo" and "dadadadad" to each of us or when he really wants one of us. yeah charlie! late in the afternoon when charlie is getting cranky and really wants to be held or played with he will follow me around in the kitchen and say "momommamoamomm". it is cute, but sometimes impossible to always respond to him. dinner would never happen if i always picked him right up after that. 

charlie is currently up to going into every cupboard and emptying tupperware and cookie sheets out (don't worry - i have all of the dangerous cupboards locked!). here are a few pictures of charlie's new activities.

 

he also is learning what "don't touch" and "no" are. it is surprising how much he understands. he has made a lot of progress this week on not touching the bookshelf, which is encouraging. i have spent a lot of time watching him crawl toward the bookshelf and saying "charlie, where are you heading? you know you can't touch that bookshelf." then he crawls towards it and he used to just reach out to touch it, but after a lot of "no touch" when he would reach out to touch it. he now crawls up to it and looks and then continues to crawl past. i bet if i didn't remind him not to touch it every time he came close to it he would not remember to not touch it. however, i do feel like he is learning to listen to our tone of voice and most importantly learning that the world does not revolve around him.

"what?...i am not doing anything mom. chill out"