Dr. In the House (in 3-8 years)

So, it has been three weeks of medical school and it's been extremely busy, but also fun. I'm getting to know my new classmates. They are a set of brilliant people who can drink a lot! And my days are taking on a routine. Wake up, go to class, come home for lunch to feed/walk Maya, go back to school, study, come home, study, say hi to Dave, study, go to bed. But despite all the studying, I feel like I've learned so much already. We are well into our cadaver in Anatomy. It's a man who had at least two heart bypass surgeries. He doesn't have interesting tattoos like some of the other cadavers, but we're just getting into it. We've dissected his chest, lungs and hearts and will soon move onto his arms and back.

Stanford had an induction ceremony for us the first week of school. I was accompanied by my mom and Dave. We took some pictures (see below) and Stanford recorded the event (they tape everything, even lectures!) I've attached a link if you want to watch: (it's an hour long. The dean and various other people talk for the first 35 minutes or so, but you may be able to fast-forward to where they call my name. It takes place at minute 42:57)

Other things are going well. Dave is good, happy to be back in the sunshine. Maya is huge! We just took her to the vet to have her inner female bits removed and she was 30 pounds! Three times as much as when we got her! She also has new favorite things to do… She loves the bathtub! (See pictures below) As long as there's not water in it, she'll jump right in. We aren't quite sure what she'd do if there was water in it, that's an experiment for a rainy Saturday. The other thing she loves to do is crawl under the bed. It's not something I would normally condone, but I figure she's growing so fast that she won't be able to do it much longer anyway. And she has also started teething. We weren't experiencing any increased chewing on furniture and/or clothes, but then I found one of her baby teeth on the floor. So cute! Our little Maya is growing up!
Hope all is well with you! Continue to send the emails, I love knowing what's going on in the real (non-studying) world!
Love
Sha