Rod Stewart is Totally Awesome!

I begged my friend Rod Stewart to dress up as DJ Lance Rock for Halloween. He resisted the idea at first, but he was glad he did when the kids at the hospital saw him and went berserk.

For those of you who don't have small children, DJ Lance hosts a show on Nick Jr called 'Yo Gabba Gabba' which is a completely bizarre and borderline annoying show with dancing monsters, swirling colors, and ambient music. Of course, if I don't flip through the channels fast enough and Will catches a glimpse of it, he will insist on watching... or standing in front of the TV with his mouth hanging open, whatever you call that.

We also had a little 'Wizard of Oz' vibe going on around the surgery center.
My friends at work are so cute!

Halloween on Chilligan's Isle

I work at a children's hospital and we always joke about the Reality TV series we are going to make: "Chilligan's Isle". We already have the words to the theme song written (a complete ripoff of the 'Gilligan's Island' theme song of course).So today is Halloween. Rod Stewart and I were Coach and Mrs. Tressel.The GA suite across the hall was pretending to be a M.A.S.H unit.

Steve and Amy are residents on their anesthesia rotations (today was their last day- boo).

In the clinic next door, Kara (of Karemy and Friends Blog fame) was Cruella DeVille and the staff and residents were dalmatians. How hysterical is that?

First Trip to the Dentist!

Okay- So I know Will sees a dentist every day (me), but I wanted him to have a 'real' dental experience and I wanted to get a professional opinion of his prospective need for orthodontia. Though dental school was 10 (!) years ago and I haven't actually practiced as a dentist in about seven years, I know enough to know that primary teeth are not supposed to be perfectly lined up and touching a la JonBenet Ramsey. Spaces are a good thing because the permanent teeth that will come in are much wider than their primary predecessors. Will's teeth, unfortunately, came in beautifully aligned with no spaces.
Anyway- our good friend Dr. Bobby agreed to see Will for his first dental checkup. Rick brought him to Children's Hospital after we were done seeing patients. Will did a great job. His favorite part was when Dr. Bobby "painted" his teeth with fluoride. And No Cavities! (Sadly, that's not a always a gimme for a 21/2 year old).

"Thumbs Up!"