Pictures...

So... I feel terrible, because I try to take pictures of my babies... the problem is just that there is some manner of "short" in my new camera that will not allow the power from the batteries to actually reach the important parts... so, I rely on the cameras of others, which is absolutely fine, because there about 1,000,000 girls here, and most are more than willing to let any of the others borrow anything from her. The problem is just that... sometimes I forget to get the pictures, and then, my sweet patients ask for the pictures, and I cannot for the life of me figure out what I did with them... oh dear. So here I am again, in the same pickle. A very sweet little lady asked me when she could pick up the pictures of her baby... oh dear. Where are they? The sad fact of it is... when my camera wasn't broken... I had the same problem... I need to maneuver some sort of system... I just need to think of one and implement it... That will be my next goal... that and more frequent blogging... sigh....

Ethan Choy

My great friend, and supervisor, Ate Estef had her baby tuesday afternoon! He was born by cesarean section. Both mama and baby Ethan are doing well!! They are scheduled for discharge this afternoon! Some stats:

December 23, 2008
4:17 pm
2.8 kgs

Christmas time!!!

I got a Christmas box!!! I have had reports of several little somethings being sent my way... but the first to arrive was probably the last to be sent! My mom sent this Christmas box on November 26... exactly 7 days before it arrived in the Philippines!!! But it was GREAT!!! In this box were all my favorite treats!! and... a "Christmas tree in a box" which I think might just be the best thing ever!!! It is a little box with a paper doll Christmas tree, that me and Holly put together right after dinner! It is complete with little paper ornaments that we have already decided to use as earrings for the Christmas party!!

Also, Christmas angel season is in full swing! I have gotten some pretty amazing stuff from mine so far, this year!! She is crazy thoughtful, and SO encouraging!! She has me hooked on the Filipino treat... "Hello" bars!! I don't like a lot of chocolate stuff... but I do like this! :-) Thanks Angel!!

Here are some pictures of the Christmas box celebration!!!


New Christmas Undies!

Holly With the Christmas tree!!!

Me and Hol with the mugs from London!! Complete with one of Holly's favorite teas!!

Holly laying under the Christmas tree... looking up at the lights!??! :-)

November

well... it's november... My month has been rather slow... but crazy.... There have been a lot of busy busy shifts at the birth room... but... I haven't caught any babies... well.... 3. But compared to last month when I caught 10 babies... 3 doesn't seem like a whole lot. I haven't caught a baby since the 7th of November!! But, my two amazing continuities gave birth this month. The second, Twinkie Mae, my 15 year old... she just had her birthday, she's 16 now... She named her sweet baby girl Sarah Fate! :-) She had the most amazing birth, and she was such a amazing laborer... she took directions well, and did just amazingly. Here are some pictures of that baby...

So... my camera has some sort of short in it so... I don't have many pictures from the last ... long time... but, I cut my hair off... and you can see in those pictures. I'm not sure what made me do it... but... yeah, there it is. It's already growing back nicely. :-)

The clinic has been bustling as usual. And we have just started our "Secret Angel" season again. Secret angel is a name draw where we write encouraging notes (etc.) for a person we have selected... I'm excited, it's a really fun time. Not to many Filipina participants this year though... A few only :-(. It will still be fun. Christmas in the Philippines is a very exciting time of year! It starts in Septem"ber" and lasts through all the "ber" months!! So we have been in full Christmas swing since I got back from vacation! I was just at the mall yesterday and there was a Christmas parade!! Wow! :-) Anyway, it's time to get back to the homework!! I hope you are all well, and had a wonderful thanksgiving! God is SO faithful to us and never stops giving us more and more reasons to be thankful!

~Sarah

A note from the worst blogger ever....

I'm not at home anymore... I actually haven't been at home for a very long time... the pace at which life passes me by is overwhelming, at times. God is always faithful. Since I've been back, I've done 3 assignments (in the middle of the fourth), caught 16 babies, 9 boys and 7 girls... The latest of which is mere hours old as I type. 3 continuities have given birth to beautiful healthy babies (Ricardo Clyde, Diana Riaza, and most recently Sarah Fate last night at 10:26pm). My picture collection is sadly.... non-existent... my camera is not doing so well. I didn't get any pictures of my sweet continuities.... but here is one of baby Ricardo Clyde, on his birthday... he is now19 days old. This is super short... but, my assignment calls... and my cooking duties as well.... More is coming.... Thank you for being faithful readers, and prodding my slow blogging-ness into action!


~Sarah

I'm Home!!

I'm home for my break! It's been a crazy year of learning, and growing, and stretching, and... stuff. :-) But now I am back for a month, and I am looking through some pictures, and here are some highlights from the year (in no particular order)!!

I love these girls!

On a motorbike... on samal :-)

...He he he...

Will she get all the little piggies on there? Chances are, probably not...

We were a killer prenatal team!

The rare occasion I go out of my normal study spot...

Diligent Holly.... studying... (before her computer died)

~Coming and going~

So about a year ago I was just arriving in Davao, and I remember riding over in the plane from Manilla to Davao looking out the window to try and catch a glimpse of my new home... I was looking for a "big orange house" which is where i knew I would live, if only I knew then what I know now... there are TONS of "big orange" structures around davao city, it seems to be quite the popular color for house painting...

I was staring out the window thinking, oh my goodness, what is this place? It looks so beautiful from the sky... What will God have for me here....

Today I brought a classmate to the airport, and these memories came flooding back. I saw the place where I stepped out of the airport and saw the MMC crowd waiting and cheering for us... and I remember walking down the "red carpet" and meeting them all... Oh my goodness. I was so overwhelmed, and tired, and excited... And now it's normal. It's just life. It's just here. So much can change in a year. The 8 strangers who met in Oregon, would meet the rest of their class and become an amazing team of women... I tell you, it's been such a short year, but so much has happened... it's hard to imagine that it's only been a year...

P.S. Sorry about the lack of pictures in the last couple of posts, the internet+blogger=no pictures... :-(