8/29/2009
Due to a new policy at our local radiology clinic and a very miserable radiologist tech we were unable to find out the sex of our baby. Unfortunately I had to miss the ultrasound or I would have just interpreted it myself. So instead we decided to get a private ultrasound done on our vacation in Palm Springs. What a nice place too! They projected the ultrasound on a huge theater style screen and had huge comfy couches for our whole family to sit on. The tech was fun and personable. She went hunting for the sex right away and told us that we were having our first girl! Then we got to see precious 4D footage of her moving and yawning and her cute little body and face.
Wow. I’m incredibly excited and just love telling everyone. The more people I tell the more real it feels because at this point I can’t even imagine what having a little girl is like. I’m really interested to see how it changes the dynamics in our family. I’m curious to feel what it’s like to love a little girl and be her dad with all the spectrum of emotions. I love my boys so much its hard to imagine anything different. Maybe it will be the same? I’m sure it will be different. Perhaps I’ll be insufferably doting! The exciting part is all of my siblings are also having children right now, so we will have 4 cousins all within a year of one another. Crazy and wonderful!
10/28/2008
I’m a “2nd-generation” Mac user raised on Apple computers from their birth, so you can imagine the pride I felt when my wife returned from a recent trip and reported that even though she saw the Apple store in a Texas mall, she couldn’t physically allow herself to go in. She explained, “I knew if I went in I would do something foolish and buy a laptop on your credit card.” You see, Apple released some sexy new laptops, and our house is really feeling the urge for an upgrade. All I can say is: Honey, I’m proud of you, and I admire your discipline!
10/28/2008
I’m really grateful to have my sweet wife home from Texas. Weekends and Nights are lonely without you Daria. I’m hoping Daria can come to my next course in November to Tampa, Florida. I still need to take her on a birthday getaway and shopping spree.
PS – A Toonie to whoever posts a comment first and a loonie to everyone else. You have till Halloween!
6/22/2008
After an enjoyable 4 days in Tampa, Florida I am returning home. I miss my family and I am excited to deliver some goodies I bought for them. The shopping in some of these larger U.S. cities is truly impressive, and I always wish that Daria was with me. I want to spoil her rotten and take her on a shopping spree someday.
The purpose of my trip was a Cone Beam CT Diagnosis and 3D Treatment Planning course not only for dental implants but for complete dentistry. What is exciting is we are almost at the point where we will not even need to take impressions of people’s mouths with goo. After working daily with CB/CT I cannot imagine practicing without this technology. A sleep apnea component is on its way as well where we will be able to use the CB/CT to calculate the volume of a person’s airway to predict apnea. This past year has been one of tremendous growth and I am fortunate to have studied under many of the world’s leading clinicians. I took to the course like a fish to water as there was a tremendous hands-on computer component and it felt good to be ahead of the pack. I also had the chance to have a lot of conversations with surgical specialists and learn lessons of life, career and techniques and even pass on a few of my own. I continue to love dentistry it is my passion. My sincere gratitude goes to Bryan Murray for his mentoring and prior to him Murray Knebel.
2/4/2008
More and more I’m aware that my children are listening to every word I say and interpreting it. This can lead to some funny moments. Here’s one that still has me laughing.
Last week Brigham was very sick. At one point we suspected he had contracted the measles and were even discussing the possibility of quarantine. Daria said, “Nate, I think we are going to have to isolate Brigs.” A few moments later a concerned Joshua bellowed from the other room, “You’re going to freeze Brigs?!!” After our laughter died down I explained to Josh the difference between ice and isolate. What a kid.
