Spelunking!

We recently expanded upon our Kentucky adventures by visiting Mammoth Cave National Park - the longest cave system in the world! Yep, it's in Kentucky. We went on the "New Entrance" tour - we highly recommend. I (Lianne) found the first few minutes of the cave exploration a bit too exciting ... we were squeezing through tights spaces when I heard the people in front of us start squealing and screaming about spiders. I almost didn't make it, but then we discovered that the "spiders" were actually these mutant cave crickets (which were not a whole lot better, but I'll take it). But thankfully, there were no more creepy crawlies after that first little bit. We got to climb lots of stairs and see lots of limestone and even some cool stalagmites and stalactites. We especially enjoyed the "Frozen Niagra" formation - very beautiful! This is just one of the many wonders you will be treated to when you come visit us in the state of Unbridled Spirit (that's Kentucky's state motto).

Champagne Tap!

I was on call yesterday and got my first-ever champagne tap! For those of you not wholly versed in medical lore, a champagne tap is when you have no red cells in the first tube of cerebrospinal fluid you collect when doing a lumbar puncture - in other words, a perfectly executed spinal tap. And, my attending makes a point of buying a bottle of wine for whoever gets a champagne tap - yay! It was definitely the highlight of the month so far (and definitely prettier than my last tap, which had ~ 20,000 reds cells in the first tube - ouch). Just another day in the life of a peds resident, I guess - never boring!

Welcome to our Blog!

I hope this post finds you well. My wife Lianne and I have decided to join the world of blogging and this is our first experience wading into the waters of a post. I hope this will be a great way to stay in touch with friends and family. I don't want to strain myself on my first post so I will leave you with this; hello and welcome!