Bad Breath

I had a professor in college with the worst coffee breath ever. The man stunk like a hot old pot o' coffee. Drove me nuts....but I wonder to myself, do I smell like that?

I love a cup of morning coffee. I admit, I am a bit of a coffee snob. My home coffee maker does not satisfy my coffee tastes. Perhaps it is not the coffee maker, but the person who makes the coffee. My husband makes coffee every day, and it tastes like bitter swill. My coffee doesn't have to be Starbucks (at $4 per latte, I cannot justify that everyday), but even the big coffee pot at work is better. The best is the neighborhood bakery/restuarant, City Market, with it's delicious "Velvet Hammer." It's stong and smooth and, boy, can it make me happy!

So, to my little patients, do I have stinky coffee breath? I hope not. I try not to breathe right in their faces, just in case.

When I was a 4th year med student doing a rotation in opthalmology, a patient did offer me an Altoid once. I do believe it was after a tuna sandwich for lunch. How embarassing! but maybe not as embarassing as the time I drooled on a patient. That's a story for another day.....

I'm NOT perfect!

Hello!

I am using this space to chronicle my adventures as a full time mother and pediatrician. The most important part of my life is the MOTHER part. Because my family needs to eat, have a place to live, and to pay off my student loans, I need to work. I love my job as a pediatrician most days. I especially love my very own patients...watching them grow from little teeny babies to toddler monsters to sassy teenagers.

The two loves of my life are T., boy, age 4, and C., girl, age 22 months. Our family is completed by my husband, J. and our dog, Cephus.


Besides treating ear infections, constipation, etc. and seeing kids for well checks, peds run a lot of interference with behavior concerns, sleep problems, and discussing normal developmental changes and expectations. I have learned a lot and read a lot about these topics. Perhaps I could even be considered an expert in these areas (if you do something one hour every day for 5 years, aren't you considered an expert?!?)....but I AM NOT PERFECT! I deal with the same problems at home as everyone else with my kids.

And so here is the story of our often humorous adventures ...

Oops...I just realized I spelled perfect incorrectly in the title and I can't figure out how to change it!