Starting my pediatrics rotation early

I ostensibly start my pediatrics rotation on Monday, but in reality I began this weekend while visiting my brand-new-to-this-world nephew, all of a week old. He's quite adorable.


As I fended off my family members for the privilege of holding him, I couldn't help but give him a quick once-over. Symmetric eye movements, responds to auditory stimuli, soft non-bulging anterior and posterior fontanelles, good muscle strength and tone, no skin markings, etc.... I cursed myself for leaving my stethoscope at home (joking, mostly).

It felt good to have a baby in my arms, especially one that happens to be my nephew. I'm actually looking forward to my pediatrics clerkship. Considering how much I enjoyed my pediatric neurology rotation, it'll be interesting to see what I think about general pediatrics and whether this experience makes me want to incorporate pediatrics into my future career.