20 weeks left, and 20 weeks left!

I'm officially over halfway done with my pregnancy - whether or not that is the case, we'll see! I'm hoping to not go too far over my due date. :) And, I am also halfway done with my third year of dental school - on Monday I will start my last rotation which is 20 weeks long! You can do the math - with Spring Break in there, I'm due a week before I finish my third year. I'm hoping my instructors will be nice about it - I have to talk with them this week as we are getting oriented to our last block. It's kind of funny how the two milestones line up, though - halfway through pregnancy and halfway finished with third year rotations. I've enjoyed the first half of this year, and I feel like I've learned a ton. I've done a lot of things that seemed scary or intimidating the first few times, but now I'm am much more comfortable doing them. I remember the first time I had to do a filling on a little kid's tooth, and that was scary! Baby teeth are little! :) Now I am much more confident in my ability to diagnose what is needed and to do it! I'm hoping this will carry over into my last rotation - I will be doing crowns, bridges, dentures, possibly implants, root canals, and deep cleanings (scaling and root planing). Tomorrow I have orientation all day long for endo (root canals), and I have an entrance exam I have to pass before I can start clinic. I think possibly Tuesday or Wednesday I have a test for Pros (crowns, bridges, dentures) that will be much more difficult to study for just because there is so much more material!
Anyway, I need to get back to studying. Hope you all have a good week!