Making a House a Home: Stout Family Adventures : The Infamous STEP Studying

Well, we are finally here. We have heard about STEP for so long now and how awful the months leading up to it are, and now we are the ones living it. For the few who may read this and not know, the STEP I exam is the first set of boards that medical students take, and the most important. The score on this test determines what kind of doctor the students can choose to become and then more or less where they get accepted into residency. The test is 8 hours long and covers everything they have learned and then some. There are no redos, its a one time only chance to get a good score. It's a pretty big deal. Sean has been working SO hard and puts in LOTS of hours studying. Corbin and I are so proud of him. I know I would not have the mental stamina to do what Sean does every single day. We miss him like crazy and some days are long and hard, but we know that it is worth it in the end (only 2 months left!) Because Sean studies so much, it makes the hour or two every day that he is home, that much more rewarding! Corbin gets SOOO excited when Sean walks through the door every day, and so do I. We both squeal a little. Sean is so busy at school, but makes time every day to be with Corbin and I, and is always upbeat, happy, and makes the most out of his time at home. He really is amazing. Here are some of the memories we have made in those short minutes that we have together:

Corbin trying ice cream for the first time. It was Blue Bell, I thought for sure he would love it! I guess he needs to warm up to it a bit.

Back before his "traumatic" bath accident when the bath was his favorite place to be.

Every night Sean and I creep into Corbin's room before we go to sleep to just tell him we love him one more time :) This was actually taken during one of his naps.