Monday, June 4, 2007 So, today we saw the doctor again, confirmed that we are skipping the preliminary tests (blood, nuchal translucency, chorionic villi sampling) and going straight to amnio, since CVS seems relatively too risky, and the other two…
the weight rant
Let me say from the outset that I have never been “Thin.” There is no recorded history of it that I can find in my family archives. I remember shopping in the Juniors section way too young, and feeling good…
about my belly
Thursday, May 10, 2007: 11 Weeks In my area, there is a famous baseball player whose record-breaking home runs are being tracked with a special flip board on the wall of the stadium. I would like something similar for the…
my toxoplasmosis infection
It was one week ago today that I finally received the “good news” about my toxoplasmosis infection. It’s an old one. Not acute. While I had fantasized that this famous lab in Palo Alto would be so sophisticated as to…
an email about toxo
This is an email I wrote to a friend this morning: …I’m doing okay today. Just not going to worry. Hah! So I have some kind of parasite, bad things could result. My doctor wouldn’t tell me what b/c she…
telling my parents
Naps are a normal part of my routine these days. Heartburn has subsided somewhat, nausea has shifted to a seemingly more manageable experience — occasional moments where the muscles contract and it feels like I might have no power to…