testing...

today was the nuchal translucency screen and another glimpse at the parasite. initial results are good (normal and boring as requested), but we won't know the whole picture till the bloodwork comes back. this takes a week. bleh. but in any event, the doctor today was very positive, everything looked normal, and both of us left feeling better than when we came in. my gut feeling is that things are ok. i just want to be right, you know? it's amazing--and i mean AMAZING--how much the little critter moves around. this baby is a full-on thrasher and would not sit still for anything. it turned at one point so we could see the whole spine and the ribcage--that was awesome. it looked like it was trying to put its little hands in its mouth--very cute. i just can't believe that it's really int her, growing inside me, even though i can't feel a thing. the whole proocess is just a little mind blowing. interestingly enough, the hippie's feeling is that we're having a boy. mine is that we're having a girl. neither of us is often wrong about these things, but i guess one of us has to be this time. at least now we've got names for both in mind, just in case...

on the physical side of things for me--so far i haven't thrown up today--a miracle. i am RAVENOUS once i get past that morning nausea, and i am eating like a freakin' horse. i have also lost another pound. the baby is apparently taking whatever it wants from my ample fat stores or something. it's growing like a tiny weed in there--it's about 4 days ahead of its gestational age. go baby, go!