Thursday, February 24, 2011

Guess what? We're having a Parasite!!!!

A WHAT?

Parasite :
[par-uh-sahyt]
-noun
1. an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
2. a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
3. (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc. 

I went to a pathophysiology class a few years back and the teacher talked about a fetus as a parasite, I gasped, but thought it was kind of funny, so I looked up the true definition :)

Yep... We're having a BABY! WHOA! Holy Moly! How the..   LOL.




This might explain:
1. as one co-worker put it my "immunosuppression" over last few months, being sick for 10+ days
2. my ghostly white anemic appearance
3. running to the bathroom to fight the toilet in a vomit vs don't vomit war -TOILET has won 4x, now 5x
4. my complete exhaustion, sleeping sometimes two days straight (and I just told ppl I work too much lol)
5. my newest friend: zofran pills for anti-nausea
6. the fact that I LOVE pickles and want them almost everyday
7. um, that when I need to pee, I NEED to pee
8. that I cried during the tv show biggest loser....so not me...
9. why I am constantly hungry
10. why my husband is having a hard time keeping up with my emotions and mood swings
11. my being aloof about all symptoms
12. my belly sticking way too far out and I can't suck it in - thank heavens for baggy shirts (i heart them)
13. D and my excitement for a heartbeat after a miscarriage last summer
14. why I had D miss part of the symphony a month ago, because I told him I needed to eat..or vomit (love him for his sacrifice)
15. why I am constantly hungry....did I mention that already...because, I really am!
16. why this summer might be a little more interesting than our usual

Hooray!

NEWs is OUT...

8 comments:

  1. Congratulations!! So excited for you guys!

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  2. Congrats! We are so happy for you guys! - Mike, Kristen, and Maddox

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  3. Adam and I are so excited for you two! Can't wait to see your progress and meet your cute little one!

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  4. Congrats!!! I was suspicious when I noticed you:d changed the name of the blog. Enjoy growing the little critter!

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  5. Hooray hooray! So excited for you!

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  6. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! :) Cant wait to see the documentation of all the fun things that come with having a little one growing inside you! :)

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  7. @ et al - THANKs EVERYONE!! We're excited too! Crazy, this pregnancy thing I tell ya :)

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