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so i called my mum today
i was really really curious about... well about myself i suppose? at the gym earlier this morning a couple of us were talking about how we were concieved. [we deduced that i was the product of my fathers birthday, heather was prom night, and allie was valentines day...] so when i got home, i thought about it for a while and decided to call my mum and ask about "our pregnancy". what she had to tell me was as follows:
"fitch you were born at night time i think it was sometime between10pm and 12am... although i dont remember because i was on A LOT of drugs. you cried quite a bit, but you stopped after a little while and just lay there not really doing anything... i had really wanted a girl and had told the doctors not to tell me what you would be until you were born, so i wasnt ready with a name... sorry... so for the first couple of minutes i just called you choox [dont know how to spell it...] until your father decided upon naming you after himself."
she also told me that i was a quiet child for the most part, that i believed in santa and the tooth fairy more than i believed in god [i dont remember ever believing in santa... but i dont doubt that this statement is true], that i used to host productions of my favorite movies, books, and plays in our living room frequently. she remembers when i lost my first tooth [apparently i was very excited about it... probably something to do with the tooth fairy?] and she says that for the first few years of my life i clung to her like a stripper to a pole [she actually said "like a purse" but the stripper thing sounds cooler]... i wonder what happened to us...?
i tried to garner more information from her like if she remembered the first time i tasted pizza, or when i figured out what my favorite colors were, but she wasnt really much of a help with that -pouty face-
i guess the reason i reached out to her today is because i realized that i know who i am now and who i have been for the past 16 or so years [no one remembers before 2 years old] and i realize that i have GROWN into this person that i am now. and that 4-year-old and that 7-year-old fitch helped me to get here. and i dont remember it all, but others might. and of all the people who know me, my mum probably remembers the most because she was there the whole time. i just want to know more about myself and the experiences that have brought me to this point in time. everything from conception to this very moment. and this moment. and this one too. and so on and so forth...
ack what do you guys think? am i crazy?
:]
it's baby day!!!
NOT for me! haha...if i had kept the secret that I was pregnant all this time, i know quite a few people that would kick my ass....haha. definitely NOT pregnant...not possible.
ANYWAY!!!
My cousin and his wife had their baby today. A georgeous little baby girl. So happy for them.
AND THEN, my friend Eva went into labor today as well! No word yet on if the little boy has been born yet, since she just went into labor about an hour ago, but either way, a baby is on its way!!!
YAY!!!!! :)
Rats!
"Quinn! We're grandparents!!"
This exultant cry from my former roommate woke me from a much-needed afternoon nap. As may be expected, I was a little confused.
Lizzie has had a bit of furry contraband for the last few months. At some point, she concluded that one simply wasn't enough, and got another to share the tank. Somehow, the gender of the second one was overlooked.
I will say this. Rodents tend to be rather, as they say, hung. How on earth you pick up an adult male and not observe this is beyond me. The first one was female. She meant for the second to be female. It's a mystery to me.
Lizzie became rather attached to the second one, and didn't want to take him back, and rationalized that they'd just play together - he was a lot younger than the girl, so he probably wasn't going to be able to reproduce, right? I tried pointing out to her that rats (actually, to my knowledge, most mammals) become sexually mature a lot younger as males than females.
But, after about two days, Lizzie realized this, and stuffed the randy furball into another box so that her girl-rat could get some rest, with plans to take him back to the pet store and get a girl this time. A few days later, we had a sweet, quiet little grey girl who seemed to get along splendidly with the original female.
Today, one of them gave birth.
Unexpectedly, it's the new girl - apparently she was pregnant when Lizzie bought her. At present, there are ten pups. Since they don't have fur, Lizzie has deemed them "hideous", but they're kinda cute and squeaky to watch. (Mind, I have a long history with small animals and biology in general - my definition of 'cute' may not necessarily match anyone else's.)
She's planning to try to keep them, which should be an adventure.
This exultant cry from my former roommate woke me from a much-needed afternoon nap. As may be expected, I was a little confused.
Lizzie has had a bit of furry contraband for the last few months. At some point, she concluded that one simply wasn't enough, and got another to share the tank. Somehow, the gender of the second one was overlooked.
I will say this. Rodents tend to be rather, as they say, hung. How on earth you pick up an adult male and not observe this is beyond me. The first one was female. She meant for the second to be female. It's a mystery to me.
Lizzie became rather attached to the second one, and didn't want to take him back, and rationalized that they'd just play together - he was a lot younger than the girl, so he probably wasn't going to be able to reproduce, right? I tried pointing out to her that rats (actually, to my knowledge, most mammals) become sexually mature a lot younger as males than females.
But, after about two days, Lizzie realized this, and stuffed the randy furball into another box so that her girl-rat could get some rest, with plans to take him back to the pet store and get a girl this time. A few days later, we had a sweet, quiet little grey girl who seemed to get along splendidly with the original female.
Today, one of them gave birth.
Unexpectedly, it's the new girl - apparently she was pregnant when Lizzie bought her. At present, there are ten pups. Since they don't have fur, Lizzie has deemed them "hideous", but they're kinda cute and squeaky to watch. (Mind, I have a long history with small animals and biology in general - my definition of 'cute' may not necessarily match anyone else's.)
She's planning to try to keep them, which should be an adventure.
I'm an aunt!!!
My nephew was finally born today at 4:21 PM!!!!!
His name is Brayden Christopher and he weighs eight pounds, nine ounces.
He and his mommy are completely healthy. :3
I'm so happy and I can't wait to meet him.
My dad is just tickled to become a grandfather. :]]
His name is Brayden Christopher and he weighs eight pounds, nine ounces.
He and his mommy are completely healthy. :3
I'm so happy and I can't wait to meet him.
My dad is just tickled to become a grandfather. :]]
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Then the administration submitted the proposed rule for public comments. More than 200,000 people — including more than 90,000 Planned Parenthood supporters like you, and 150 members of Congress — immediately called on the Bush administration to withdraw this damaging proposal that could keep millions of people from receiving basic health information and necessary medical care.
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