So, after a couple hard weeks of hearing Drs tell us all about the worst possibilities of Miss M's health we finally saw someone who made us feel a bit better. We met with a really nice geneticist who told us that he when he looked at Miss M he didn't see any glaring problems, and that it's a good thing. He talked us through the steps of testing for chromosomal disorders and what specific things they will be looking for.
With all the possibilities of imprinting, duplication, transcription, and deletion I kept thinking that it is freaking amazing that anyone is born "normal". I mean really, it's a miracle that anyone is ever conceived, let alone born and survives through childhood.
Anywaaaayyys....... back to the funny questions. After they carefully examine your child (I mean, they pull out the ruler and measure eyeball size, angle, spacing, they count the lines on the inside of the hand... everything!) they take a complete family history.
They ask you about your parents, your aunts, uncles, cousins, your grandparents. They ask about everyone's health, what they died of, etc. You might think you know your family. But when asked to report on any health conditions they might have, you might find yourself like me saying "umm... I think they're healthy....". You just assume that since you haven't heard Aunt Jackie complain about something that she's healthy.
But then you remember the wierdest thing, about the distant cousin and you suprise yourself. I kinda wonder what my distant family would remember about me to tell thier genestisist ..... probably "Oh, I hear she's related to her husband!"
And on with the pictures! (Click to enlarge)
It's true.... the little munchkin can sit up on her own (at least for a little bit)!
She also likes listening to her talking teadybear thingy:
2 comments:
What? No arrow to Dad's fat belly?
Did you really take this development in stride, or did you just not blog about the heart palpitations?
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