I've always liked tests, for the most part. The academic kind, especially, because I've always liked to get gold stars, but I've also always appreciated other kinds of tests, like medical tests, diagnostic tests...

It was - it is - a positive screen for Down's Syndrome. It's a risk-assessment screen, not a diagnostic screen, so it's not conclusive - and I know that I need to focus on...

A week and half ago we went for our first ultrasound, as part of an 'integrated prenatal screening' to gauge the odds of genetic abnormalities in this pregnancy. In our baby. The ultrasound technician...

This message brought to you by the letters T and E, the number 2, and the Children's Television Network. (Additional funding provided by the Coalition Of Turkeys Against Elmo, and Citizens For Mr. Noodle.)(The...

(I've never done Wordless Wednesday before. Am I allowed to put captions? Am I allowed to ask you for captions? Caption this and I'll pick one and post it with a link.)(Whoops. Was I...

What is a birthday cake, capsule when garnished with maraschino and laced with fruit? Dissatisfaction with frosting.(Var.: If you have fruit-laced birthday cake, treat Wonderbaby will give you some; if you have...

I don't like to write posts that purport to be letters to my child, to be read in the future. I have written them, a few of them, but always with a sense of...

But I think that the gods have a sick sense of humor. They giveth, and they taketh away, and they seem to have a rollicking good time doing it. To wit:The gods taketh away:...

1) Will sale of home close?2) Will prenatal appointment go well?3) Will we hear heartbeat?4) Will doctor break down and give me something for vicious flu?5) Will nausea cease for a few hours so...

Our house, after nearly three years of residency, two years of husband-initiated deconstruction renovations, 10 months without a full bathroom, 5 weeks of manic project-completion and buffing and polishing (99% of which accomplished by...