We have to see lots of doctors because of my age

I don't have a problem with getting older at all, but for some reason the constant repetition of "advanced maternal age" when I pregnant with Sara REALLY irritated.

You mean today?

Yep. In light of FCM!

(BTW, Dylan is now a huge fan of Noah and Grace on Flickr, but I don't think he believes me that they are 2 different people. He asks for "Again Noah!" but when I tell him "That's Grace!" he looks at me like I'm insane.)

Ha! Noah just calls Dylan baby, which cracks me up as Dylan is probably significantly bigger than Noah. Also, he knows Grace and he know what in the house belongs to Grace. But he doesn't think of her pictures as different than his.

Happy Birthday Tommyrot!

the constant repetition of "advanced maternal age"

I hate it when the very young (female) OB looks at me with sympathy when she says it, and when the overweight high risk doctor mentions it yet again and tells me how I shouldn't worry about it (implying that he'll be able to handle whatever problems I'll be causing in the delivery room).

But, seriously, that's like 2 out of a possible 10 doctors that could deliver this kid, so I shouldn't complain. The average age on the floor of the hospital where I'm delivering is 37.

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That's awesome.

Glad you're doing well, Sparky!

Tomatoes are yummy in any form! My grandfather used to slice big beefsteak ones and sprinkle them with sugar. YUM.

I'll have to try that.

I grew up with amazing Jersey tomatoes. Here is my family's favorite tomato recipe:

Go down the shore.

Hit roadside stand and get large basket of tomatoes.

Put tomatoes and any white bread you can get your hands on (bakery is exquisite, Wonder will work)on kitchen counter.

Make sure there is large jar of mayo in the fridge.

Man, we will eat open-face tomato sandwiches for days on end. There will be occasional sassy applications of pepper. Now and then we'll take a breather and devour sweetcorn that was in a field no more than 24 hours previously. OK, summer needs to come back right now.

Hi, Amy!

Dylan is now a huge fan of Noah and Grace on Flickr

I'm a big fan of both Noah and Grace as well as Dylan, on Flicker. In fact, I'm right now discovering I'm a fan of Dylan being a fan of Noah and Grace on Flickr.

I don't even like cutting them up to cook them

Oh, me too.

I still do it, but later I scrub my hands as if I'm auditioning to Macbeth (sp?) or something, with the leftover stench playing the role of the stains.

boyfriend did try some (raw) heirloom tomatoes

I occasionally try to taste some, one form or another, just to see what may happen (I enjoy taking risks with me food. Keeping kosher is so wasted on me). It still makes me want to throw up when it's in my mouth, and the smell is still sickening (did I tell you about the time I thought I put something spoiled in something I cooked because I put some raw tomatoes in it? It smelled - um, I'm whitefonting the description for ick factors - like somebody threw up in the pot in which the whole thing was being cooked, and I had to be convinced not to toss the dish to the garbage can. The dish which ended up being quite tasty, if I say so myself. It took me some time to realize the stench was the tomatoes, not the being-spoiled part).

all the minor irritations of growing an alien inside, but no problems

Oh, I love the way you phrased this.

I keep reminding him that's a good thing.

Oh, yeah - absolutely. Yay for good things.

In season tomatoes are the best thing ever.

Jon Hamm as Lex Luthor asking for bailout money is the best thing ever too.

Cats at a cat show in Ohio. (There is a sphinx cat featured in the clip.)

I don't have a problem with getting older at all, but for some reason the constant repetition of "advanced maternal age" when I pregnant with Sara REALLY irritated.

IIRC, when Raquel moved to Greece she found medical professionals refreshingly unmoved by her elderly status.