Sarah, in an effort to keep me in the loop, signed me up for an account at TheBump. Always eager for new information and a deeper understanding of this thing that's happening to us, I excitedly opened my first email update.
See, they track the progression of your pregnancy, and send you helpful articles and tips like: "Week 6: Hope You Like Vomit!" and "Week 7: However Many Crackers You've Bought, It Isn't Enough. No, Really."
At the bottom, almost as an afterthought, is a cute little section that describes in visceral detail the development of your Blasto-thing. And it reads like something out of a Ridley Scott script:
Week 7: This week, your embryo has shed its booklungs and is evolving several spiny protrusions that will turn into hand-holes. Its nictitating eyelids begin blinking and veins appear everywhere. Its spine fuses to its pancreas.WTF!
I've seen pictures of embryonic development. The process goes from something like: Booger > Sea Monkey > Cocktail Shrimp > Jumbo Shrimp > Human Being.
Of course I immediately picture a Sea Monkey, which doesn't do anything assuage my vivid imagination, which is spiraling out of control since, like humans, Sea Monkeys are born nude and...uh...
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Anyway, so I'm picturing what's going on in there based on TheBump's horrific description, and I'm Googling stuff like "Sigourney Weaver, midwife, sliding scale".
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And to think I was just going to write a post about how sick I feel. I can't compete with this. Haha
ReplyDeleteI love this. You should totally teach embryology. Way more interesting than the way I learned it. Yay for continuously folding genetic material!
ReplyDeleteOh and congrats, you guys! I know I don't really know you but it feels like I do since Jas talks about you all the time! :)
"Booger > Sea Monkey > Cocktail Shrimp > Jumbo Shrimp > Human Being."
ReplyDeleteI equated the process of conception to birth almost EXACTLY like this 13 year... 14 years ago with my first. Hahaha I think I missed cocktail shrimp.
This is fantastic.