Greetings! January 30, 2008
This is my first foray into blogging. I’m only about, oh, 3 years behind the trend, and that’s how I like it! So, Brian and I are having our first baby–The Lil’ Parasite mentioned in the blog title. Before anyone gets too upset at my calling it a parasite, let’s be nerds and consult the dictionary. According to http://wordnet.princeton.edu, a parasite is defined as:
“an animal or plant that lives in or on a host; it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host.”
Sounds about right, eh? Being an entomologist, of course I’m going to look at this pregnancy with an analytical eye rather than a dewy one, so don’t expect any sappy stuff around here! The hormones are making me softer (literally and figuratively), but I hope I don’t turn into a complete cream puff, which sounds delicious right now, by the way.
This is an illustration from ExplodingDog.com entitled “They told me I was pregnant…” I think this sums up my reaction to impending motherhood quite nicely! Click on it to get a better look.
Great first post, dear. I hope you are better at keeping it updated than I am with mine…