i think pregnancy is contagious...within the last few weeks, three people from work have found out they're pregnant. i wonder why these things seem to come in waves.

my friend, maria, is one of the women that are pregnant, and she showed us her ultrasound picture at 2 months. it seems unreal...that little peanut-shaped bunch of cells will soon be a full-grown baby. i took this developmental biology class in berkeley, and i don't remember much, but the impression that class left me with was that from conception to birth, the whole process is such an intricate, complex, delicate balance of hormones and whatnot...it's amazing that there are so many healthy babies that are born each day. the miracle of life...