The crazy lady strikes again for Tuesday, February 20, 2007

The landlord just got off the phone. He didn't leave a very specific message - I was noodling around Blogit and was therefore unable to pick up the phone, so he left a message - but I know exactly why he called. I have a rent check sitting here waiting for someone to pick up. It isn't for as much as I actually owe him, but it's for some of what I owe him, and I hope to be able to make up the difference by writing a great deal between now and then. What helps is that I'm healthier than I was last... Sign in to see full entry.

The doctors decided to keep her a few extra days. The impression I get is that she might have developed an infection, or they're monitoring her for one. That's something of an occupational hazard for a baby this size. A normal infant's immune system has a tough enough time coping with all the new bugs it has to encounter; a preemie like this little gal has an even weaker immune system, which makes preemies sitting ducks for anything coming down the pike. I just hope everything's OK with her. Sign in to see full entry.

A little girl is being released from a Florida hospital on the day that I write this. Now, this may not seem like a major news flash to anyone reading this - until you understand that this little girl, only four months old, was a mere ten ounces at birth. She was born after spending only 21 weeks and six days in her mother's womb. Doctors were so certain of this because they knew exactly when she was put there; she was conceived by in-vitro fertilization. Although, as a Catholic, I wonder why... Sign in to see full entry.