Drinks On Me At The Regal Beagle
Like one of the great Three's Company episodes, my failure to get the FISH results from the Mayo in a timely (or even remotely acceptable) fashion was actually just the result of a biiiiiiiiig misunderstanding. See, whereas I knew that Janet's sister was going to be staying in Jack's room while he housesat for Larry, Mr. Furley overheard Chrissy telling my perinatologist that he could call my cell phone...
Chromosomes 21, 13, 18 and X//Y/? of both fetii are all present and duly accounted for. The genetics counselor (who could not have been any sweeter if she was distilled) was very excited (and apologetic but honestly it was just a miscommunication) and has promised the rest of the story by Tuesday. In sum: FISH = good. Meaningful results = pending.
I would like to call this ironic but I have been reprimanded in the past for my shameless misuse of the word so I will simply present the following facts without adjective: I have been staying home ALL WEEK (less the 4th) for fear I might miss the call from Mayo. I cannot get cell phone service in our house because we live in a hobbit hole. I finally tracked down my test results and celebrated by going out to dinner tonight with Steve Patrick and my mother - only to discover once I was in cell phone range again that I had gotten results left there on Tuesday morning (when we were in Rochester the cell was my only phone so I listed it as primary in case they needed to cancel or reschedule and I neglected to change it back to the home phone when we were done; and yes I specifically said it was fine to leave a message).
All that worry for nothing, I guess. This is not our big hurdle, true, but it is so rare that I get good, nay GREAT, genetic results that I am pausing to savor it for what it is. Good news.
Sorry that you guys waited so long. For what it is worth, I finally had her paged when I realized the weekend was about to start and then we went right out to dinner. So breaking news, minus about two hours. And thank you, as always, for checking.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!
Wheeee, too! (Just back from dinner and checking in. Usually a lurker, but can't resist being 1st [I hope] to comment.)
Posted by: LisaCarol | July 06, 2007 at 07:54 PM
Great news!! I am thrilled for you!
Posted by: MelissaC | July 06, 2007 at 07:55 PM
I do think that situation qualifies as ironic, even by the strict definition.
I also think the results qualify for a big hooray, even if this isn't the big hurdle just yet. So, in Acorn's mode, I say: Hooway! Hooway, hooway!
Posted by: Country Mouse | July 06, 2007 at 08:00 PM
Oh! Congrats! I've been eyeing my google reader all day hoping to see you post. I'm beyond thrilled for you! May the good news just keep on coming. :)
Posted by: MIchelle | July 06, 2007 at 08:01 PM
Congratulations on the good news!! Hope to hear next week that the nice dr was right and both babies are healthy.
Posted by: Melani | July 06, 2007 at 08:03 PM
Awesome news. I hope you wore elastic waisted pants to dinner and ate yourself silly.
Congrats on everything thus far. Keeping fingers crossed, as always.
Posted by: Emily | July 06, 2007 at 08:09 PM
yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeekayyay, mofo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, boyohboyohboy, that is excellent news, I'm so sorry for the extra days of worry.
I hope the full results are equally sweet!
Posted by: Erica | July 06, 2007 at 08:11 PM
WHEE! Awesome news Julia!
Posted by: BG | July 06, 2007 at 08:17 PM
Weeeee!
Posted by: Becca | July 06, 2007 at 08:19 PM
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Wonderful, WONDERFUL news, Julia. I am so truly happy for you!
WOW...twins! :)
Posted by: Laura K. | July 06, 2007 at 08:21 PM
Hooray for the lucky 13s!
Posted by: jana | July 06, 2007 at 08:22 PM
Wonderful!! Does the x/y/? thing mean you know the sexes and if so, are you sharing?
Posted by: Leggy | July 06, 2007 at 08:26 PM
YAAAAAAAY!!!!!
Posted by: Liza | July 06, 2007 at 08:29 PM
Yay! I have chills! And, seriously, did you find out what sex they are??!!
Posted by: Ashley | July 06, 2007 at 08:32 PM
SO happy that there is good news to share. Really happy for you!
Posted by: Annie | July 06, 2007 at 08:37 PM
Wooohoooooo!
Forgive me crashing your stat counter in the meantime.
Wooooohoooo!
Posted by: JuliaKB | July 06, 2007 at 08:40 PM
Wheeeeeeee, indeed! Thanks for sharing your good news.
Posted by: Kathleen | July 06, 2007 at 08:41 PM
WHEEEEE!! Congrats on the good news!
Posted by: Karly | July 06, 2007 at 08:43 PM
as one of the many stalking your blog since tuesday morning - wooohooooooooooooooo!
Posted by: Jb | July 06, 2007 at 08:49 PM
Squee!!! Yay! Woooo Hooooo!
Um, I mean, that's wonderful news, Julia. I am most happy for you, Steve, Patrick, and the littlies.
Posted by: FishyGirl | July 06, 2007 at 08:49 PM
oh right -- what about the sex?
Posted by: Jb | July 06, 2007 at 08:49 PM
Here I am, clicking on my bookmark for your blog one more time tonight - so glad to see you posted. And even more glad that you got some good news. I'm normally a lurker, except for some REDBOOK comments (it really is weird to have to type it in all caps) - but had to say yippeeeee(!!!) for you...
Posted by: Melissa | July 06, 2007 at 08:54 PM
Oh thank God! Now I can get on with my weekend! I have never been so glad to hear good news for someone I never met in my life. That is just excellent. As a minor point, I can't believe you didn't find out about X&Y? Don't hold out on us now.
Posted by: Andrea | July 06, 2007 at 08:57 PM
Sweet! I am so glad you got good news.
Posted by: Heather | July 06, 2007 at 09:04 PM
ahhhyiiiiii!! I don't even know how long I've read your blog, but I feel as if I KNOW YOU MAN! I am soooo thrilled for you and hope the good news keeps on groovin'!
Posted by: Sarah | July 06, 2007 at 09:04 PM
So thrilled for you!
Posted by: JenM | July 06, 2007 at 09:07 PM
how's the tummy feeling?
okay. and can i say how weird it is to see your picture (if that is your picture?) at REDBOOK. it's itty bitty, but i can tell that you look very different from what i imagined--not that i really know how i pictured you i guess.
Posted by: juliag | July 06, 2007 at 09:22 PM
Hooray!!!!!!!!!
mary
Posted by: Owlhaven | July 06, 2007 at 09:37 PM
yes. one down. (or should I say 2 down???) i like it.
Posted by: Amber | July 06, 2007 at 09:46 PM
Thank God. Now I can turn my attention to other things and stop refreshing...
One more test to go. We will all be refreshing like mad on Tuesday. God bless little LL and LR.
Posted by: kathleen999 | July 06, 2007 at 09:53 PM
YAY!
But let me just say, while I fully appreciate the Three's Company reference, don't title a post "drinks on me" when people are eagerly awaiting good baby news from you!
And let me also say that since I am post-second miscarriage and right now a little too scared to try again I will heartily toast your good news!
Posted by: ali | July 06, 2007 at 10:04 PM
YAY!!!
Posted by: Violet | July 06, 2007 at 10:09 PM
I feel about 13, saying this, but here goes:
That is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!
Whoo hoo!
Posted by: nate | July 06, 2007 at 10:11 PM
ROCK AND/OR ROLL!!! I'm high-fiving you through my screen right now.
But PLEASE put The Internet down as your backup contact for these matters.
Posted by: electric boogaloo | July 06, 2007 at 10:27 PM
wheeee! Now my weekend can start too!
Posted by: kimberly/tippytoes | July 06, 2007 at 10:41 PM
YAAAAYYY!!!
Posted by: Flicka | July 06, 2007 at 10:43 PM
Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!
Posted by: Carrie (in MN) | July 06, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Yay! I held my breath while I read this post. Good thing it wasn't too long before you mentioned the results or I would have passed out.
Yay! Prayers and good thoughts to you and your babies!
Posted by: laughing mommy | July 06, 2007 at 11:20 PM
Woo, and might I add, HOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Posted by: Joanne | July 06, 2007 at 11:27 PM
Yahoooooooo! Keeping all appendages crossed for continued good news. :)
Posted by: Mardougrrl | July 06, 2007 at 11:31 PM
Thank God, Julia! I'm gonna put on a pair of Dolphin shorts over my Suntan pantyhose and add a boob-flattening tube top and go rollerskate down by the beach in CELEBRATION!!!
Posted by: Laura in L.A. | July 06, 2007 at 11:42 PM
HOT DAMN!!! And holy crap, Julia, this is wonderful news. I know it doesn't take away the anxiety about the karyotyping, but gosh, you're right, GREAT genetic news is a thing of which you have had way too little. I am stuffing my face with chocolate ice cream; let no one say I am unwilling to do my part to celebrate.
Posted by: terri c | July 06, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Phew! Yay!
I have to say, the dual images of you building a hut behind the mulberry bush and then of you living in a hobbit hole ... well, words fail.
Posted by: Lisa O | July 07, 2007 at 12:09 AM
I am so glad to hear that thus far it is good news. I am praying hard that Tuesday brings the news you've been waiting on for a long, long, long time - that you are pregnant with (two!) very healthy babies.
Posted by: Kim | July 07, 2007 at 12:15 AM
I think I can finally relax now:) Yea for the fetii! And I too am VERY curious about the XY/XX chromosomes also...
Posted by: Mia C. | July 07, 2007 at 01:36 AM
Good news.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for the karyotype.
Posted by: Geohde | July 07, 2007 at 01:39 AM
Wonderful news!
Posted by: JenniB | July 07, 2007 at 04:38 AM
It's been raining here for days, it's colder than it was in May, I'm on call this weekend, and the local festival is all but rained out...and now I've got a big smile on my face!
Something tells me you're into something good!
Posted by: daysgoby | July 07, 2007 at 05:45 AM
When I went out yesterday with my mobile switched for the first time in days, I had barely got to the end of the drive before about six texts and voicemails had beeped their way onto it. Makes me jump every time. We, like you, live in a hobbit hole. It can be useful at times...
Glad Little Fish is looking good so far.
Posted by: e | July 07, 2007 at 06:03 AM
Awesome! So happy for you!!!
Posted by: lisa | July 07, 2007 at 06:22 AM