so...it looks like Max will be born on this cherished date. going through all this - it's amazing and mysterious how we get fibroids in the first place. As I was doing research turns out the growth of fibroids - besides having a genetic disposition - is due to your body thinking it needs to produce more estrogen. And the things that "make" your body think it needs to produce more estrogen are - environmental pollution, petroleum based products, synthetics (which includes hormone injected meats as well as non-organic fruits and vegetables) and so on and so forth - essentially EVERYTHING that our body is accustomed to having around. here are some cool pictures of Max's relatives - of course coming from other people around the world.