9 Weeks

this is a model of a baby human in it's 9th week of development. Currently, my little sister is housing one of these curious creatures within her own body. Yes, that's right. Liberty is now approximately 9 weeks pregnant. I am proud to say that I was the first one of the family who was informed of this little tidbit, and I am also proud to say that I'm going to be the best freakin uncle the kid could ever ask for! I don't care what anyone else says. So the baby is due to arrive in February sometime, and they still don't know whether it's a boy or a girl, but the parents are thinkin' girl. They've been tossing around a few names, like Sasha for a girl, and Cyrus for a boy. This is all very exciting and I can only imagine how the rest of the family is taking the news. I still find it funny to think of my mom as a grandma now. And my grandparents as great-grandparents, for that matter! It'll also be fun to see my skinny little sis carrying around a big fat belly. I think she might need a cart to wheel it around in.

And just because I couldn't picture a big-belly Lib in my mind, I decided to do a little experimenting to get a better idea of what it might look like as the pregnancy continues. Just as I thought, that gut is going to take her to the ground. It's not going to be pretty. After she pops the baby out, maybe she'll manage to retain some of that extra weight so she'll no longer be in danger of blowing away in strong winds. Wishful thinking...