So, Erika had her periodic check-up today. The Midwife Nurse was listening to the heartbeat of Junior when she said, "Just like a boy, a little slow". It took me a while to figure out what she meant (which only proved her point), until she said, "I mean the heartbeat (130-140 Bpm)". Junior's healthy as a... 27 week and 3 day old fetus, and we couldn't be more excited to meet him.

Think about this: He isn't even born and yet he has had such a profound effect on our lives - we talk about him, shop for him, talk to him, read books to him, change our schedules to accomodate him. This truly solidifies the idea that life happens not at birth, but at conception. He is not even aware that he exists yet, but he's already had an impact on the World outside the belly.