The official due date (August 22nd) is exactly 6 months away from today.  Here's what's going on this week with Whisler Baby 2009:

Baby Stats:

Size: 4 inches
Weight: 2 ounces

Baby Developments:

Baby's head is now resting on his well-formed neck instead of directly on his shoulders like a linebacker. He's beginning to grow eyebrows and eyelashes this week. (All the better to give Laura that "Mom, you're crazy" look when he's a teenager.) The hair on the head also begins to grow and, with some creative styling, we'll be able to turn those locks into a Maddox Jolie-Pitt faux-hawk some day.

Although baby's eyes are sealed shut, she's now able to sense light. Her eyes and ears finally look like real baby features now. As the baby practices sucking and swallowing actions, she may actually hiccup. We'll know she's had one too many shots of amniotic fluid by the steady thump-thump Laura should feel.

The baby now measures nearly 4 inches, about the size of a Kit Kat "finger" (regular-size, not the big one you overpay for at the movies), and weighs almost 2 ounces. Chocolate hasn't been a craving as of yet, but we still have about 6 months left to go.

What We're Doing:

We are investigating joining a CSA or Community Supported Agriculture. It's a system by which consumers own a share of a farm and partake in the yield each week during the growing season. It's a great way to get fresh vegetables, fruits, cheese, eggs and meat from local farmers.