The time is here; it is ultrasound week.  Here's what's going on this week with Whisler Baby 2009: 

Baby Stats:

Size: 6 inches
Weight: 8½ ounces

Baby Developments:

This week the baby starts bulking up and packing on the grossly named "brown fat" he'll need to keep warm when he gets evicted from his comfortable home.  Vernix, a milky white coating that protects the baby's skin, appears all over the baby's body to keep his skin from getting pickled in the amniotic fluid. Think of it as if the baby has been dipped in yogurt, like those delicious but fake-healthy yogurt-covered raisins and pretzels.  Under the vernix, a fuzzy layer of hair called lanugo now covers baby's body. Don't worry, Mini won't look like Cousin It when he's born. Most of the fuzz will fall off before baby makes his grand entrance.

The baby's kidneys are fully functioning and producing urine this week. Bad news: That means there will be lots of diapers in our future.  She now weighs about 8½ ounces and measures 6 inches, as long as an Italian BMT sub from Subway on warm, delicious Italian Herb and Cheese bread.  Yes, that is a classic Mark sandwich.  The only thing missing is "Gabagool" (for you Soprano fans out there).

What We're Doing:

This week we are going to set up the baby room furniture and prepare to do some shopping once the gender has been revealed.  Try and guess which one of us is doing what.