Thank you Sandra Day O'Conner

This is a sad day indeed.

Thank you for being the voice of reason in some of the most important cases that have been to the Supreme Court. Your departure is a sad one, but it is well deserved.

Now, lets hope the President of the Republicans (note that I didn't say President of the United States...because United we aren't) doesn't fill your seat with a bible-thumping, anti-abortion, homophobic, corporate whore, do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do, religious right agenda shoving bastard. I'm sorry, was that too blunt?

Too bad.

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Baby Lumpkin!

Enough of the politics...here's what's happening with our baby!

• Age of Fetus—17 weeks
  The baby is developing at a steady pace and has undergone some incredible changes. This week, the baby begins taking on more fat, which is very important for its ability to create and maintain heat and for metabolism.
• If your baby is a girl, primitive egg cells are developing in her ovaries. Girls are born with all the eggs they will ever have.
• The egg you released to conceive this baby is as old as you are now!
• Other changes that are happening:
• The baby's ears now stand out from the head.
• The placenta will continue to grow from this point on but only in diameter, not thickness.
• This week a temporary hair called lanugo will appear on the baby's body and head but disappear by birth.
• No one is sure of the purpose of this hair.
• Baby's Size (head to rump) this week: About 5.25 to 6 inches
• Weight: Approximately 7 ounces
• Right now your baby is about the size of a small banana.

Yaay!