abbababy

This is a little preview of our son "Baby A" from our June 14 ultrasound. The shots proving that he and his fraternal twin brother are indeed boys we'll keep to ourselves. But trust us. We got a couple of really clear shots which leave very little doubt that we're having sons.

As of today, the twins weigh 1.46 lbs or 660 grams each. They're 13.62 inches or 34.6 cm long. Within the next two days, air sacs (alveoli) will begin to develop in the babys' lungs. Breathing is usually possible by the end of Week 24 because some of the alveoli have developed at the ends of the bronchial tubes and the lung issue is well supplied with blood. In addition, the membrane that separates the air sacs from the capillaries is thin enough to allow oxygen - carbon dioxide exchange. Not that we're keeping track of such things.

Timothy