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As with any proper science project we start with a hypothesis- Aaron DNA + Davina DNA= new human baby.  Phase two is to test the hypothesis- take the required genetic material, mix, and incubate (be sure to periodically add raw materials- apples, carrots, potatoes, grapefruit, and mexican food are the ideal baby building blocks).  Though we felt our hypothesis sound and all initial indicators were positive, Aaron and I still had the nagging sensation that this was just a hoax and nothing was really happening.  However, today when they put the ultrasound on my belly, we saw a mini human:  tiny little face, two arms, two legs (with little feet), and a little heart going at 160bpm!  Even cooler, the little Gummy Bear (thanks Amy, the name has stuck) was squirming around like crazy!  At the end of the first trimester, results indicate everything is going perfectly.  Stay tuned!

Entry at Twelve Weeks

All things in the world come from being.  

And being comes from non-being.

  --Tao te ching of Lao tzu, 40.2

  (Wing-tsit Chan, trans.)

Davina and I hope that this blog will keep you informed about developments in our rather audacious project to monkey about with the genes of our respective families.  

To provide some background, our project has been underway for approximately twelve weeks.  We anticipate a number of important milestones, of which we plan to keep you abreast via this blog.  All those developments will set the stage for a bigger milestone -- anticipated delivery of a nine month-old infant, combining the genetic inheritances of our respective families in an entirely novel way, on or about August 20, 2012.  

Davina will be doing far more than her fair share of tough nuts-and-bolts biochemistry work over the next eight to nine months to advance the project. In spite of this, you may be pleased to know that the hard work of gene sequencing is complete; we hope to post results from diagnostic ultrasound examinations within the next few days.  

Many thanks to Anna Osland for trailblazing at http://jacobtylerosland.blogspot.com/