Now on stage: Gummybear Stürmer and the Transparent Uterus

As promised, a picture of the Gummybear. I promise not to become one of those freakish people whose blogs overflow with pictures of ultrasounds and bellies, but do allow me the pleasure of sharing one image.

This was Gummybear Stürmer on the day we confirmed its existence. At this point it was about two centimeters long - it's nearly four times that, now - and it's clear to see where the nickname came from.

Amazingly, just two months later, it's already shaped entirely like a person. Head, fingers, toes, backbone, heart, even its stomach is already functioning. What fascinating machines we are, that we contain equipment capable of constructing copies of ourselves.