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Wow! Can you believe it? A miracle has just happened…a tiny"swimmer" from the daddy has just traveled all the way to the very small ovum in the mommy. This little swimmer was the first out of millions of swimmers to win the race! Once inside the winners circle, the ovum closes off the race and together the swimmer and the egg are complete. Next they start planning they're work…They will work side by side using their combined gene pool. to determine the baby's ultimate height, eye, skin, hair color, and

much more! The swimmer brought along everything needed to make important decisions about whether this baby will be a boy or a girl. The baby is now beginning its new life journey!

Now that the swimmer and ovum are "womb mates" they decide to set up their new home inside the mother's uterus, which is like a big, soft, balloon. They find a nice, safe place to attach themselves and "voila" they get to work growing and getting stronger each day. Very soon they will have lots to show the world about this new, delicate life that is forming...