I was always under the impression garters carried eggs - like eggs, chicken eggs - and somehow the shell of the egg "went away" prior to birth.

Obviously I've been living under a dilusion. Right? Garters truly do birth live, right? I saw somewhere - I should have noted it - pictures of a garther birthing. SO COOL AND WONDERFUL!!!! WOW!!! And they are born live with a placenta-like-thing. There's no shell. They're born like kittens - each kitten comes in its own placenta. Very amazing.

Is that not the most wonderful thing about our kids? LIVE births! Totally wonderful! Blows my mind. I'm in awe.