i am now an expert at not having this baby. i didn’t have the the baby last week. i didn’t have this morning. i didn’t have the baby this afternoon. i still, apparently, haven’t had the baby. if i happen to call anyone, i have to preface the phone call with the phrase “i haven’t [...]

no. not yet.

no. i really will let you know when she’s born.

yes. i promise.

i feel fine. just huge and sort of sick and tired and like i swallowed a live armadillo.

okay. yes. sure. of course. yeah. i’m hanging in there.

yes. you too.

our shower head/pipe connection thingy exploded this morning.

coincidence?
maybe.

harbinger of something else soon to explode?
you tell me.

some good news. we may have chosen a name for this little packet of wonder that currently has her foot underneath my ribs. don’t get too excited. i’m not going to actually tell you the name. [no philosophical reason for the secrecy, really. i just don't want to know what you think of the name [...]