There is an old Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip story about Calvin getting sick.  When his pediatrician says to Calvin that he’s been a good patient this time, Calvin is so out of it that he barely acknowledges him.  The doctor then says to Calvin’s mom, “There’s nothing like a bug to take the edge [...]

In a crazed effort to get as much stuff taken care of before Rerun arrives, I took Tad for a consult with his pediatrician yesterday afternoon (who also is Ane’s doctor and will be Rerun’s.  We’ll be seeing a lot of him again very soon).
Anyway, this particular consultation (the last time we did a consult [...]

Kids do NOT possess this.
Mrs. V., Ane’s teacher, told me when I picked her up at school yesterday, that she had told her classmates how “her baby brother is coming.”  Mrs. V. is well aware of what my due date is, and told me how excited Ane was.
Then Ane ran up to me, all breathless, [...]

Rerun is definitely going to be a March baby.  We’ve made it to March!
Last night, I turned Ane’s Princess calendar to March (she went from Sleeping Beauty to Belle).  “In the morning is March?” she asked excitedly.
“Yes.  The baby will be born sometime this month.”
“WHEN???  TOMORROW???”
I shrugged.  “I have no idea.  That’s up to the [...]