On Being Alive

Here we are, sweet baby, teetering on the cusp—the cusp of Life on Earth (for you), the cusp of Life as a Mama of Two (for me). We are ready for this, though we don’t feel ready at all. (Here’s a secret, baby: We never feel ready, for anything, until we suddenly are, because we must be. Remember this. It is a bit of wisdom that will serve you well.) You are nestled comfortably in my body, right now, as you have been for the past 40-plus weeks. You show no sign of wanting to e