Absolutely, a miracle indeed; we are very thankful, and very much looking forward to our son or daughter’s birthday — which, incidentally, might only come a few days after our wedding anniversary!

Thanks, Ranman!

Thanks, Ergon — we are looking forward to the coming challenges of parenting. Although, in the same vein, I think we are doomed; this child is, after all, going to be my and Grace’s child. That s/he will be a troublemaker is, I think, a certainty.

Someone — not quite sure who — once noted that children have an odd effect on adults, in that we take on a measure of their innocence. “By their very existence, they do make us watch our mouth, be good examples of courtesy and kindness, and love immeasurably. In short, they make us better.”