It's going to be difficult to put down the need to say something profound in my posts. Not that I'd succeed were I to make profundity my goal, so it may sound vain just to mention it -- but I can see how for myself, fear of saying nothing important could be crippling and prevent me from saying anything at all. Oh, well -- given my intended audience of family and close friends, I suppose even mundane news is worth writing. I'll try to avoid mind-numbing triviality, though in my current state of pregnancy I'll admit a bit of difficulty distinguishing between trivial things and earth-shattering ones.
I've truly been victimized by an affliction referred to as "nesting". I'm cleaning places in our home that normally I consider Tom's domain (a.k.a. lost causes). But, bring a new baby home through a dusty garage?! You have GOT to be crazy. My mind can't reconcile such a thought.
I am managing to stay quite productive at the office, though I've reduced my hours there significantly. I was so anticipating the end of Spring semester and the free time it would provide me, I have (of course) committed every waking moment to something important until the moment the baby is born. "Something important" often means responding to urgent work emails, reading research papers, or managing church worship team schedules. But don't worry -- other important things include sitting in my glider and reading The Mother of All Baby Name Books, or The Happiest Baby on the Block.