It's Really About To Happen

This morning lying in bed awake at 4 a.m. (I had pretty much passed out at 9:00 the night before, so I was perfectly rested) I started to realize that tommorrow, the 16th, we will become parents, that we will have a stressed, frightened child thrust into our arms and no going back. It's a bit frightening and very exciting. I think I understand now why the Great Wall people plan a full day of touring for the day before--if you didn't have something to keep you occupied you would probably drive yourself mad with anticipation.