Every Part has a Place

When Tara and I learned we were pregnant for the first time, we went right out and bought a crib. You might have done the same. The act of selecting, purchasing, and assembling a crib is deeply cathartic. 

It gives you a concrete way to express those joyous emotions. (Well, at least, buying the crib does. The assembly can bring you back down to earth in a hurry.) Now, imagine you just finished assembling that crib—the bed where your priceless new child will lay his or her hairless head—and you had a part left…