the pieces of my life

“Hug a lot, hold hands, sleep in the spoon position, and kiss” StorkNet advises dads-to-be. Um, hello? Hugs? Have you tried to hug with a basketball under your shirt? Spooning? Have they not seen the pile of pillows on every pregnant woman’s bed? (By the way: Adam originally was slightly miffed at the body pillow, which he named Fred, that lay between us on the bed. Now I find when I come back from my nighttime bathroom trips, I have to wrench Fred from his grasp as he sleeps cuddled next to it.) Holding hands and kissing. Well, great. We’ve still got that going. Except that when you’re as cranky as I am, it doesn’t make for many kissable moments.