In the Quiet

My little corner of the blogosphere -- it's been so quiet, hasn't it?

I don't feel bad about it, really.

Because it's what I need.  There is the huge, momentous thing about to happen -- our second child's birth -- and I need to be quiet.  My mind's eye has turned inward, at myself and at this precious little boy, and all of my energy is pouring into the watching, the waiting.

So I am quiet.

It is needed.

What am I doing in the quiet?

I am counting kicks, and contractions.  Jacob is c...