I thought it might be the full moon. Sprout was "fluttering," Mama was tossing and turning, a mother pushing her baby in a stroller was hit by a car three blocks from our apartment, a grandmother was run down crossing the street in Brooklyn, and now an 80-year-old man has killed 8 people, including a toddler, and critically injured dozens more, on the Santa Monica promenade.

Of course, Mama's not supposed to worry about things like this. She's supposed to have cool, calming thoughts, drink lots of water, eat iron and protein, and keep her feet elevated.

Fortunately, she's married to the coolest cat, ever. See Charles groove.