Last night, I flew home on the perennially cursed Newark to Boston route on Continental. There is always way too much drama for a forty-minute flight; it is always late and oversolf, and I’ve been bumped from it twice, even with a confirmed ticket. Yesterday was no exception. It was over an hour late. The new sign over the jetway did nothing to allay my concerns: “Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate.” Classy, though.

When I got to Logan, a feeling of happiness and expectation suddenly came over me. For a few minutes I couldn’t parse it, then I realized I was remembering Aitch’s homecoming day. With a shock I realized that in a few short months, I would be back to pick up his little brother.

It’s odd that Terminal C in Logan would be the place where my life with my children would start. I wonder if other mothers feel the same way when they drive past the hospital?