WHEN A WEEK OR MORE WHIZZES BY

Good things for remembering The sounds a baby makes when he’s content Walking and talking with my husband during the long hospital wait A woozy Martin smiling from the recovery room bed Simone’s Maultaschen, yum yum! The green and blue of leaves and water The way Sammy runs: flat-out Reading Blue Hat Green Hat to Sammy and laughing like loons Spotify quizzes with John and Anders and the kids Simone’s victory dance when Germany won the group game against the USA in the World Cup Not needing the fans we brought and being able to have the bedroom window cracked...