The window basked in the amber tones of morning. It's fractured pattern light cast a mosaic on the floor. Darkness retreated from the room in jagged shapes as the light flittered in. She slowly blinked awake in the warm light of the autumn morning slanting through her bedroom window.

She smiled at the light chirping through her window. It was morning again and she had a big day ahead of her. Today was Saturday -- exactly seven days since her younger sister gave birth. It was the naming ...