Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoans are Annie Gomberg and Jason Rothstein, new parents.

Annie: What had changed is, I felt the baby twist in my pelvis. I felt his head just sort of drop into place. There was something there, and what I wanted to do was get it out.

Annie: That first night home, we slept in shifts. I remember thinking, “How are we gonna get through this?” But of course we are. Jascha is actually a very mellow, laid-back kid.