Praise for
JUDY BAER and her novels
â[A] cute continuation of Baerâs The Whitney Chronicles revisits Whitney and her husband, Chase.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews on The Baby Chronicles
âFans of Baerâs The Whitney Chronicles will enjoy this lighthearted Christian romance.â
âPublishers Weekly on Norahâs Ark
âMillion Dollar Dilemma is sophisticated in structure and story, but sweet and accessible.â
âNBC10.com
âJust like Bridget [Jones]â¦chick-lit readers will appreciate all the components of a girl-friendly fantasy read. Quirky charactersâ¦flashes of genuine humor keep even the poignant segmentsâ¦from becoming too heavy. The results are genuinely enjoyable.â
âPublishers Weekly on The Whitney Chronicles
âBaer has created fascinating characters with real-life problems and triumphs that show readers the details of living out faith daily. Full of humor and infused with Godâs truths, this book will allow readers to come away with a happy heart and increased faith.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews on
The Whitney Chronicles
For Connie G. and Nancy L., because youâre special.
Thanks to doula Tracy Repasky for her input.
Jesus called a small child over to him and put the child among them. Then he said, I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
âMatthew 18:2-4
BIRTH PLAN, Couple #1â
This birth plan is intended to make known our preferences and desires for and during the birth of our child as long as it is a normal, uncomplicated birth.
⢠I want to move around and change position during labor.
⢠I prefer dim lights and soft, calming music.
⢠I prefer intermittent fetal monitoring to continuous monitoring.
⢠Offer medication only if I am uncomfortable.
⢠I want my baby placed on my stomach immediately after delivery.
⢠I would like my husband to cut the cord.
⢠I want to breast-feed in the recovery room. Do not offer my baby a bottle, even of glucose water.
⢠Do not offer the baby a pacifier.
⢠I want a video recording of labor and birth.
⢠I want my husband and doula present during labor and delivery.
BIRTH PLAN, Couple #2â
Assuming that we will have a normal, uncomplicated birth, this plan is intended to make our wishes known for and during the birth of our child.
⢠I want to be unconscious as much of the time as I can.
⢠Rap music. Definitely rap.
⢠Medicationâas much and as fast as possible.
⢠And massage. I love massage.
⢠No interns, residents or other Lookie Lous.
⢠If my husband tries to use his video camera, I want him kicked out of the room.
⢠Donât offer my baby a pacifier to suck on. Thatâs what thumbs are for.
⢠I want my husband and doula to be present during labor and delivery.
âBe careful, Molly. Dr. Reynoldsâs bite is worse than his bark.â
I spun around to see my friend Lissy Franklin hurry past me pushing a med cart. âTiptoe softly,â Lissy mouthed before turning into one of the birthing rooms on the third floor of the Bradshaw Medical Center.
I took a deep breath and recalled all Iâd heard about Dr. Reynolds in the few short weeks heâs been at Bradshaw General. It isnât pretty, at least not from my professional perspective.
Heâs a great ob-gyn physician, no doubt about that. His reputation preceded him from his former position at a large hospital in California. Heâs only been practicing medicine in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul for three months and already women are booked weeks in advance to be his patients. I, however, hadnât had a client who was his patient until today.
Heâs cute, too. Gorgeous, actually, with dark hair, impossibly blue eyes and a trim physique that, itâs rumored, comes from running and working out two hours a day. Where a doctor gets time like that, I donât know, but maybe it helps take the edge off his temper. Itâs his personality that gets low points from all the nurses. He demands perfection and settles for nothing less. Felicity, or Lissy as I usually call her, says he can make them cry with a look.
Maybe not all the rumors are true. Fortunately, at least one of my personal experiences with him has belied that opinion.
âIâm so glad you agreed to come to this visit with me,â new mother Tiffany Franks had told me several weeks ago as we sat together in the waiting room of her pediatricianâs office. âI didnât want to go to the babyâs first doctor visit alone. My husband said he couldnât take time away from work and no one else was available. Iâm still so nervous with the baby.â The baby in question was a solid sleepy lump in my lap, hardly a reason for Tiffanyâs anxiety.