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October 26<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>7:30
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></FONT></o:p><o:p><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Here's another slice of a much longer piece I'm working
on.</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>Book III: Wife and
Mother </o:p></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=_Toc460769682><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: windowtext'>#36.
The Baby Can’t Go Home</SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: windowtext'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“There’s no way you can take your new-born home from
the hospital,” a Social Worker in the delivery suite told
Grace.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>Grace couldn’t believe her ears. Didn’t the records
show that during her pregnancy, she and Ken had taken parenting classes, natural
childbirth classes, toured the hospital, and been well prepared for the birth of
their first baby, William?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“I had baby-sat nieces and nephews without a problem,
Grace said around the brick in her throat, trying to stay calm despite the tears
stinging her eyes. “My Mother and I have had many conversations about childcare.
I am healthy. My baby is healthy. Why, on earth, can’t I take my baby
home?”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“Well, you’re blind. You can’t see if the baby has a
nose bleed,” the SW said. “How would you ever know if he has a diaper rash or
Thrush? How could you ever measure and mix the baby’s formula and pour it into
the bottle?”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>The delivery nurse brought William to Grace and
waited until he latched on properly to her breast for
lunch.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“Here’s the answer to how I can feed my baby,” Grace
said fondling his fuzzy, perfect little round head.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>The SW sniffed and huffed out of the room, holding
her clipboard against her chest. Grace knew that although she’d won that
skirmish, there would be more to come in the war.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“Ken,</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>they won’t let us bring William home,”
Grace groaned when he came in that evening. “Before now, I’ve never felt like
ripping off someone’s face!”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“Grace,” he said </FONT><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>kissing
her tear stained cheeks and her trembling lips, “you’re a teacher. This may be
the most important lesson you’ll ever teach”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>The next morning, the SW came back to grill Grace on
how she would take care of an infant.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“How will you change the baby’s diaper?” she asked,
so, Grace went over to the maternity suite’s bassinet where William was waking
up.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“I learned from changing my
nephew’s diapers that you always keep everything covered,” Grace said as she
demonstrated her technique.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Then,
with a moist baby wipe, I make a "Y" patterned swipe to make sure whatever
smells so bad gets cleaned off. I have the clean, disposable<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>diaper open and ready to "lift butt,
insert diaper and tab shut" in one fell swoop.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The lidded pail for dirty diapers is
next to the bassinet and all my supplies are within my easy reach, but out of
William’s little hands.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Grace then wrapped William in a
soft receiving blanket by lying him on it with his head on the top corner,
bringing up the bottom corner to cover his legs; crossing the right corner over
his body, snuggling his arms underneath it; bringing the left corner over the
right; and snugging the Bottom corner over both the right and left edges. Grace
picked William up, neatly bundled into his blanket, being careful to support his
head with her hand.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As Grace nursed William, the SW
asked, “How will you give the baby a bath?” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“ Our shower head is on a
six-foot hose. I’ll put the shower head on the floor of the tub,” Grace said. “
Then place a hand towel on the bottom and wet it with warm water - keeping the
shower running. After William is stripped lying on a dry towel on the floor next
to the tub, I’ll lift him into the tub and lay him face up on the warm towel.
This leaves one hand to hold the shower head and one hand to roam around his
body to guide the water stream. My nephew loved the gently tickling of the warm
shower before and after I lathered him with a sponge loaded with gentle body
wash lotion.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“When we're finished, I’ll open
the dry towel and hold it under each of my arms across my chest; lift William up
and place him against me; bring the other end of the towel around him, and,
voila, one baby washed and wrapped in a warm towel ready to be dried and
dressed.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The SW wrote something down on her
clipboard as Grace moved William to her shoulder to pat his back. William
produced a gentlemanly burp and Grace laid him on his side in the bassinet. With
his dry diaper, full belly, and a warm bed, William went right to sleep without
a fuss.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The training nurse, who had
been standing by, complimented Grace on her handling of William, but, the SW
didn’t say a word as she huffed out <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of the room.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“I don’t think the SW was
impressed this morning,” Grace said to Ken when he visited in the
evening.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ken kissed her and said, ”You’re a
great teacher. You’ll win her over yet.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=_Toc460769683><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: windowtext'>#37.
The Home Visit</SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: windowtext'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>The SW was prompt for her appointment with Ken at
their home.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“How can newlyweds afford a home like this?” she
asked.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>Ken wanted to tell her that wasn’t any of her
business, but, knew it wouldn’t do any good to alienate the Social Worker.
“Grace and I waited to get married until after we graduated from college and had
jobs. She’s a Natural Sciences teacher and I’m a Professor at the Eastman School
of Music.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“Grace won’t be working for
a while, will she?</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>How will you keep up payments on your bills?” she
pried.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“Grace and I agreed from the beginning that we’d live
on my salary . We’ve put her salary into savings. Now, aren’t you here to see
where William will sleep?”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>Ken showed her into the light, airy corner room they
had prepared for William. Pale blue walls coordinated with the blue plaid
drapes. The wooden crib had a firm mattress made up with white linen sheets and
a blue quilt that matched the ruffle surrounding the mattress.</FONT><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>The
vertical spindles were close enough so William wouldn’t get his head through
them. The change table, </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>was a safety rail atop a sturdy dresser
with drawers for William’s clothes where Grace had everything close at hand,
but, not close enough for a curious child to grab. A lidded diaper pail stood
ready on the floor next to the change table. The comfortable rocking chair’s
arms seemed poised to embrace a nursing mother and her babe. The day-bed sported
a variety of stuffed Teddy Bears, Snoopy Dogs, and cuddly kittens, not to
mention a Dapper Dan waiting patiently to teach his boy how to zip his coat,
button his shirt, snap his pants, and tie his
shoes.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>The SW wrote something on her clipboard, thanked Ken,
and left.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“I don’t know what she
thought,” Ken said that evening when he visited Grace. “She didn’t say
anything.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>“I’m taking William down to the nursery,” the
maternity suite nurse said as she bustled in to Grace’s
room.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>Ken saw Grace’s face go pale and he put his hands
over her clenched fist before she could say
anything.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3>“Are you two ready
for your complimentary steak and sparkling grape juice dinner? The candles are
already lit. I’ll take William into the nursery so you can enjoy your last quiet
dinner together.” She winked at</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>them as
the aide ushered them to the dining room.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>It was a sure sign that William would be going home
with them in the morning. They’d won the war.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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