A Cup Of Comfort For Mothers To Be: Stories That Celebrate a Very Special Time (Cup of Comfort Series Book)

• Year: 2006
• Leaves: 336
• Edition: 2
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

A Cup of Comfort for Mothers to Be is a celebration of a very extraordinary time in your life-the nine months that make you into a mother. From joy to fear, from morning sickness to the first kicks, moms to be just like you tell their stories in this new addition to the beloved Cup of Comfort series. A Cup of Comfort for Mothers to Be brings the heartwarming stories of pregnant women to life, including: Diana, who discovers that finding the perfect name for her son is an unforgettable historical adventure Judy, whose young son J.P. closely monitors his unborn sibling's progress Candace, who while listening to generations of mothers share stories realizes that she is about to enter the "secret club of motherhood" These touching accounts of the most exciting months of a new mother's life are sure to warm your heart-and those of the loved ones who surround you during this emotional and amazing period of your life.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
......Page 1
Book Title
......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
Acknowledgments
......Page 6
Contents
......Page 7
Introduction
......Page 10
A Perfect Baby
......Page 14
When He Is New
......Page 21
Love Lost and Found
......Page 25
Just John
......Page 30
The Expecting Mother vs. the Accepting Sibling
......Page 37
All He Will Need
......Page 43
High Fives All Around
......Page 48
Waiting
......Page 53
Not Now
......Page 62
Too Many Ducklings?
......Page 68
The Secret Club
......Page 75
Like a Natural Woman
......Page 83
Boy Oh Boy!
......Page 92
Tea Parties Aren’t Mandatory
......Page 97
Maternity Woes—er, Clothes
......Page 103
Basic Instincts
......Page 109
The Master Plan
......Page 115
Birth of a Nathan
......Page 120
All I Want for Christmas
......Page 125
Baby Makes Four
......Page 133
Why Didn’t Anybody Tell Me?
......Page 138
The Wisdom Well
......Page 143
Tasmanian Tango
......Page 151
Picking up the Stitches
......Page 156
The Procedure
......Page 163
Moments and Miracles
......Page 173
An Old Wives’ Tale
......Page 178
Feeling Is Believing
......Page 184
Our Journey Back
......Page 189
The Great Rabbit Chase
......Page 198
Charlotte’s Web
......Page 204
The Flowers in My Garden
......Page 211
Waddling Down the Strip
......Page 219
Baby Talk
......Page 223
Breaking the News to Grandma
......Page 227
Not-So-Great Expectations
......Page 232
The Mother of All Jobs
......Page 241
A Daughter’s Gifts
......Page 246
A Friend in Deed
......Page 251
Disassembling Momma Hen
......Page 257
Mother’s Intuition
......Page 263
I’m Having What?
......Page 270
Baby Crazy
......Page 276
Doctors Are a Mom’s Best Friend
......Page 283
A Baby Shower Story
......Page 291
Here’s Lookinatcha!
......Page 299
Sisters on a Sacred Journey
......Page 304
New Math
......Page 309
Maternity Mecca
......Page 314
Welcome Home, Your Highness
......Page 319
Sibling Treasury
......Page 324
Tell Your Story in the Next Cup of Comfort!
......Page 329
Contributors
......Page 331
About the Editor
......Page 338