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Tables of Contents for Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
xvii
Share with Us
xix
Baby's Choice
xx
Colleen M. Story
We're Pregnant
It Will Change Your Life
2
3
Dale Hanson Bourke
I'm Ready
5
3
Kristen Cook
It's a...Father!
8
6
Stephen Harrigan
The Journey Begins
14
2
Jim Warda
Inner Sight
16
4
Ami McKay
Delayed Gratification
20
4
Patricia K. Cameransi
Enjoy Your Baby
24
5
Heather Black
Breaking the News
29
3
Helen Colella
Great Expectation
32
7
Liane Kupferberg Carter
Nine Months and Counting
Did You Just Eat a Watermelon?
39
2
Anna Wight
Flying
41
3
Nicole Smith
My Baby Brother
44
1
John Conklin
The Eleventh Hour
45
3
Melanie L. Huber
Garbage Day
48
1
Gil Goodwin
Notes of an Expectant Father
49
6
Scott Cramer
My Hero
55
3
Patricia Franklin
I Know What You've Been Doing!
58
1
Becky Walker
A State of Bliss
59
4
Jan Butsch
Hair Raising
63
2
Susan Everett
A Mother's Journey
65
1
Elizabeth Butera
Expectant-ness
66
6
Barbara Warner
For Expectant Fathers
A Crash Course in Epidurals and Diapers
72
5
Gary Thompson
Father Hens
77
6
Hugh O'Neil
Deep in Dadland
83
4
T. Brian Kelly
Love Letters
87
3
Robin Silverman
The Mercedes
90
2
Ken Swarner
Daddy's Girl
92
3
Nancy M. Surella
This Is My Son
95
4
Robert Fulghum
I've Never Been So Scared
99
5
David E. Mittman
Challenges Along the Way
The Baby's Stash
104
3
James A. Nelson
A Precious Gift
107
3
Kelli S. Jones
My Unborn Baby Saved My Life
110
6
Elisa Kayser Klein
A Gift of Love
116
4
Phyllis DeMarco
To My Child
120
2
Heather James
How Bubba Lukey Got His Name
122
3
Del Doughty
The Mouth That Roared
125
3
Barbara Hoffman
Tears
128
5
Bonnie J. Mansell
Miracle Baby
133
7
Bill Holton
Lesson in Courage
140
4
Ami Fox as told to Dianne Gill
Dads Will Be Dads
144
4
Susan M. Lang
A Life or Death Decision
148
5
Heather Black
Cute, Cuddly and Calls All the Shots
153
5
Ray Recchi
Special Delivery
A Trusting Love
158
5
LeAnn Thieman
Why Our Son Is Named Fox
163
5
Mary Jane Strong
Baby on Board
168
4
Allan Zullo
John McGran
Baby Mall
172
1
Carol McAdoo Rehme
Pre-Parenthood
173
3
Jeanne Marie Laskas
The Labors of Love
176
4
Claire Simon Laisser
Two for One
180
4
Elisabeth Sartorius
Our Story
184
4
Judy Ryan
Letting Go
188
4
Kate Andrus
Small Miracles
Blessed Laughter
192
3
Susanna Burkett Chenoweth
Grandpa's Precious Gift
195
2
Sharon Crismon
My Father's Tears
197
2
Robin Clifton
Miracle of Life
199
4
Antoinette Bosco
Love, Friendship and Miracles
203
3
Debbie Graziano
Book of Dreams
206
4
Barbara Mackey
Sickest Baby in the ICU
210
8
Cindy Anderson
Memorable Moments
Generations
218
3
Sherrie Page Najarian
I Was Chosen
221
3
Susan Alexander Yates
Allison Yates Gaskins
Keeping the High Watch
224
2
Eileen Davis
Grandpa's Surprise
226
2
Ruth M. Henshaw
Love Notes
228
3
Debra Ayers Brown
To Our Baby Girl
231
2
Audrie LaVigne
Baby Toys
233
1
Lynne Murphy
A Friendly Face
234
4
Jennifer Reed
Unexpected Blessings
238
2
Cynthia Hummel
Man in Labor
240
2
Brenda Ford Miller
The Decision
242
4
Cindy Barksdale
Fingerprints
246
4
Mary Ostyn
Baby for Sale
250
1
Marsha Priesmeyer
For Now
251
2
Caroline Castle Hicks
Love in the Rearview Mirror
253
2
Jim Warda
Breathe
255
3
Lynn Noelle Mossburg
On Motherhood
My Previous Life
258
2
Gayle Sorensen Stringer
Good to Be Home
260
3
Jackie Fleming
Everything Old Is New Again
263
3
Francoise Inman
They'll Be Fine
266
3
Patsy Hughes
Rhymes and Reasons
269
2
Antionette Ishmael
The Beholder's Eye
271
2
Carol McAdoo Rehme
The Hug
273
3
Martine Ehrenclou
Alone Time for Mom
276
3
Crystal Kirgiss
Let Me
279
2
Michelle Mariotti
Happy Birthing Day to Me
281
4
Deborah Shouse
Seems Like Yesterday
285
5
Lynn Plourde
A Perfect Gift for a Not So Perfect Mother
290
3
Kyle Louise Jossi
That Day
293
3
Ann Mainse
I Wonder Now, What Moment
296
4
Lori Elmore-Moon
Expectant Wisdom
If I Were Starting My Family Again
300
4
John Drescher
Children Are...
304
2
Meiji Stewart
Fantasy and Reality Clash with Birth of New Baby
306
3
Jan Butsch
United States of Motherhood
309
3
Joanna Slan
Surving the Early Years of Momhood
312
4
Jacqueline D. Carrico
Who Are Harder to Raise...Boys or Girls?
316
3
Erma Bombeck
On Being the Mother of Twins
319
6
Marion Bond West
So You Want to Be a Mother?
325
4
Erma Bombeck
Growing Up Pains
329
3
Liane Kupferberg Carter
Loving Adam
332
4
Martha Beck
Love Letters to My Daughter
336
3
Judith Hayes
Guilt-Free Parenting
339
6
Sharon Linnea
More Chicken Soup?
345
1
Passing It On!
346
1
Who Is Jack Canfield?
347
1
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
348
1
Who Is Patty Aubery?
349
1
Who Is Nancy Mitchell?
350
1
Contributors
351
11
Permissions (continued)
362