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"Of course they’re for you, sweetheart Aren’t you the newmoment "You sure look wonderful for someone who just had a baby"

"I’ve been very spoiled this week Lots of help When you need so good?"

"Fantastic And she’s a good little girl"

He peered into the cradle "Ah, then where is she?"

"I’ll give you three guesses I can’t get John to put her down"

He chuckled "Is he holding her while he’s stirring a pot?" Joe asked

"Lord, I hope not He said he was going to see if Christopher would lie down for a little nap and took Dana upstairs with him The one who could use a nap is John He hed "Here, honey--sit down Tellti to think she’d never come And John almost drove me out of my oing to go in after her"

"Heyou for another one yet?"

"Oh no, I think he’s going to lighten up on all those children he thought he had to have The birth was kind of hard on John"

"Really?" Joe said, surprised

"Yeah, he doesn’t like to seeman who can shoot and dress animals or carry wounded soldiers off the battlefield doesn’t do too well if there’s a drop of blood within ten feet of his wife"

"He’s a little on the protective side," Joe confir to be able to move out to the cabin soon? As soon as you do--we pour the extended-foundation slab and start tearing out walls"

"Oh--I’ on this building We’re just going to move clothes and toys and the coht?"