be two girls and two boys Mommy laughed Nobody will know till the new baby is born and that won’t be until next month The next several days the children thought about possible names for the new baby They called out suggestions whenever they thought of them as if they were guessing the secret identity of Rumpelstiltskin How about Snow White because there is snow on the ground offered Nora That snow is dirty said Teddy looking looking out the window The baby should be named George Washington because that is a famous name Now that she knew about the baby growing inside Mrs Michaels Nora was 12
terribly impatient for it to come out A month seemed a long time to wait for a baby It was like waiting for your birthday and as Mommy pointed out it was exactly that waiting for a birth day One Sunday morning Nora and Teddy woke up to discover that there was a strange bundle of blankets in the middle of their bedroom floor A small head was poking from it Russell You came to play early shouted Teddy with delight This was a wonderful surprise Russell woke rubbing his eyes He seemed surprised too just as surprised as Nora and Teddy Then the bedroom door opened It was Mommy with a big smile on her face She 13
hugged Russell and asked him Do you remember when your daddy brought you here in the middle of the night Where is my mommy asked Russell He looked as if he was deciding whether or not he should cry She is at the hospital with your daddy and they will phone us as soon as the baby is born Mommy smiled at Russell How would you like to help me make pancakes for breakfast After breakfast Russell was restless He moved from the building blocks to the farm animals to the Play-Doh after just a couple of minutes at each He kept running to the door to hear if his mother was coming Nora and Teddy did their best to amuse him but he did not want to play Mommy said she would read a story 15
