Dialogue :

Newborn baby page

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, you look like both______.　What's ______?

Mark:　My wife______a few days ago.　We've had the ______ for the past______ nights.

Jingjing:　I knew she was ______, and that her ______was one of these days.

Mark:　The doctors ______ on the ______th.　She started to have ______ last Thursday.

Jingjing:　That's a ______ early, but not______.　Did everything go______?

Mark:　She was______ for ______ hours.　We wanted to leave a C-section as______—which, ______

Jingjing:　That sounds ______.　Now that the baby's ______, is she______ regularly?

Mark:　How did you know she's ______?

Jingjing:　Your ______ told me.

Mark:　Oh.　And yes.　My wife's ______ her herself; and we're using______ as a ______.　The baby goes through ______ per day, though.　That's a bit of ______.

Jingjing:　I bet ______.　Do you know how to______ a ______?

Mark:　I did some ______ when I was a _ student.　So, I remember ______.　Mostly, we ______ that to my ______, who ______ and does most of the work.

Jingjing:　That must be a______ for you.　Is your wife ______ at home for a ______?

Mark:　She ______ to.　Her ______ work ______ when she was ______ her______; and she ______ of the ______ program at her company.

Jingjing:　That's ______.　I'm sure you'll ______ the ______.　But health is ______.

Mark:　We're ______ for now.　I'm going to ______and get some coffee.

Jingjing:　OK.　I'll see you in ______minutes or so.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, do you want to know what to ______ in the ______?

Mark:　Let me ______: the baby will ______.

Jingjing:　That and a lot more______.　I did a ______ while you were ______.

Mark:　______, Jingjing.　I ______to ______ it, but I haven't been ______very much on ______ and ______.

Jingjing:　Well, what I ______was just about the______months.

Mark:　That's great, and ______.　Let me hear it.

Jingjing:　OK, so, in the______ month, it's all about ______, as you probably already know.

Mark:　Sure.　What's______.

Jingjing:　Before she gets to be ______, she's likely to ______.

Mark:　Ooh, I had that______ when I was a______.

Jingjing:　There are things you can do to______, like ______ like an ______, ______ her torso in your hands and ______ her ______ while you move.

Mark:　I wouldn't have______ that on my own.　I only knew a ______ was ______.

Jingjing:　That's ______ thing.　On to the______ month, she'll be able to______ people.　In her______ month, she'll ______ by herself.

Mark:　When should her ______ start to______?

Jingjing:　That______ when she's ______ months old.　It's pretty ______.　So, be ready for some late nights of ______.

Mark:　We'll probably be used to it ______.　I'm looking forward to ______.

Jingjing:　______ is better than what ______.　Just be careful to ______ it, to kill the ______.

Mark:　Thanks, Jingjing!　I'll let you know______.

new words and phrases

due date:

delivery:

labor:

premature:

C-section:

a last resort:

baby formula:

trimester:

colic: