ch 18-20

Mado figures out that Patty knew the delievery date. She forces it out of Patty and she said that she did know but she did it because if she would have checked into the hospital, the judge would make Patty lose custody of Mado. In chapter 18, Patty decides that she will give the baby up for adoption, so they decide to leave for home. I think Patty should've gone to the hospital instead of lying to Mado about the delivery date. I hope that if she pursues the adoption, it won't be too hard on the sisters.

ch 16 and 17

Mado realizes that if Patty and her try to get help from child services, the baby would be taken away. But she also realizes that it's either her, or the baby that would have to leave. The sisters are having a hard time taking care of the baby because it needs constant attention, and since they are still at the cabin, they don't have any extra help. Patty starts having a small breakdown because she thinks she shouldn't be a mother. She feels irresponsible and unable to be a good mother. Mado helps by talking to her, but they both know that without Mado's help Patty would be unable to care for the baby. I think that the sisters should seek help from doctors and child assisstance agencies because two young adults taking care of a baby seems really difficult. I also think that for the baby's health, they should get a doctor to check him out and make sure he will be healthy.

Chapters 12-15

Chapters 12-15 were really intense. Patty started to get sick and Mado was worrying
that the baby might be coming early. The biggest problem they would
face with that is that there are no telephones to call a doctor, the
neighbors went back to Denmark, and the nearest town is 8 kilometers
away.Mado was right. The baby was coming and the sisters where really scared. Mado had to deliver the baby herself, and help Patty through it all. Finally, the baby came and is healthy. Mado hitches a ride into town to get baby supplies and when she gets home Patty is exhausted and Mado has to watch the baby. Before Mado
went into town, they talked about getting a doctor. Patty explains that
if they get a doctor, she will be put into a hospital. If the judge
that gave Patty custody ofMado sees that she got pregnant, Mado will
have to live in an orphanage. The sisters decide that it would be
better to just take care of the baby themselves. I don't know quite
know what to expect in the book ahead, but I hope that the baby will be
healthy and the sisters find out a way to get to a doctor. I hope that
the sisters get in touch with the Dutch boys again since they were in
love.

Life As It Comes-chapters 9-11

In chapters 9-11, Patty falls in love with Daan, a Dutch neighbor of theirs up at the cabin. Mado falls in love with Sander, Daan's younger brother. Patty and Mado talk to eachother about their feelings for the boys and Mado tells Patty that she's never been kissed. While they're talking, Patty decides that she wants to tell Daan about her pregnancy. So they both make a deal with eachother: if Patty tells Daan about the baby, Mado has to kiss Sander. The next day, Patty heads into town with Daan and Mado spends the day with Sander. In the end, Patty tells Daan about the pregnancy and he is ok with it. Sander actually ends up kissing Mado. I think that it was good that Patty told him about the pregnancy because he was going to find out one way or another. I think that he might help parent the baby if their relationship becomes stronger. I predict that Sander and Mado will have a good relationship also.

Chapters 7 and 8

In chapter 7, the sisters leave for their cabin in Vimoulenc. This month long vacation is a much needed one because Patty is now 7 1/2 months pregnant. Pattty is having a hard time with this pregnancy because she has to raise it all by herself and she is always moody. Mado reminded her that "It's better to be pregnant than to be dead"(45). By this she means that it's better that she is alive and pregnant than to be dead like their parents. This made Patty really think about how lucky she is. Yes, pregnancy is a hard thing to go through, but there are a lot of worse things that could be happening to her. I think that Patty and Mado will have a tough time raising this child, but what they've learned is that family is all you need, and even though their parnets are dead, the sister's relationship will be all they need to help get them throught tough times.