Harriet got pregnant with her first child before they had expected. David knew they could not afford the house and the child. His father, James, agreed to help him pay off the mortgage for the house. Although David disliked asking his father for help he had no other choice. James wanted to help David because they have already helped Deborah, David's sister, much more and feel they owe David the same. Dorothy, Harriet's mom, believes they are rushing into having a family and will lost everything if they try to have a family to fast.
Harriet's first baby, Luke, was born. He was . He was an easy baby, bringing happiness to both his parents. When Luke turned three months old Harriet was pregnant again. Her second child, Helen, was born in the same room Luke was born in bring more joy to the family. Dorothy helped Harriet all the time by looking after the kids or cooking. When Harriet's sister, Sarah, gave birth to a baby with down syndrome Dorothy would go and help Sarah most often.
When Helen turned two Jane was born normal, just like the other two. Harriet blamed Sarah's "mongol child" for causing the bad luck and unhappiness in her sisters life. The fourth baby, Paul, was born 3 years after Jane. Harriet was not very well; her pregnancies had continued uncomfortable and full of minor problems- nothing serious, but she was tired. Everyone started telling her she needed to give having more babies a rest.
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