Chapter 11: ...Some Rain Must Fall and Chapter 12: From Little Acorns Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 11, Dave writes that he and Christie name the baby Sebastian. Dave writes that he cannot truly understand the connection that Christie has already formed with the baby. He notes that now the baby has a name, it seems more real, more like a life, to him. The forty-eight hours that pass between the scan in which the troubles with Christie's baby are found and the next scheduled scan seem endless to Christie. Dave does not know how to best support Christie, but does agree with her that they need to keep the problem to themselves, especially since they don't know exactly what they should tell people.

Dave admits that during this time, he takes his cues on how to behave from...