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Get a baby.

It's all in here.

You know, the way I see it,

giving birth is nature's way.

Adoption, that's God's way.

What exactly does that mean?

"Adoption is God's way."

- I think that's pretty self-evident.

- Well, I don't get it.

Giving birth is biological.

Anyone can do it.

We can't.

He's really very intelligent.

He's just acting obtuse.

I don't know why.

I'm losing my spontaneity.

Spontaneity has nothing to do

with parenting.

I'm going for consistency, patience.

Here we go.

What's wrong with this thing?

"After graduating high school...

...I attended Cornell College

of Veterinary Medicine...

...where I was awarded the Leon

Reiner Prize for canine surgery."

Okay, so, what did you write?

It's just kind of an idea.

"We are Linda and Michael Spector.

We have been married 10 years.

We would like to adopt a child.

We live in a lovely home

in a safe neighbourhood.

We would provide a loving, healthy

environment to raise a family."

It's not bad.

Hi, Ellen.

No! Please, Ellen, no!

Ellen! God! Bad dog!

Ellen, no!

God! Ellen!

Sh*t.

I have a collect call

from Lucy Moore.

- Will you accept the charges?

- Who?

Miss Lucy Moore, calling

from New Lanceville, Ohio.

- Will you accept the charges?

- Yes. One minute, please.

- Will you accept the charges?

- I will.

Go ahead, please.

- Hello, is this Linda?

- Yes.

I'm Lucy Moore. I got your name

from Susan Drew.

Yes. Hello.

- Hi.

- How are you?

Fine. Thank you.

No, come on! No!

Stop it! Out! Go on!

- Get out and stay out!

- I beg your pardon?

Sorry. I was just talking to our dog.

She's wonderful. We love animals.

I like dogs.

Great.

So how are you?

Fine. Thank you.

I mean, the pregnancy

is going along well?

I think so.

- Have you been to an obstetrician?

- Yes, ma'am.

I'm due in three and a half,

four weeks.

Thank you for calling.

- You getting off?

- No, no.

Let me see...

Have you had any history

of serious medical...

...or psychological illness

in the family?

I don't think so.

My mom died when I was 7.

I don't think she had any serious

history. It was a car accident.

And I live with my stepdad

and my stepbrother and stepsister.

There's nothing wrong with them,

except their personality.

I never knew my dad,

but I hear he was Irish.

And handsome.

And the baby's father.

Do you know much about him?

Yeah, I know everything about him.

He's my best friend in the world.

Lucy, I've never done this before.

If there's a right way,

I don't know it.

So why don't we just talk

to each other for a while?

Okay.

Let me tell you something

about us, okay?

- Hi.

- What did she say?

She wants a baby. She and her

husband tried, but no luck.

- Their house is right by the water.

- Really?

With some of these people,

it's like they're going down lists.

Half the time,

they're not even listening to you.

They ask all about my family

and don't tell me about theirs.

She was kind of different.

- That is great.

- I was nervous.

I never expected anybody

to call this soon.

She was so great.

So straightforward. So clear.

I tried to communicate warmth,

and I made an idiot out of myself.

- And I know she hated me.

- Complete idiot?

That's unusual for you.

Look what I found.

This belonged to Michael

when he was 6 months old.

- Mildred Cantor made it for him.

- She died of pancreatic cancer.

She made that before.

So, what do you think about

your son and me adopting a child?

- My heart is so full.

- She has to loosen her bra.

I have to loosen my bra.

This girl, will you meet her?

- Face to face?

- Face to face.

Used to be different.

Used to be adoption was

about a child needing a home.

Now it's about a couple

needing a child.

She called me. I'm not

kidnapping somebody's child.

She knows your number? Aren't you

afraid she'll turn up at your door?

No. She's afraid you'll turn up

on her doorstep.

Esther, you're going to make

a wonderful grandmother.

I'm ready.

If she doesn't like us,

it wasn't meant to be.

So I guess we approach it like that.

- Are you joking?

- No. Why?

Sampson Lurie.

- I'll put you through now.

- That must be her.

Sampson Lurie.

Please hold.

Come on in.

She seems very committed

to doing this, so don't be nervous.

Linda and Michael Spector,

Lucy Moore.

- How was your trip?

- It was nice.

We went through

the Rocky Mountains. They're big.

- Make yourselves comfortable.

- Thank you.

- Can I get coffee or tea?

- No, thank you.

- Coffee, please.

- Coffee, please.

How about you, Lucy?

A Coke. Diet Coke.

I'll be right back.

- Ever been to Seattle before?

- You comfortable at the motel?

No. Yes.

The motel's real pretty,

but I've never been here before.

So have you decided

if you want a boy or a girl?

Well, I don't think we really care.

My sister has two boys.

My mom would love a granddaughter.

Little boys are wonderful too.

- I don't know. What do you think?

- I think what you think.

I hate being pregnant.

All that stuff about it being magic

and all. I don't have any magic.

I just have swollen feet

and a big, wide butt.

And I can't stop burping.

My mom had hair like hers.

Lot of girls back home

about that age have babies.

My mom was 17 when she had me.

She was 24 when she died.

A lot of people out here

have abortions?

Yeah, some.

Do you think people

who do that are bad?

No, we don't think they're bad.

- Would you ever do it?

- I'm trying to get pregnant.

I'm sorry.

That was a stupid question.

You know, I thought about it

for a while, but I didn't want to...

...so here I am.

- I hope I didn't eat too much.

- I didn't think you ate anything at all.

Probably because I talked too much.

I do that when I'm nervous.

Oh, God!

It's kicking me to death.

Really?

- You think I could feel it?

- Yeah. Sure.

Where? Right here?

- There.

- God!

Feel that?

I really felt something.

That's amazing.

- You want to?

- Yeah.

There?

I was a nervous wreck.

Wouldn't you be?

- No way.

- Right, Sam. You never get nervous.

Did you take my Guns N' Roses

tape? I can't find it.

No. I didn't take Guns N' Roses.

Look on the shelf.

So when do you see them again?

She says the doctor's gonna give me

a sonograph tomorrow.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- What's that?

- It's like this x-ray, you know...

...they give women when they get

older. To see if it's retarded.

- Or a boy.

- Cool.

I'll call you when I find out.

Okay.

You hope it's a boy?

It doesn't make a difference to me,

but they might not take it if it ain't.

- What the hell are you eating?

- Tostitos.

All right, 4:
30 will be fine.

Yes, we'll call and confirm.

Okay. Thank you.

Hearing the heartbeat was incredible.

Most amazing was the sonogram.

God, it made me want to cry.

I saw the whole baby. You see

his little head, his little legs.

I even saw his fingers.

He was sucking his thumb.

- You're sure it's a he?

- I saw his penis.

Do you care about

what sex the baby is?

I do now that I know

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