Chapter 61

Question 1

Mom asks me as I stand by the side of her bed, staring in awe at the tiny little baby girl she has ______________ her chest

Answer 1

nestled on

Question 2

nestle means

Answer 2

nes·tle
ˈnesəl/
verb
verb: nestle; 3rd person present: nestles; past tense: nestled; past participle: nestled; gerund or present participle: nestling
settle or lie comfortably within or against something.
“the baby deer nestled in her arms”
synonyms:
snuggle, cuddle, huddle, nuzzle, settle, burrow
“the little ones nestled under the cozy quilt with their mother”

Question 3

Mom-who looks both __________ and __________ at the same time–has asked that only one person visit her at a time.

Answer 3

sweaty exhausted; happy glowing

Question 4

I get to be the first one to visit with the cleaned-up and ________________ baby

Answer 4

swaddled

Question 5

I..um.. I don’t know if I. I swallow the thick lump that’s ____________ in my throat. A thousand different emotions are _________________ me. They’ve been _________________________ against one another like a ____________________________ on the freeway ever since I stepped into the room

Answer 5

congealed; careening through; slamming up; multicar pileup

Question 6

congeal

Answer 6

con·geal
kənˈjēl/
verb
verb: congeal; 3rd person present: congeals; past tense: congealed; past participle: congealed; gerund or present participle: congealing
solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
“the blood had congealed into blobs”
synonyms:
coagulate, clot, thicken, jell, cake, set, curdle
“the gravy is starting to congeal”

Question 7

careening

Answer 7

ca·reen
kəˈrēn/
verb
gerund or present participle: careening
1.
turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
(of a ship) tilt; lean over.
“a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily”
2.
North American
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.
“an electric golf cart careened around the corner”
synonyms:
rush, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, race, bolt, dash, speed, run, whiz, zoom, flash, blast, charge, fly, go like the wind, belt, scoot, tear, zip, whip, zap, go like a bat out of hell, bomb, hightail, clip
“the car careened down the highway”

Question 8

You are not going to drop her, sweetie. Just ______ in your arms carefully.

Answer 8

cradle

Question 9

She shows me the proper carrying position, then holds out the small _____ of snow-white blankets to me

Answer 9

bundle

Question 10

her adorable __________________ pink face peeks out from under a ___________pink stocking cap

Answer 10

pinched-up; minuscule

Question 11

her adorable pinched-up pink face peeks out from under a minuscle __________________

Answer 11

pink stocking cap

Question 12

I don’t know what \I was thinking I ______ tears ,wondering what kind of a __________________ they pump into these hospital rooms to make you feel like you are constantly on the verge of sobbing

Answer 12

snuffle back; sappy-gas

Question 13

I know, Mom says, _______ her nose. It’s exactly how \I felt when you and CAthy were born

Answer 13

dabbing at

Question 14

I start to lightly rock Gracie in my arms. She makes a tiny ________ noise, which causes me to smile even bigger

Answer 14

squeak

Question 15

dab

Answer 15

dab1
dab/
verb
gerund or present participle: dabbing
1. 
press against (something) lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it.
"he dabbed his mouth with his napkin"

Question 16

read this for differences between sniff, sniffle and snuffle

Answer 16

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/sniffle-snuffle-sniff.3017384/