After Cate Blakely and her husband Ethan find out they've had a close call with pregnancy, they realize that's really what they do want, after all. An honest attempt then ensues at trying to have a baby.

Mixed into this, Cate is being railroaded into being involved in a shower and wedding for her cousin, Denise. Cate and Ethan do not like Denise's fiancé, Keith, and feel that neither he nor his spoiled children from a previous marriage are good for Denise.

Cate finally finds, through one of many home pregnancy tests, that "they" are pregnant. Both Cate and Ethan's families are thrilled with the prospect of a new baby, but juggling being sick all the time and trying to cope with Denise's wedding arrangements has Cate stressed.

The pregnancy is followed from conception to birth with all the pitfalls and joys of motherhood. The incidents Cate is involved in are interesting and the characters are well- defined. However, I felt a stronger plot would have given the reading more magnetism.