In the Stewarts' living room the next evening. The family and Harry and Michelle are watching Marilyn unwrap the baby gifts. |
Marilyn: |
Thanks, Michelle. |
Michelle: |
I hope you like it. |
Marilyn: |
Isn't this baby outfit adorable? With his name on it"Max". Thanks so much, Harry and Michelle. |
Richard: |
We really appreciate it. |
Harry: |
I'm glad you like it. Michelle picked it out. |
Michelle: |
Yes. I told Daddy to pick blue ones. Blue is for boys, and pink is for girls. |
Grandpa: |
And Max is some boy. |
Richard: |
He's a real Stewart. |
Grandpa: |
Right! |
Ellen: |
That was so thoughtful of you, Michelle. Especially to pick it out in blue. |
Susan: |
Would you like to see baby Max, Michelle? |
Harry: |
Could she? Could we? |
Michelle: |
Could I? |
Marilyn: |
Take them upstairs, Susan. Harry and Michelle can watch Max sleeping. |
Susan: |
Let's go. |
Harry: |
Come on, Michelle. Before Max wakes up. |
Marilyn: |
Will you please take this upstairs, Susan? [She hands her a baby gift.] |
Susan: |
Uh-huh. |
Marilyn: |
Thank you. [Susan, Harry, and Michelle go upstairs.] |
Philip: |
Michelle is very grown up for a ten-year-old, huh? |
Ellen: |
She's smart and sensitive for her age. |
Grandpa: |
Growing up without a mother is difficult. You mature quickly. |
Ellen: |
Susan's like a mother to Michelle. They have a good relationship. Do you think Susan and Harry will get married? |
Robbie: |
Yeah. You can count on it. [They all laugh.] |
Philip: |
I think so. Yes. They get along so well. |
Grandpa: |
I like him. He's good for Susan. |
Ellen: |
He's a little quiet. |
Richard: |
It's hard to do anything but listen in this family. |
Ellen: |
How can anybody get a word in around here? |
Marilyn: |
You're right, Ellen. |
Philip: |
Oh, really? |
Richard: |
It's the way it should be. The Stewarts are the Stewarts! |
Grandpa: |
They always were, and they always will be. |
Richard: |
Right! |
Grandpa: |
They've always got an opinion. Always got something to say. |
Marilyn: |
And now there's Max Stewart, and if he talks as loudly as he cries, we're all in for trouble. |
Robbie: |
He's quiet now. |
Marilyn: |
Mmm-hmm. That's because he's sleeping. |
In Marilyn and Richard's room. Susan, Harry, and Michelle are watching Max as he sleeps. |
Harry: |
He's really cute. |
Susan: |
It's not necessary to whisper, Harry. A baby gets used to voices. |
Harry: |
I remember now. We always whispered when Michelle was born. |
Michelle: |
And I didn't sleep well. Daddy told me. I never slept. And when I did, I woke up when I heard someone speak. |
Susan: |
I bet you were cute. |
Harry: |
She sure was. |
Michelle: |
Not as cute as Max. He's like a little doll. [The baby starts to cry.] |
Michelle: |
Oh, good. Now I can help diaper him. |
Susan: |
Let's get Marilyn. What do you do when he cries like that? |
Harry: |
You pick him up. [He and Susan laugh.] |
Susan: |
He's so little ... so new. Let's call Marilyn. |
Marilyn: |
[entering] Time for a feeding and time for a diapering. [She puts the baby in his crib and looks at him. ] You're a real Stewart. |