Baby Talk

I don't own the Sentinel but I do own Holly.

This is for Cassandra30. She was the one who got me to thinking about Sentinel babies.

"Sentinel and Guide Center, my name is Holly, how may I help you?"

"Yes ma'am. Sentinel babies need silk sheets in their cribs. You need to line their blankets with something just as soft or wrap them in the blanket completely if their sense of touch is spiking."

"Sentinel and Guide Center, my name is Holly, how may I help you?"

"Organic baby food only. That's right ma'am. Gerber has a very good product line. Yes, I'm aware that they're a big company ma'am. No, I don't think that you need to go with one of the pricier brands. Yes, locally grown is always better but Gerber is a good, solid and dependable company. If they say that they only use organic ingredients in their organic line I'm sure that they're telling the truth. Yes ma'am. No ma'am they don't pay anyone here at the Center. We research as many name brands as we can ma'am. Yes ma'am the ones that make the list have been tested on Sentinels."

"Sentinel and Guide Center, my name is Holly, how may I help you?"

"Nursing is a must ma'am. Sentinel babies are much too sensitive to formula. Yes, you should keep your diet to organic as much as possible. Meat is perfectly ok ma'am as long as it is cleared with your doctor. Just try and keep things organic and hormone free as possible."

"Sentinel and Guide Center, my name is Holly, how may I help you?"

"Lullabies are fine as long as they are low and soothing. Try some thing that relaxes you, if she doesn't like traditional ones. 'Sweet Baby James' was my brother's favorite as long as my father sang it to him. Yes, low and soothing, no violins or high notes."

"Sentinel and Guide Center, my name is Holly, how may I help you?"

"Any baby detergent should be just fine. You just need to avoid dry cleaning. I'm sorry but I'm not sure how to clean silk without dry cleaning but I believe that 'Woolite' has a web site that should cover that information."

"Sentinel and Guide Center, my name is Holly, how may I help you?"

"NO! Don't ever burn candles in a baby's room! If the room needs to be aired out, open the window slightly and avoid drafts near the baby's crib. That's what blankets are for ma'am. Avoid cleaners with strong smells when cleaning and that should help. Yes ma'am we have a list of Sentinel safe cleaners on our web site."

Dr. Blair Sandburg limped into the Sentinel and Guide Center lobby on crutches, a little reminder of his latest encounter with a less than pleased criminal. He found his receptionist, Holly Whitaker banging her head on her desk while chanting 'I can't kill her. I can't kill her.' over and over. He smiled and moved up to her desk. "Mrs. Jansen again?" he asked.

Holly nodded without raising her head from the surface of her desk. "I know she's pregnant Doc, but I'm not sure just how much more I can stand!"

Blair patted her on the shoulder. "It's only for another few weeks. The baby's due date is next Thursday so she'll be born soon. Once the baby gets here Mrs. Jensen will stop freaking out and she'll stop calling."

"And what if the baby is a Sentinel?" Holly whimpered.

Blair sniggered, "Then she'll be my problem. Why don't you take a break and let me man the phones for a while?" Holly jumped up, threw her arms around Blair and then flat out ran straight out the front door. There was no doubt that she was going to get as far away from the phone as she could.

Blair shook his head before sitting himself down at Holly's desk. The poor woman was expecting her first child but she couldn't really be all that bad, could she? "Sentinel and Guide Center, this is Blair, how may I help you?"