Old Friends

My friends Kate and Eva flew in from out of state to meet their little namesake, Evangelina Katherine. They both were on staff with me in YWAM and bridesmaids in my wedding. It was so good to see them again. We got out of the house with the baby to have some long-overdue girl time.

On one trip we went to the mall and stopped to eat at a chinese restaurant. No sooner did I sit down to eat than Eva decided she wanted to nurse. Since we were in a private back corner, I went ahead and nursed her under a blanket. The challenge of public breastfeeding, I've discovered, is the sound effects. First she was noisily gulping away, then she started grunting, and finally she filled her diaper with an explosion the entire restaurant could hear. That was followed by a loud sigh of contentment. I had to put myself back together and take her to the bathroom to change her. When I got back she wanted to nurse again and filled her diaper a second time, so much that it started to leak. "Big" Eva tried to help catch the overflow with napkins, while I tried to whisk her back to the bathroom. All this time my food was getting cold. All in a day's work. It's nice to have helpers when disaster strikes.

The girls also helped me fold laundry, run errands and make dinner. It was wonderful to visit with them in person instead of over the phone. We had a chance to drive down to Chula Vista and reunite with some other old friends from YWAM LA, as well, which was wonderful. Too bad Nicola couldn't join us, but she has her own little bundle of joy to make the drive from Pasadena a challenge. He was born only four days before Eva. Kate took some video of them for me to see, which was great.