Big Night + Little Miracle. ** new pictures added!

BIG NIGHT

{me, Amy, Lynnette, Stephanie}

{eating at Franchino}

{after party}

CIA girls got together (well 4 of us) and went to see
Beach Blanket Babylon in San Francisco.
It is best described as.....
'a zany musical spoof of pop culture with extravagant costumes and outrageously huge hats'
and was completely laugh out loud funny
and a must see for locals and tourists alike!

Before, during and after the show, our friend Carla called and confirmed she was in labor. All three calls were important because I was her {and her husband's} labor coach. More like a doula...but I don't officially have that title even though I have helped with 10 deliveries.

+

LITTLE MIRACLE

{the after after party}

We arrived at the hospital just 1/2 hour after Carla did
and two hours later I witnessed a little miracle.
Birth.
It was beautiful, powerful, delicate, gut wrenching, spiritual
and I felt lucky to be there.
That little guy gave us all quite a scare for his first 10 minutes of life
but mommy and baby are just fine and we are awaiting to hear his name.

We are crossing our fingers for a little namesake,
hoping they go with Blake.
We will wait and see.
All the names on their list are cute!