Lilliana's Baby

Those of you who have visited Los Higos may have met Lilliana and Ariel. Lilliana had her baby on Tuesday evening and was back in Los Higos by Wednesday morning when this picture was taken. It's a girl who weighed 5 and a half pounds. They haven't given the baby a name, yet. Ariel told me that they're trying to think of a name that no other child in Los Higos has.

I was so surprised that Lilliana was able to have the baby naturally-- without cesarian. Many births here are done with cesarian, especially if the baby is born in the public hospital. It seems that doctors find it more convenient to do surgery than to let the woman have the baby vaginally.

knitting

A few more ladies have taken interest in knitting lately. I think it helps that we've been more consistent in having the class. Last spring I had to cancel it a few times, which made it hard for people to remember to come. In this photo, I am with Mary, who really wants to make a hat, and Maruca, who has caught on really quickly to knitting.

In the photo below, Drew, a student who is with us on an outreach right now, is showing Rafa how to knit. It's fun to see how a lot of the boys in the community have wanted to learn to knit, too. A couple boys have even made me knitting needles whittled out of sticks.