Dinner in darkness. Next morning I hear the fan kick back on at 4 AM. I get up to reorganize my freezers and refrigerator because I took everything perishable out of the fridge and put it into the freezers. Then... at 5 AM on Tuesday morning I hear a car take off in the distance like a bat out of hell. Hedi's due date for the new baby was 1-11-11 and that it was. An hour later Mick calls and says they are delivering the baby in the backseat of the car in Sona, still an hour away from the hospital and Hedi's mom is doing just fine with a pair of scissors and blankets . A few hours later they get to Santiago with the baby already born and the docs say everything is just fine. At 7 PM they came back from the hospital with the new girl and went straight to bed.
This to me is the climax of Panama. The holidays, the heart of the high season and Hedi's lil' baby. Things are now much more tranquil and the long wait is over. Does anyone have any good baby food recipes?

