The Day’s of his Lives Scene 143

We went from store to store, buying clothes in each one without letting Gino or me see what she had purchased. In one store, Gino must have gotten thirsty because he began whimpering loudly. Momma checked his diaper to see if it was wet. When she discovered it wasn’t, she reached into the diaper bag on the rear of the stroller and took out two bottles of formula for us. The thought of drinking room temperature baby formula made me want to retch, but I was so thirsty I didn’t care. I wanted to start whimpering like Gino too. We pulled at the nipples eagerly the second we got our mouths around them. The formula tasted glorious! I hadn’t realized how hungry I was or how satisfying formula could be.