To add to the first post about the orphanage--- I got a chance to speak with one of the founders today. She was telling me how they'd like to take on more babies but can't because of the lack of volunteers. So although I feel like we could care for more babies, the key is that they all get the one-on-one time and attention they deserve. Makes sense. Make sure you're doing something right you know? They all get tons of attention and love every minute of it. I have to say, bath time is my favorite :) They all love baths, well except for 1, and we put this moisturizer in their hair that makes them all smell so good!!! I'll have to make sure I use the same on my kids someday because they smell so good. :)
A little more about the babies-- One of them has a trech tube in (spelling?) for him to breath out of. So I'm observing how to do that and in a couple weeks I'll be the one who has to do it all the time! Scary. This tube is how he breathes you know? Since it's winter here everyone's got colds right now and so we have to suction out the tube all the time. He's such a good baby when we do it too. We just lay him down and there's a little machine we turn on and it just sucks any fluid right out of the tube. He's one of the brothers from the same mom. They're all so cute and tiny! Our youngest is like 10-12 weeks old, and seems so much smaller than that-- where's newborn clothes, but at the same time she seems so much stronger than typical 10 week olds. You don't have to be careful with her or anything, she can hold her head up and is fairly strong. She's one who was left somewhere. One of the other babies mom's stopped by today to visit. She goes back and forth on whether she wants to keep the baby or not, but they've given her chances to visit and all she has to do is show up and hang with the baby...she skips them a lot and doesn't stay long when she comes. It's sad, but like I was telling someone else--it's sad that they are "in the system," but it's actually great for them because the alternative is no good. I can't imagine how many babies aren't found or are living in horrible conditions. Anyway, pictures will come soon. You have to see these little faces!
Oh, and one more thing. Remember the email I sent out about donating money to buy a house for some of the kids? I found out what happened with that. They're still raising money for a bit longer and definitely need help. But anyway, when they thought they had it for sure, a woman in the neighborhood started trying to buy it as well because "she didn't want HIV babies in her neighborhood." Can you believe people? Anyway, let me know if you want to donate.
