It seems that our little Happy girl is doing better! She is not totally out of the sickness "woods" yet, but I do see improvement. Since I only have a few more sabbaths here on the continent, I decided that it would be nice to just stay in and spend some time with a baby. To the left, you see that I have engaged in our favorite activity - bathtime! This is one of my favorite parts of sabbath. Unfortunately, it is also the activity that reveals to me just how how dangerously thin Happy can get. I grabbed clothes from the nursery to dress her. Unfortunately, the size 3month clothes didn't fit. I had grabbed a newborn outfit because it was cute, but I never thought she could actually wear it. I was wrong. The outfit you see her sleeping in is size NB. It breaks my heart to see her so thin. She'll be 11 months old on the 10th. I have got to get this child out of Tanzania and to a better hospital so we can figure out what is wrong with her. But alas. That is not the reality we live in.
Here are some more pictures of our day. And at the end some information on one of our new volunteers and "her" baby!
Happy's little skeletal system is making an appearance. Scary thin.
See the nail clippers? Bigger than her hand.
This is Rahman and a new volunteer, Kezia.
Rahman hasn't been feeling well, so Kezia has made a point of holding him everyday and monitoring his health. He is such a beautiful, sweet little boy and I think these two are fast friends!
Such good friends in fact, that Rahman decided Kezia would make for a good place to vomit! Pole Kezia. Double POLE as Kezia has now been in bed for 24 hours with her own bout of vomiting. Ah, the life of a Cradle volunteer!
Here are some more pictures of our day. And at the end some information on one of our new volunteers and "her" baby!
Happy's little skeletal system is making an appearance. Scary thin.
See the nail clippers? Bigger than her hand.
Waking up from our afternoon nap!
This is Rahman and a new volunteer, Kezia.
Rahman hasn't been feeling well, so Kezia has made a point of holding him everyday and monitoring his health. He is such a beautiful, sweet little boy and I think these two are fast friends!
Such good friends in fact, that Rahman decided Kezia would make for a good place to vomit! Pole Kezia. Double POLE as Kezia has now been in bed for 24 hours with her own bout of vomiting. Ah, the life of a Cradle volunteer!
So glad Happy is feeling better! And that a new volunteer is bonding with a 'new' baby!! :)
ReplyDeleteglad happy is feeling a bit better and i could not imagine a more perfect day than the one you all spent together!
ReplyDeleteI am so surprised that Happy is so skinny. When she came in in May she looked so much heathier. She was only 5 months old and tiny but was already able to sit up by herself. The fact that she doesn't gain weight really worries me. Some babies just don't thrive in an orphanage. Maybe that is it? Like Helena (How is she doing?) But I know you are doing a great job Shae in taking care of Happy! Thank you. Keep us posted. Ilse
ReplyDeleteThose nail clippers look so huge and Happy so tiny. She's lucky to have you around to take care of her. Pooor Kezia, and also Rahman as I'm sure he wasn't feeling well...
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