We were thrilled to be given a beautiful cow by the Government as part of their wealth creation scheme. She is supposedly pregnant so we stood looking at her..
...How can you tell if she is pregnant?
...By sticking your arm up her backside.
...Any other way?
...Do you think a human pregnancy test would work?
...Who's going to volunteer to collect the early morning urine specimen?
...Good point, I guess we'll just wait and see if she gets noticeably fatter.
Yep, we are nothing if not thorough!
I was sitting at my desk when a pint-sized whirlwind appeared at my side with an enormous grin - young Ivan had arrived. He sat on my knee chatting away about goodness knows what. He then climbed off and I was told he was asking to see the Grandfather. We went to the Medical Centre where he insisted Mike admire his shoes. He then demanded his porridge. Having been given some, he asked for more for his Mum (Grandmother). We took some back for her and some for him. He sat on the ground and insisted Mike share his cup.
He tried Mike's glasses on but looked as though he felt a bit seasick and quickly took them off.
When departing and handing me his cup, his Gran asked him what he should say to me. He didn't just say 'thank you' his response was to say 'thank you for cooking for me'
The staff laughed at his politeness.
What a wonderful boy and being very well brought up.
No-one has come forward to claim young Miracle found abandoned beside Potter's Village. He is starting to copy what is being said and two days ago walked alone. Here he is walking and talking with Rev Florence our Chaplain.
So far we have been unable to find anyone willing to foster him. They fear they will grow to love him and a family member will appear to claim him. Unlikely really. Poor Miracle.
He now gets out of his room and toddles or crawls to the next baby room and calls for Isaac to come and play. He is a very happy chap with a lovely smile.
Leonard got creative on the side of this standing frame for Deus. The frame is an excellent fit and very sturdy. It should be good for strengthening Deus's legs and for helping him feed himself. I had to get creative for the material part to keep him stable. I sacrificed our shower curtain in order to have ready made strong holes and discovered some key rings given to us were the perfect size to fit over the pegs. Nothing gets wasted here.
As for young Brian, the other abandoned baby, it's hard to get him to keep his eyes open for more than a fleeting look. He has been known to manage 12 mls by bottle before giving up. Often it is no more than 5 mls. It's a big worry. He was the one found in a plastic bag still attached to the placenta. We really do not want him to be profoundly brain damaged. I give him daily pep talks but I think he sleeps through them all.
This Dad of premature twins is very hands on. He is very proud of his sons and assures me he will come to the office every day until I get him a copy of this photo printed. The mum was busy trying to breast feed Kato, hence the photo taken from behind.
