Monday week 3

Our first day back at the clinic (with only 6 volunteers now) went pretty well. We brought a bunch of the kids outside in the morning and had a whole group swingning on the swings. Adrian didn't want any pushes though, he just wanted to watch the work men build the fence. The toddlers were all outside with one of the aides who tried for a while to keep them inside the fenced play yard and than gave up and set them free. they all burst through the gate and headed down the path. Beatrice lost her shoe and Mirella put it back on for her -it was so cute. We were looking at their journals over the weekend (and taping them up because we finally found a store that sold tape!) and realized that Mirella is a little over a year older than Beatrice (even though Beatrice is larger) Mirella turned 3 over a month ago and Beatrice just turned 3 last month. Considerering this they are both about on target developmentally. Mirella is much more verbal and interactive whereas Beatrice usually engages in paralell play. They do play well together though and had a nice time tiking their dolls for a walk.

Back inside we listened to disney songs and jack Johnson's curious george soundtrack. The mobiles and non-mobile groups mixed quite a bit and we mostly hung out in the non-mobile room and the hallway. Maiastra was content in the walker for most of the afternoon , as was Alexandru who through only a few short fits today.

While the others babes were napping we visited those in the isolation room. Aside form Christina, who was probably hungry (she spits up most of what she eats) they were all in good spirits. Leia Celine (pictured above) is always so happy and doesn't seem to mind her leg casts (although we all think they look rather uncomfortable). WE think they will be letting them all out of the isolation room soon as most of them have been in there for about 2 weeks already. Maybe tomorrow a few of them can come out to the playroom.

The afternoon went well too. Miruna (at left) did some nice sitting when we propped her with some boppy pillows. Alina (below) was very active and scooted randomly about the room. She's getting better at standing too, and actually took one step that looked like it was on purpose. She is such an amazement everyday. We were remarking that she looked a bit bigger today. I'm going to weigh her at the end of the week and we're hoping she's gained a bit of weight. I think her cold is getting better too -her eyes were clear all through the morning and her nose didn't run once untill the afternoon. Hoepfully it will be gone by the time we leave, as she's had it for about a month now according to her journal.