The Baby Center has recently opened its doors to two more babies, and we are now busting at the seams with more kids than we have ever had before! We welcomed 6 week old baby Mercy last week and only a few days ago brought Sammy home, a little boy who is about 18 months old.
Here’s Baby Mercy sleeping in her crib:
Little Mercy is adjusting quickly and easily, but poor Sammy is struggling with the transition and everything being so new. It breaks the hearts of all of us at the Baby Center, and everyone is going out of their way to try and make him feel at home. Please pray for him! Here’s Sammy just after arriving at the Baby Center last week:
On Monday the Baby Center nurse, Joyce, asked if I would join her when we took a few kids for some physical therapy work at the local hospital. It was great for me to see how the professionals do it here and I am now able to do a lot more with the kids. The kids don’t usually like getting the PT work done, since stretching and working their muscles can be painful, but I try to make it as fun as I can for them. Cason joined me last Wednesday at the Baby Center, so here are a few pictures of us working with the kiddos...
Here is Elijah trying to squirm out of Cason’s grip… he doesn’t enjoy getting his legs stretched, but it is helping him so much!
I primarily stretch them, do balancing or core building exercises, and practice sitting/standing/walking. Some of them love the attention, and others hate being made uncomfortable. The picture below is me working with Joshua, who only wants to flirt and play.
Elias is usually a happy camper, but he gets a bit grumpy when I try to make him work… it is helping him though!
Thanks so much for reading! We love and miss you all. We’ll be back in the US in less than two months for my sister, Adrienne’s, wedding… but just for a few weeks and then we come back to Kenya. Hopefully we’ll be able to make time to see many of you!
Thanks for your prayers!
Colleen
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