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Andrea was abandoned by her Mom and her Dad
brought her in when he couldn’t handle it any more. She was
in tough shape… but as you can see, she is now a happy camper
who is loved by all.
The rocker makes sounds and the fish move around.
The kids, including Andrea, just love it. After a while, so
did I.
Stimulating with sounds and activities is key
– and I found that if I quacked like a duck everyone immediately
came to attention. I couldn’t get Bob to respond in the same
way, however.
Ramona is a beauty. She and Bob just hit it
off. She loved him and followed his every direction when working
with tools on projects. She is his apprentice for the future!
Creeping and crawling kiddies.
Denisa at play.
Denisa lolling around.
Happy active kids.
Liliana and Mihae.
This beautiful Lilliana just stole everyone’s
heart! She’s as light as a feather and just loves to be held
and exercised. She’s just learning to pull herself up!
The jumper is so important for the kids to get
exercise. Unfortunately the jumper broke while in use and Graco
has no replacement expect for those that go over doors. They
can’t be used at the clinic because there is only one door and
it doesn’t have a frame… so we’ve found a portable one that
will be sent with a returning volunteer in June. Maybe the non-mobiles
can use it outside too. You can see the joy is Maia’s face as
she jumps.
There are too many kids to hold to feed. Even
the smallest eat by themselves like Marian is doing with his
bottle propped up with a blanket.
Marian snoozing.
Mary Ann in the "loony bin."
Mary Ann as happy as the kids.
We can’t feed the kids yogurt fast enough. Mihai
at the forefront is not pleased that Elena is controlling the
spoon! Yogurt is a real treat – but some don’t like the taste
and sleep (as you can see in the rocker behind Mary Ann).
Mary Ann on yogurt feeding duty in "the
nest."
Little Mihai’s happy. His Mom and step sister
had just come to visit and he was reveling in their love. They
just couldn’t manage to keep him at home!
Mary Ann and Mihaela.
Little Mihaela is sooooo tiny. Her Mom abandoned
her and ran off to Italy. Mom is 18 and this is her second child.
Wouldn’t you just love to take her home with you! She’s six
weeks old in this photo.
Mihai and Octavian.
Mihai and Elena.
Mihai with Mary Ann.
Viorel and Marian are twin brothers who couldn’t
be more different. Viorel (in front) doesn’t stop moving or
smiling… Marian just loves sleeping as much as he can. They
are tiny for six months but very healthy.
Mihai (in the back) is the food predator and
needs three bottles. We consolidate those that other kids don’t
drink and sneak it to him! Viorel in front is the same age.
Quite a difference.
Vale, one of the clinic staff, has special and
constant love for Viorel. Wouldn’t you! What a doll. He would
fit in my purse if I could pull it off to carry him away!
Viorel is the charmer! There’s nothing more
to say that can add to this photo!
Here he is charming us again.
I took Viorel outside for the first time in
six months. He could hardly absorb the sunshine and hated touching
the grass. He truly could use sun glasses! This is a very sad
thing for me: to know how little the kids get out. But summer
volunteers will change that and hopefully he’ll grow to love
it outdoors.
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