New Team

Today was the first day with the new team. We did the normal orientation, and also walked to a church to see their Palm Sunday celebration. Then in the afternoon we got to visit the hospital for a quick tour, and say hi to the kids. We were happy to see that Ana Maria and Nicoletta returned back over the weekend, and are interested to hear about their test results tomorrow. We also heard that Cleo WILL in fact be having her surgery tomorrow in Iasi. We hope for the best for her!

This week some of our kids from the CPS facility will be coming for a hospital stay, and we are very excited to see them! Celine is also coming back from Bucharest soon, and will also have a stay in the hospital with us. It's great to have some of our kids reuniting, even if it has to be in a hospital!

Last Friday we got a new baby named Delia Ayana, who had been on the news a couple weeks ago when she was born. She was supposed to go to Tutova, but obviously that couldn't happen. She can't be more than three weeks old, as she still has an umbilical stump. Cognitively she seems normal. She has a bit of a stump for a left arm, but on the right coming out from her body she only has a finger (a very cute finger!). She has one leg that is small, and on the other side she just has a foot attached to her body. She also has a little hemangioma on her nose. She is a sweet little girl, and we are happy to be taking care of her!

Today she was in a room with two more little princesses named Gabriela and Ana Maria. They are twins, born March 26th, and are very tiny. Their family has six other children besides them, so they have left the girls in the hospital until they get bigger. We will be helping with them as well. Unfortunately, her move means that Raul is now alone in his room again, though that will make him happy, because he didn't like having to share his mama!

Upstairs we also have a new girl from the CPS facility who is 15, named Nadia. She has severe CP, and is quite malnourished. But she can see and hear, and she follows us with her eyes. And she lets us know when she wants attention by making noises. She is very sweet, and we are lucky to get to work with her!