Start of Week Two

Alina
the blankets

Sammy
Marius and Maria

Bug and Me
Janet and Sammy

Alina Bug
Cristi and Maria
Alina

Michaela
Chip and Ionela
Bug doing push-ups in the stroller

Weekend Duty: Two Volunteers, 30 Babies

playing in the toy bucket Marian and Mirella
toddlers
infants

Alina
Me and Alina
bug
Daniel
Bug and Maria

We did our best to deal with the tantrums of the toddlers and still get some of the other babies out of their cribs. I would say we got more than half out for at least a few minutes. The toddlers and older mobiles were wild and we were stuck inside in the small playroom, we couldn't go out. The ones left in their cribs were mad, but we at least visited with all of them. When the toddlers went to eat lunch and nap we took out some more of the younger babies and gave them some time in the playroom.

Pictures of the Infants

Marius

Ema-Elena
Maria
Michaela
Gabriela
Celine

end of week one

The babies were tired this morning, but were happy to be outside. After bottles we had planned to throw a birthday party for all the August birthdays, but it ended up just being for the toddlers. We put party hats on some of the babies, but only the oldest kids were allowed the balloons and treats (apparantly ice cream is too cold for the younger toddlers). We were a bit dissapointed that the younger kids couldn't participate, but the older kids had a lot of fun. Then it was off to nap-time for the kids and to lunch for us.

After lunch all of our group except six of us went back to the hotel to get ready for the weekend trip. The six of us stayed and managed to get all 26 babies outside to the blankets and playground. Luckily an aid took the toddlers to play in the new pool, so there were a couple less to manage. The rest of us hung out in the playground and took turns going to watch toddlers in the pool which was really cute. The afternoon actually went faster than usual, and by four we had gotten them all diapered and in bed. It was fun because I got a chance to spend some time with the younger babies, especially my bug who fit perfectly in my bag and is ready to come home with me. Tomorrow we're having a free day and then Sunday the two of us might take a cab to the clinic for part of the day.

day five photos

Alex
Maiastra came outside!
Marian and Beatrice
Celine
Daniel

Bug is ready to come home with me!
Alina a.k.a "bug"
Marius and Maria
Daniel
Sammy

Non-Mobiles
Maria, Alina, Marius, Michaela, Gabriella, Ema-Elena
Non-Mobiles
Alina
kidnapped during nap-time

Marian, Mirella, Julian, Marian, Betty
Adrian and Alex
My last outside group
bubble time
toddlers enjoying their new pool

day four

Ema-Elena
Ioana
Alina

Alex
Alex
Mom and Sammy
Adrian and Me
Cristi

Maiastra
Alex
in the playground
toddlers
Alex and his dog