The little one in my arms is Andrea, a little girl who is just coming out of isolation at the clinic. She was born prematurely, and is still so tiny! She is learning to suck, and we are using a special nipple on the bottle to help her, but she still doesn't have good sucking reflex and cries too much (all that energy needs to be for growth!). It was fun to snuggle a little baby for a change.
We certainly have variety here at Tutova! The next size up is Petra, as pictured with Becky a couple of days ago. He's a little guy, but eating, sleeping and growing fast! She has given him a great start these weeks.
And we have some bigger girls and boys also! Yesterday it was fun watching them eating scrambled eggs! Some just hold the food, not sure how to deal with solids, others just stuff their cheeks, and some gobble whatever you put in front. Yes, some things are certainly international!!
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