"Mabel had been playing with me and crawling all over me when she noticed that her snot had dripped all over my arm. She pointed at it in dismay and made some mabel comments, then she slid off my lap and ran (or however you describe the way she walks) to find a towel from the table, got the towel down, and brought it to me. After I wiped my arm, she looked quite satisfied with me, took the towel back, and came back to crawl on my lap. That girl!"
That's my girl! I mean, when your snot gets all over someone you've got to be considerate and get the person a towel! LOL!
The mom also said that Kendi Mabel can now say "mommy" and "babies."
Speaking of babies, Kendi is no longer the baby of Eban House. We welcomed 8 month old twins to Eban House this weekend. Our first true infants. They are said to be "very tiny." They are from Kendi's village. It's really amazing to me when I think about the size of some of these babies. Kendi is a very healthy-looking whopping 19 pounds now (at 22 months). In America these 8 month olds would be 19 pounds! I'm thinking they are maybe 9-10 pounds.
What a fun story to be able to tell Miss Kendi Mae when she is old enough to appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteAmazing what good prenatal nutrition and newborn nutrition gets us used to, as opposed to what not-so-good nutrition produces. Our Naomi is still a tiny girl at age 7, but its her teeth that amaze me! Poor prenatal nutrition and other maternal health issues gave Naomi a whole mouthful of weak, discolored, and very-prone-to-rotting- teeth which are having to be extracted by an oral surgeon because they are also very slow to fall out on their own. Nutrition is SO key to so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is just too cute! That is a story for the baby books! So is Kendi in the middle? Please tell me you have a family for those twins! Was it not so fun to call and tell them? That is the best part of our jobs, isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteHA, you know what is funny is that we emphasize that Ghana is NOT an infant program, so I don't think I have anyone who has requested kids this young! But of course they won't wait more than a few minutes once they are referral ready. We are still several weeks away from being able to refer the babies--Prince and Patience. ;-) Yes, Kendi is the one in the middle.
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