Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Baby update

We are missing Joséctio since he went home, the orphanage is not the same without him. It was so much fun how much he was starting to talk and walk. But being home is what´s best for him.

Alejandra is learning to talk a little. She can say mama and papa and si and no. She is so much fun to play with and she laughs a lot.

Levi is starting to learn how to crawl and he can sit up all by himself now. He looks different with all his top teeth in. His mom came today and told us that she wants to keep him here until he is 18 years old. She says he has been raised here his whole life and he will have a better life here, where we will be able to take good care of
him and provide him with an education.

José is still as wild as ever. He is also going through this phase where he likes to take off his shoes and socks and walk around barefoot. Every chance he gets he takes them off. Also he has turned into an eating machine. As soon as he wakes up the first
thing he asks for is food. Whenever someone has food, even if José isn´t around, as soon as they open the package José magically appears asking for some. He is always eating.

Brandon is still doing great and still loves his music and singing. He is getting along well with the other kids and he loves having his sister here.

We took them all to the swimming pool the other day. It was a blast. José and Brandon had a ton of fun on the slides and swimming around. I took Alejandra into the water and she hated it. She cried and cried until I took her out. She spent most of the day playing in the shade. Levi loved the water. I swam around with him for hours and he never got tired of it. It was a lot of fun.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

New update from Mandy

Here is the latest update for you on the babies. This one is going to
have to be a bit quick...

Josécito went home to his family yesterday. It was really sad to see him go but I can tell his dad has changed and they all seemed really happy. I am glad for him and I hope he has a better life.

Alejandra is doing great and we are starting to teach her how to walk.

Levi is starting to sit up on his own. All of his top teeth have come in.

José is starting to talk more and more. He is learning to say the names of animals. I have a hard time getting him to pronounce things properly. I can tell he understands what I´m saying when I talk to him but he isn´t able to form the words. I am
going to have to start working with him a little more to get him talking.

Brandon is still a ton of fun. His family came to visit the other day and that was nice.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Baby update

This an update from Mandy of the babies at the orphanage.

Josécito has learned some more words and the other day we taught him how to wave. Now when someone leaves the room we tell him goodbye and he waves to us. Also this week Aury and I were walking with him and he took his first steps by himself. It was pretty exciting. He will be walking soon.

Alejandra is starting to talk a little as well, she can say mama and papa. Lately she has started to scrunch her nose when she smiles and it is the most adorable thing ever. She has the cutest laugh.

Levi is pretty content. I am trying to teach him to sit up on his own. I have been noticing that whenever we play with him and stand him up it is hard to get him to bend his legs to sit down. He keeps them straight.

José loves trouble. But he is so affectionate and loves to give hugs. I taught him how to give butterfly kisses the other day and he loves it. Yesterday I put the radio on in the kitchen while I was cleaning and when José heard it he came running in and we danced around the kitchen. It was really cute.

Brandon is doing great, he is always happy and cheerful. We have a lot of fun with him. He loves it when we put on his music, Vicente Fernandez. He says it reminds him of his dad. He is always asking us to play it for him. The teacher took him swimming the other day and he had a blast.

There haven´t been any updates on the adoption laws. It is really too bad, because I know that there are good families that want to adopt the kids we have who will never go home.