We got to see several patients today that we've told you about before. We saw Osni, who continues to look great. The mother who had moved out of her husband's house because of the abuse, then moved back, then got upset because her sister-in-law told her she was pregnant with a toad finally gave birth. And the baby? A beautiful little girl. Not a toad. WEE!!! She was positively GLOWING! How awesome! (3rd pic)
We also saw two or three little babies that we're watching very closely because they are so tiny. One was born a month or more early at only four pounds and is up to seven pounds. He's a Down's Syndrome baby, which hits pretty close to home right now, and doesn't look GREAT, but is continuing to gain weight, even though it's pretty slowly.
We found out today that the baby we worried about so much year (born at about 32 weeks and when we saw him, only weighed 3 lbs 11 oz) died. We don't know when, but it was probably a while ago. You don't win them all.
We also saw Maria, our little cleft lip baby who was always SO cute and fat (4th pic). She wasn't too happy with Matt when he took her picture, but take our word for it. She's still as cute as a button!
And the good news, at least for us, was that the team was running behind. They were planning to leave at noon, but when we got home at 1, they were still here, so we got to say some more good-byes. We are really looking forward to seeing them again over Christmas when we're in Houston, and then hopefully again as soon as possible next year.
Today and tonight we'll be doing a mountain of laundry and cleaning to get ready for the next team who comes in on Saturday. Tomorrow, Heidi will be at Buen Samaritano and Matt and Carrie will take Abby to Antigua then go to Guatemala City to do some grocery shopping for the team.
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