Thelma Came Home

On Monday morning, we received a call from Social Welfare that Thelma, the new baby girl at the house, was finally ready to come home from the Maputo Central Hospital. She has spent the last few weeks in the Malnourishment Ward, receiving treatment. I was excited to know that she would join the other babies at the house before I left to go back home.

When I came in the house from running errands to the Water Company, I saw her hold out her arms for me to hold her. She was precious and looked so much healthier, since the first time I had visited her at the hospital. She was still very small, but it was obvious that she had made much improvement.

As we sized her for new clothes, it was realized that even though she was 3-4 years old, clothes that were made for 0-6 month infants were what fit her body the best. She is eating well, slept through the night, and it seems that she feels right at home at the baby house, where she has eight new brothers and sisters.