Monday Update (by Thom)

Today we head to Segou. Amanda's coming from Koutiala with the twins and I'm leaving from Bamako. I talked with Amanda a bunch over the weekend and she said she had a chance to weigh the girls. Miriam is doing quite well and is now about 5 pounds. Hannah has been sick and actually lost weight. She's down to 3 lbs 2 oz. The nurses have started feeding her with a tube, which is quite difficult for Amanda to see. Some of her illness seems to have stabalized, though, so I'm hopeful she will start eating again and gain her weight back.
Tomorrow or Wednesday should be the big day for signing papers with the father! After that's done, we'll have legal custody of the girls and can officially begin the adoption process. Because we'll be in Segou this week, we won't have regular internet access, but I'm going to try and find a cyber cafe so I can post a couple of pictures of the girls and some updates: especially if we have news of the father.
Thanks for all the emails we've gotten and the prayers we know have gone out. They mean a lot to us, and even more to Hannah.