Babies Growing (by Thom)

Saturday Amanda shared that we finally got some soy milk formula for Hannah. While we thought that soy would help her we weren't sure, and I was admittedly a bit concerned. However, a few days have gone by and Hannah is eating more than ever! We're mixing her soy milk with the goat's milk that we can get here. This gives her the fat and vitamins she needs from the soy with the maternal benefits of the goat's milk. Hannah has been gaining weight lately and everyone who sees her comments on how much healthier she is looking. It's true - she's now over 5 pounds and growing. Our househelp Jeanette even mistook Hannah for Miriam yesterday. If you saw the two of them next to each other 2 weeks ago you'd understand how much that mistake meant to us!
Speaking of Jeanette, her baby is now about 5 months old and is doing very well, too. When Alifahan was born we shared our concern here for her. She was very sick at birth and for the first couple of months it wasn't known if she would live. Today little Ali is very alert and playful and can sit up. I came home yesterday and she was playing with an empty Dr. Pepper bottle on the floor. It was exciting to see how well she's doing - partly because it gives us continued hope for the improvement of our own little ones.
I've included here a photo of Hannah when she was 30 days old and at 52 days old. What a difference! For more pictures, go here.