From Jenny!

My e-friend from Italy is in ET to pick up her 10 mos old daughter H from an orphanage named Miskaye. D is at an orphanage called BZ but Jenny joined some other families at the goodbye coffee ceremony at BZ. Jenny is also a pediatric nurse. I asked her to hold D and cover her with loud sloppy kisses. Here is her report!

Lauren, we went to the goodbye ceremony at BZ today. They did a coffee ceremony and the nannies said goodbye to J and Y.

I held D for a long time. They call her Doo, Doony, and Dun-ee-ya, and Dunya. Very cute. She's petite and serious most of the time, but I saw her smile several times, especially for the nannies. They feed the babies every 2 hours even at night with fast flow nipples. (AHA! That's why they get so chubby!) The bottle they gave to me to feed Dunia was 4-5 oz and she drank about half of it and fell asleep and they were ok with letting her not finish the bottle.
I saw her butt-naked while we were there for a diaper and clothes change and I got 3 naked photos of her on Lissa's camera. She will send them to you. D looks great. She is alert, makes eye contact, babbles and coos, raises her chest and head while on her tummy, is not quite sitting unsupported yet, and puts some weight on her feet when you hold her upright. She has a bit of a belly but is not chunky like J and Y(yet). She is light skinned but not pale in my opinion. Whites of the eyes are white. Her eyes are watery (clear) and her nose is crusty with dried boogers. No cough. Very tranquil. The cribs are small and have a solid dividing wall between them so the babies don't interact with one another which is a shame. Definitely don't get much stimulation but I do not think they are neglected, so I know whatever delays she may have she will catch up. The mobiles are a fantastic idea. They need them. Her photo book of you guys is in her crib and we looked at it together. I gave her several wet loud smooches and millions of smaller kisses and told her over and over that you are coming. She liked that.

Gosh, my heart is breaking with joy and love.

The network of mom-friends that forms around adoption is a blessing. We keep each other propped up in so many ways. Thanks Jenny for this simple joy!

Lauren

PS: Just about every photo we get of D she has a dried booger in her nose! To be honest I have been photoshopping them out to spare you all, and me! When my lil' booger gets home she won't have those any more!! Enjoy the pic above of milky bliss!