Quantum of Busy Part 2

On our last day at the orphanage, we took a lot of pictures of the babies. It's amazing how much they grew in just 6 weeks.

Juan's face is so weird that I can't help but laugh no matter what mood he's in. He is also so spoiled that I had to document this rare occurance of him actually getting in trouble.
Camila is finally old enough where we can start to see her personality a little bit.

Lilly in the white runs the orphanage and Sonia in the orange is in charge of the babies. Lilly told us that she was glad we didn't drink or go out dancing because when volunteers do, it gives the kids bad dreams and they wake up screaming. (It has nothing to do with them being kids or being orphaned, no, course not.) Tattoos, we're told, can have a similar affect on the young (when visible of course).

They like their babies boiling hot here in Peru. Looks like the Tias were gone and some irresponisble camera man moved some blankets because Jorge Luis is showing a lot of skin for his age!

Valarie is so cute! She also has begun to have some of the most puzzling poops. More than a few times, Gillian had to scrub this weird, dried-oat-like substance off her back that was posing as poop.

Oh it was so great. Maria Eugenia has been on the verge of walking since we arrived. As you can imagine, in a house of concrete and iron rods, this can be dangerous. But after 5 weeks of struggle and injury, she walked for me. I saw her first steps. After 10 steps I yelled and totally scared her. She didn't walk much for the rest of the week because she was petrified of falling again, but it was very, very neat to be there for the first time.

These birds had a nest wedged between all the broken glass atop the walls surrounding Casa Hogar and every night they would stand on each other for some reason. They were very tame. I could lift a kids face right up in front of them and they wouldn't flinch. I think one was eaten because for a while there were 4.

Everytime someone leaves, there is a big dance party at the orphanage. They all know a dance/ song or 2 and it's really cute, especially when it was for us on our last day. Gillian and I got a bit teary-eyed. I've posted video of the dances before. Check the archives at your leisure.

3 weird babies.
It was so great to have Jacob and Jennea see all the kids and know all their weird things, so we can all remember our time there together.

I spent the last few weeks trying to get these guys to say "put 'er there", but it didn't catch on. I was successful in showing the kids how fun it is to pretend to fall down the stairs. Glad I'm not going to be there when that game goes amiss.

Baby cocoon.