Day 46

Bad. Just bad.

Today didn't start well, and it didn't end well either. 

(Not that is has even ended yet...)

Long story short, Baby Ramadan has a hole in his heart and our huge meeting with the traditional birth attendants is in nine short hours. I worked on many of the materials for our meeting today while Ali accompanied baby Ramadan to Moshi for an echocardiogram. I did as much as I could, but there is still a lot of work to be done between tonight and tomorrow. I don't anticipate getting to bed anytime soon, and my alarm is already set for 6:30am tomorrow morning. The crazy week continues.

Please pray for baby Ramadan and all of those caring for him! We will know more about the severity of his condition in the days to come. 

XOXO,

Amanda

Day 45

What. A. Day.

I've been to the airport twice in the past 24 hours. We had three new volunteers arrive yesterday and another volunteer leave today. Ali and I have our training session for traditional birth attendants on Thursday and there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. Today at Baby Ramadan's wellness check-up we found out he needs to see a specialist ASAP. The list just goes on and on.

This crazy week completely snuck up and caught me so off guard. Good thing I've got sweet faces like these to make me smile:

Today is also Canada Day. I only mention it because Ashley is Canadian and she cooked "Canadian" food for us: 

Pancakes with 2% maple syrup (as close as we could get to real deal), bacon, and Nanaimo bars. 

Time to start planning a feast for the 4th of July!

XOXO,

Amanda