We learned that orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes. -David Platt

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Baby Theodore

Baby Theodore got admitted to the hospital almost two weeks ago.  He was so severely dehydrated and malnourished when he first showed up that we weren't even sure that he would survive.  Almost eight months old, he was the size of a newborn.  Sadly, Teddy was also abandoned by his family.  But he got plenty of loving and TLC from all the volunteers.  Over the last week Teddy came to life.  He still can hardly drink anything from a bottle and gets all his nutrition through a feeding tube, but he started smiling and yesterday I got him to laugh!  Moments like that are the best part of being in Haiti.  He was doing so well that he was discharged from our hospital yesterday and transferred to a malnourishment center for long term care and he has an adoptive family waiting for him!

Teddy early on in his hospitalization

Baby Teddy, all smiles!

Teaching Teddy farm animal sounds with the iPhone :)

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