Today we got to the baby house and were able to go up to Alex's room, which he currently shares with 4 other babies. Since it is Sunday the schedule is a bit relaxed and we got there as they were about to feed Alex. We got to wander around a bit and take photos of his area so I'll let those do the talking...
The large playroom where the babies have 'free time'. To the left of the mural on the back wall is the kitchen area for the babies and to the right is the bathroom.
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The sleeping room. Alex's crib is to the right in this photo, behind the plant and below the a/c unit. There are ten cribs in the room but only five babies at this time.
Playpen--all the babies lie around and grab at toys strung on the ribbons. That's Alex on the left. We didn't recognize him at first due to his very feminine clothes!
This is Alex with one of his nannies.
And this is how they feed the babies--bowl under chin and shovel it in. The entire feeding took about 2 minutes. He didn't eat all of it but I don't think he was able to take a breath the entire time, they go that fast.
We got to see his medical chart and on 2/22, his 7 month check-up, he weighed 14 lbs. 4 oz. and was 25 3/4" tall.
We
only had one visit today as it was Sunday and everyone takes it easy.
We are fortunate to be able to visit on Sundays and have it count toward
our 14 day bonding period as there are other baby houses that won't
allow visits on Sundays. We are even more fortunate that the three-day
Women's Day holiday won't affect our visitation schedule. Instead of
our second visit, Vera and Medet took us on a tour of three mausoleums
that are nearby. Very beautiful and the view of the mountains was
wonderful. As usual, today was sunny and dry, very mild. The weather
is great!
One week down, three to go!
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