Wednesday, August 13, 2008

T.I.A.

For those of you who don't know what that means, it stands for THIS IS AFRICA!!!
Here in Africa the internet has been down for 4 days, again. Here in Africa people are not in a rush to get the internet back up and running! But I am loving it Here in Africa!
And the funny thing about Africa is that Aiden, the boy who is never sick, has been sick on three separate occasions with three different ailments! The first was the fever that went away within 12 hours thanks to some antibiotics I brought. The clinic that Aiden got his shots from prescribed them, thank the LORD! Two days ago he woke up early and was loudly rustling about in the living room. I was frustrated with this since it was 6 am and I had no intention of getting up before 7. He was being very noisy so I yelled "Aiden, knock off all that noise!" Then I hear muffled sobs, very unlike Aiden to cry over me being a grouch in the morning, because I'm always grouchy in the morning so I realize I need to get up and see what is going on. I turn the corner to three lovely puddles of VOMIT! Nice. My poor baby was trying not to wake me but couldn't get out the door in time! I felt two feet tall for getting on to him! I am such a jerk! He was fine within the hour and we went to the movies later that day. Weird huh? Today he has "a stomach ailment" or the poo's if I am being lady like! He is a trooper though!
Yesterday was a nice day, we spent three hours or so at Hope. I got to rock the baby to sleep and hold him while he napped. So did Aiden. It was so nice. He didn't cry when I held him this time which was a first! PROGRESS!
Minte is good as always, not a bit of trouble. He is a bit on the wild side though. And LOUD!! He is very loud, but in a cute way! For now it is cute anyway!
I miss you all terribly and I am counting down the days until Jeff gets here. 11 more days! Ahh I can't wait! Thanks for all of your texts, even though I can't respond, they connect me with reality and I am so thankful for it. I can't wait to introduce you all to my new boy, soon, very soon!
OH, please say prayers for my friend Linsey, another Hope mom. She is here picking up her baby Abdisa who is about 4 months old. He is sick and in the hospital because of dehydration and anemia. He is a tiny thing! Linsey's sister-in-law, Sarah, gave me an update saying that he should be able to get out of the hospital today and they are trying to get an earlier flight out so that they can get him to the hopital in the states. Thanks!
Love you all, thanks for checking in. Jaclyn

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