Alexandru

Oh the trouble! This sweet little boy is a twin and has a heart defect. His family still visits him occasionally. He has been so starved for attention that he has conditioned bad habits for himself. He throws horrible tantrum sometimes over a toy, or food and other times for no apparent reason. He will start banging his head on the floor or wall when really upset and it takes a lot to get him to stop. Like the other big kids in the Mobile infant unit, he is a bit of a playground bully. He steals toys from the other kids and then goes around whacking them on the head with it. They are usually nice hard toys like rattles or big blocks. This child keeps us running. He is probably the most emotionally draining. When he has a bad day we go back to the hotel completely drained. I am usually asleep by 8:30pm on those days.

Andreea

This precious child was a preemature infant of a 16 yr old mom. She was abandoned at birth. When she arrived to the clinic at 7 months of age and 7 lbs they had given her 3 months to live. She has an untreatable hole in her heart. She is now 3 yrs old! She has cereberal palsy, mental delay, and cannot see. She does however hear and loves to be tickled! She is a sweet baby. We are not sure what will happen to her. Once the children reach the age of 5 they are suppose to be out of the clinic. They will have to find a foster family and that is very hard to do with disabled children.

Daniel aka Chubs or Fatty

This little chunk is here for....wait what is he here for? I think he was here for malnutrition. It was most likely due to his family not being able to afford food because this kid could eat a horse! Um...as a matter of fact I am considering putting him in my carry-on luggage and bringing him home. I just love this fat baby! He is so happy and mellow. When the other kids steal his toy or hit him on the head with it he will just look and them and then crawl somewhere else and find a different toy. Nothing bothers him....well, except when the yogurt runs out. He loves his yogurt. Actually all the kids love yogurt hour. Every day at 11:00 am chaos occurs. The aids bring us the yogurt and the kids maul us. We serve all the children with the same spoon from the same bowl. I know! It was a big adjustment. It went against every infection control policy I have ever known...but when in Rome.... So, needless to say, 11:00 is the most hectic and most messy. There are usually several tantrums thrown by the kids when the yogurt runs out. Really I am pretty sure these kids could eat yogurt until they burst. As a matter of fact that could be why chubby cheeks is so solid. He gets a lot of yogurt.

Sammy

Sammy has been in the clinic since he was just a baby. He has mild down syndrome and had initial malnutrition. He is now 3 and still doen't walk. Jenni and I try to get him up and moving as much as possible. It is sometimes hard though because he is very content just sitting in the same place for hours. He is a very funny boy and will mimic you once he warms up to you. We love Sammy!

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Mihaela

This adorable child has been in the clinic since infancy. She was here for malnutrition. She is obviously much better now. She is a doll and she knows it! She is sassy, sassy, sassy! Soon she is going to go to a foster family. She is lucky that there is one for her. Her curls melt my heart.

Ionella

This little one is so sweet and loves to cuddle. She is so happy and loves to smile even though it is so hard for her. Ionella had a cleft palate and lip. They do the surgeries in stages here due to various reasons. She has had her lip fixed but the scar tissue makes it difficult for them to smile. She crawles every where and though she cannot walk she will stand up and dive for you.

Here is a little video of some of the kiddos. Its not the best but it is a start!