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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Events From our Typical Week

This week I had to do some major undercover work to get these pics.  Luckily, they leave us alone in the rooms with the babies so I was able to sneak some of these.  After I arrive at 8:30 I help feed the newborns and change their clothes.  When all their feeding is done I come to this room and help with the older babies.  These ones are really fun because they play and laugh.  We have to wear white coats (like lab coats) and have our heads covered.

Here is the playpen where there can be like 12 babies at one time.  So they crawl all over each other (notice the little one in the green on the bottom left, his foot is all up in the other one's face :)  

Here are the cribs for this age.  These babies don't walk yet, but some can a crawl a little bit. The newborns are in another room and they stay in those small plastic hospital beds all lined up against the wall.  When they get too big for those they come in rooms like these.  They keep this place remarkable clean.  

This is my favorite little girl.  I wish you could see her little face.  She loves to laugh and cuddle with me.  She recognizes me now when I come in.  (as always, click to enlarge)

I know you are probably wishing there was more of Cody on our postings.  He isn't quite as motivated to take pictures as I am.  I took this one while he was giving a guitar lesson to a friend.  Once a week this guy comes over and Cody helps him learn to play.  

So I joined a gym.  I go three times a week to classes.  It comes out to be about $1 per session! It alternates between strength training, abs, step aerobics, dance aerobics, stretching, and I am not sure what else yet.  


People will come in before or after class and use the equipment.  I don't actually use it, I just attend the classes.  

I totally got in trouble for taking these pics after the class was done.  She said all these women are not wearing their head coverings and are showing their lower back.  I figured ya'll most likely wouldn't recognize anybody! 

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the pics of your average day...I'll reserve the comment on "how good a baby looks on you," Carrie. You know you've gotta quit setting that response up on a tee! Ha.
Joe

Paul & Nat said...

Oh my gosh! The babies are too cute! So glad you snuck the camera in :) And PS. I think I know the girl in the pink shirt at the gym. JK. Miss you!

Anonymous said...

loved the pics of an average day...thanks for the undercover work. :) You guys SURE you don't want to do another term - this time here??? :)

Clint and Jo said...

Carrie, is that the orphanage you've been volunteering for? Clint & I watched this adoption video yesterday about a particular chain of orphanages and it was so touching! I would like to do something like that. We're thankful for your sweet heart and that you graciously give so much time to that. :)

Clint said...

Ok, ok....

So you snuck a camera in... but can you sneak a child out? That is the question :)

yer gonna be a great mommy! I'm so pumped!