Happy Father's Day

Tim's father's day present...snuggles with his baby girl.

 Father's Day 2015 started like any typical day in the Ehmann house....wake up in gingerbread cottage.....get dressed to have breakfast served to us as requested the night before.....eat at table with full silverware setting and WHITE tablecloth....view monkeys....head to baby home to visit new daughter.....yup nothing out of the ordinary :-) To be honest, this having breakfast made for us thing is going to be hard to give up. Dining in a fancy dining room with white linens and glassware is enough to make any mother of a preschooler cringe but our host is so incredibly gracious and absolutely loves children which makes the whole formal breakfast dining thing easier on the nerves.

J opening his present from his sister.

Our second day was a challenging one for our immune systems to be sure. Over the night the babies became more noticeably sick. Today marks the first day my little girl puked on me....I guess there is a first for everything. The babies have come down with a nasty cold (the puking mostly a product of milk and not being able to breathe properly). The wee ones were sleepy and weepy....we got lot of snuggles today. Miss A fell asleep on both her mommy and daddy. Upon our return we promptly stripped down and scoured ourselves in the shower....then ate some oranges. It will be a minor miracle if we don't all get sick in the next few days.

Watching the house mother and the volunteers today truly amazes me. These women are so dedicated to loving and caring for these little ones. Today we met a woman who has spent a considerable amount of time with our Ada. She spent her first Christmas with this family, has enjoyed going to soccer matches and school performances with them. You can tell she has a real soft spot in their hearts. This woman is also an administrator for the home. Today she brought with her her two boys. One in grade 6 and the other in grade 11 it was amazing to watch them wipe runny noses, change dirty diapers, and put little ones to bed. Not many teenage boys I know would give up a day off of school to do that. This family put together a baby book for Ada documenting the first year of her life in pictures and notes. They included a USB full of pictures and a letter from each member of the family to her and us. To top it off they brought a gift for J.....from his sister of course....to help keep him busy during our visits to the baby home.  Our baby girl is so loved. We are so thankful and deeply humbled by the service that we are witnessing.