Baby Rattles from the USA

We would like to give a special thanks to Betty Tangora from Seattle, Washington (USA). She knitted 20 colorful rattles for the babies at Primeiro de Maio and today they were delivered. The babies loved the soft rattles and I am sure they will enjoy them during their playtime.

Here are some photos from today! This is baby Narciso as he wakes up from his nap. Narciso came to the orphanage on St. Patrick's Day. He is almost 2 months old.

Lunchtime for Narciso...

Teresa reaching for a rattle. Teresa has been here for a while, but is very healthy now. She is one of the babies that benefits from the soy formula as she is allergic to regular milk.

April Delivery

Thank you Sante for your monthly donation. This month is was again a total of 6,000 MZN! The following items were delivered today:

- Diapers (630)

- Soy Formula (4 Large Cans)

- Chocolate (2 boxes)

The chocolates were donated by ALV in Maputo. They will be given to the older children at the orphanage.

There will be pasta on the menu today...

My 8.5 month belly has me in a mood to clean up and organize everything in my house. I spent the morning in the kitchen organizing cabinets and checking expiration dates on food. I noticed I had a huge box of spaghetti and macaroni pasta that were about to expire and some tea. I know that the babies won't get to enjoy this food, but I figured the older kids in the orphanage would be very happy to have a pasta meal. So today I dropped off:

- 12 boxes of spaghetti

- 3 boxes of macaroni

- 5 boxes of tea (this is for the workers)

If you have a chance to clean out your pantry or kid's closet and/or rooms and think there is something the orphanage might use just send me an email at mvigues@me.com to arrange a pick-up.

Happy Cleaning & Organizing!