Wednesday, January 29, 2014

A Child That is Loved…

… has many names!!!

Salendia, precious, baby, peanut, sweetheart, little honey, sweet cookie… All of these and possibly more are names we used for this little punkin:

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First she was skinny, and fussy, and so weak she couldn’t hold her head at all. In fact it was difficult to hold her because she was so floppy!

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And then she was happy and sweet and a whole lot stronger!!

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Salendia has cerebral palsy and is difficult to feed because of poor coordination. I think the reason she got so weak and skinny is because no one was taking the time to just sit down and feed her properly! We kept her for a month to see how we could help her and it was a miracle to see how much stronger she became with good nutrition and lots of tummy time! By the time she left she had a lot more head control and over all strength, she even tried getting up on her knees which is still unbelievable to me because of how lethargic and weak she was at first!!

sweet dreams!!

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Baby’s favorite spot!

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                                                  Darling, baby, girl! I love you so much!!

On Jan. 11 Salendia returned to live with her aunt and papa who love her very much! We gave them instructions about feeding her properly and how to help her build up strength. Her aunt seemed very loving and excited about having her back home, we hope and pray everything goes well and she will continue to grow and blossom.

Jesus bless you, sweet girl!!

1 comment:

Julia Bauman said...

oh I miss that little pumpkin!!! She was one of the sweetest darlings!! Blessings Mary as you give and give.. time and sleep.. and so many other things to love and love these precious souls!!
Ankouraje!! Julia