By Bob McDonnel | Project Coordinator
We bought a cake for Hannah's birthday who came into Mi Casa's House of Life on December 1st. When all of us began to sing "Happy Birthday" to her, she started to cry and I was a bit worried that maybe we had triggered a sad momory. After we finished singing, I asked Hannah why she was crying and she said that it was because she had never had a birthday celebration before. It is always shocking to me that the things we sometimes take for granted are not the same for all of us. Most who were there and knew Hanna's story cried a bit with her. Then we all had cake and enjoyed the moment.
You may have noticed the furry creature next to Hannah in the photo. He is Caramelo, the newest member of the House of Life. He is a therapy Bernedoodle donated by Nick, a wonderfu therapy dog trainer and breeder here in El Salvador. Caramelo is always by the girls' sides if they are sad and need comfort. He is like a big, loving shag carpet.
Just a few days after Hannah's birthday, she went into labor. We have known for a month that Hanna's baby was breach and were hoping for the baby to turn. Hanna's little baby decided she was not going to flip and was born by Cesarean.
Mama and baby are both doing great recovering from surgery. Hannah is the best mama and is very attentive and loving to her baby. She is learning how to love, breastfeed and care for her baby with the help of our experienced and trained staff. Both mama and baby are in the best place at the House of Life. They are getting the beautiful start in life that they would never have had without your support. Hannah’s baby is already making eye contact with her mama and all who get to hold her and she is barely a week old.
Over the next 90 days Hannah’s baby’s brain will grow 60 to 70% and will form critical and fundamental structures that enable her to interact and develop in a healthy way with all those around her. This is exactly what Hannah’s baby needs in order to learn and grow in the most excellent and productive way for all of her life.
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