We arrived last night around 9 pm Guatemalan time. Had a good nights rest. Our room is #25 and in the corner of the hotel, so it's quiet here. There doesn't seem to be as many famiies as in November of last year for sure.
The girls arrived around 10:30. We got to meet their foster moms. MiMi is around 25 years old and is caregiver for McKelle. Rosa is approx. 55 and takes care of McCaule. One could tell they really love our girls.
We found out that both girls were having trouble gaining weight, so the Dr. put them on a strict feeding schedule of every 2 hrs and has added fatty foods to their diet. They have been gaining. They are not much bigger than when we saw them in November.
McKelle suffers from anemia and is therefore taking iron daily. They also said the doctor has them eat two eggs a day blended into their milk. They are both sitting and play happily with toys reaching for them and exploring them. McKelle is crawling but McCaule is not.
McKelle has 8 teeth while McCaule is still working on her first. They went down for naps shortly after we got them today, thus the time to make this entry. They are so sweet.
We found out today that the girls fosters live next door to one another so the girls see one another quite often. Also, the doctor who sees them has his clinic in their neighborhood and is very strict and checks on them often(at least weekly) to make sure they are doing well. They are receiving weekly weight checks.
McKelle ate over half a banana today, but McCaule just took a couple of bites. Neither really cared for the avacado.
We did take them both on a short walk around the grounds of the hotel. They seemed to enjoy that. It's been cool and rainy off and on today. The front desk said this is their winter season.
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