Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March Update from Our Agency!


Name: T*n***e 
Measurements
 Taken on:  March 26,2010 
 Weight: 39 pounds 
 Height: 109 cm 
 Head Circumference: 49 cm 

Eating/Health:   
 She eats well. 
 She has been healthy. 
Development/Physical:  
 She can trace alphabets and numbers. 
 She can count numbers 1-10 in Amharic. 

Personality/Other Comments:   
 She likes singing spiritual songs. 
 She likes dogs. She has a play mate she loves, his name is Teddy. 

Questions we asked:
1. What is her daily and nightly schedule?- she wakes up around 6 am, 
brush her teeth and groom, breakfast, class, snack and break 
time, class, lunch, nap, class, snack, play time, dinner, putting 
pajamas and cleaning, bedtime. 
2. How does she like to be comforted when she is upset?- by hugging her 
and talking to her. 
3. Does she have any behaviors that might be challenging for us to deal 
with?- we haven’t seen such a behavior. 
4. What does she say about us?- she is happy to have a family. 
5. What is she afraid of? – she said she is not afraid of anything. 


Name: M**l*****m 
Measurements
 Taken on:  March 26,2010 
 Weight: 34 pounds 
 Height: 91 cm 
 Head Circumference: 51 cm
Name: Millennium Ballard 
Measurements
 Taken on:  March 26,2010 
 Weight: 34 pounds 
 Height: 91 cm 
 Head Circumference: 51 cm 

Eating/Health:   
 He is eating well. 
 He has been healthy. 
Development/Physical:  
 Now he can speak well in Amharic. 
 He tries to sing ABC. He can climb on slider and monkey bar. 
Personality/Other Comments:   
 He has become active, happy, sociable and playful. 
 He likes to spend time with old people. He is friends with guards at 
Transitional home 2.  
 He likes to play with sand. 

Questions we asked:
1. How long has he been in the orphanage and transition home?-   they had 
been in the orphanage for about 2 weeks. he came to the Transitional 
home on January 12,2010 
2. What is his daily/nightly schedule?-He wakes up around 6 am, the nannies brush his teeth and dress him, 
breakfast, sport,  class, snack and break time, class revision and songs, 
lunch, nap, snack, play time, dinner, putting pajamas and cleaning, 
bedtime.(sleeps throughout the night, may wake up to pee)  
3. How does he like to be comforted when he is upset?- he gets comforted 
when he is talked with nice words. 
4. Does he have any behaviors that might be challenging for us to deal 
with?- he sometimes wants to get into everything. 
5. What is he afraid of?- nothing.