This week Simo went to see a physical therapist about his leg. He was diagnosed with developmental milestone delays due to malnutrition (which we already knew). He will see a therapist twice a week starting mid-September. Hopefully that will help him catch up to his sister in movement.
The twins’ Gogo (grandmother) came to visit this week. They seemed to know who she was immediately and sat and played with her for almost an hour. It was good to see them interacting with family members because we don’t want to lose that connection.
Mikayla hosted a tea party at our house on Sunday afternoon. Sister Diane and Katie (a volunteer) both came and partook in some tea (but really coffee because we didn’t have any tea) and biscuits (cookies). The kids enjoyed themselves and I think the adults did too.
We also built a fort this week. Nosipho and Mikayla liked to just crawl in and out of the fort more than they did sitting in it. Simo enjoyed his time in the fort looking at books. Mikayla even requested to sleep in the fort! She didn’t in the end, but has been asking for her fort back ever since.
Mikayla and I went on our first homestead visit this week. She rode in true Swazi fashion in the back of a buckie (pickup) on another worker’s lap. I sat up front in the cab with both twins. She seemed to really enjoy herself and was only moderately upset about not riding in her car seat. I would never have thought to go somewhere in America without her car seat, but here people look at you funny when you bring a car seat. The family we went to visit wasn’t actually there on the first try but we tried again the next day.
I made breadsticks the other night. They turned out great and were super easy. They were no Olive Garden breadsticks, but they tasted pretty good with our spaghetti. We must have liked them pretty good because out of twelve we only ended up with 1.5 as leftovers!!