She is 8 months old now, in 1 more month it will be the time she should have been born! She’s putting on weight and getting stronger. She was trying to lift her head up!
Upendo is growing up so fast. She is now in the Wobbler’s group. She loves to walk around the home pushing big toys. Her gentle and loving nature is so sweet.
Our latest premature baby of 7 months, 2 months early is too early… She is only 1.5kg. Her mother died giving birth and her father is unknown
The day has finally arrived! After months in the Tanzanian court system we are so happy to see this sweet little girl gain such wonderful, fun, young and dedicated parents. During this time, we have gotten to know her new parents Sean and Sybille well and couldn’t be happier for Vivi. Sean is an Australian and Sybille is from Switzerland. They both live in Tanzania and run an orphanage in Moshi called Simbas Footprints. http://www.simbasfootprints.org https://www.facebook.com/SimbasFootprints/?pnref=story. Sybille and a Swedish friend of hers started this non-profit organisation back in 2011 after Sybille fell in love with Tanzania on her first trip [ Read More ]
Ken and I are excited to share our little boy with you. Oliver Finn Landers was born in Australia on March 22nd, at 1:18am, weighing 3.426kgs/ 7lb 9oz and 51cm’s long. He is happy and healthy and we both can’t wait to get back to Cradle of Love Baby Home.
Just a brief note… I will be going home to Australia for the birth of our baby for a short time, so i’m sorry if I don’t get a chance to post for awhile. You can always check out the Facebook page in the meantime to keep up to date. Here is the link…. https://www.facebook.com/groups/29513151950/ Thank you to all of Cradle’s followers. Your support is much appreciated.
This afternoon we dropped in to see Safinieli, one of Cradle’s ‘Crawlers’ caregivers who recently delivered a healthy baby boy. Named Nimrod, he weighed 3.2kgs and was delivered naturally late afternoon on January, 29th. He is absolutely perfect and we all enjoyed his cuddles. Safinieli also has an older, 7 year old son called Ali Nyambeta.
Adoption is a beautiful thing, it is the birth of a loving family. Over the years I have seen many children become part of a new family. I love to see the hugs and kisses they share.In Tanzania there is a specific law that governs adoptions, this is called the “Law of the Child Act”. You can read the law here: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/egov_uploads/documents/The_Law_of_the_Child_Act,_2009_%28Act_No_sw.pdfOne of the requirements to adopt in Tanzania is that the parents are citizens of Tanzania or residents of Tanzania (live here and have a resident’s permit).
Today, another of our ‘big’ boys went home!!! Raymond was a little sad to be leaving his buddy Amani… Raymond has been at Cradle of Love Baby Home for almost 2 1/2 years after his mother became mentally ill and was unable to care for him. His father is unknown. After months of preparation and assistance from a volunteer Kelsey Williams (pictured) and KATZ www.katzadventure.com, Raymond and his grandmother will be receiving weekly food drops and a wonderful education for Ray! He is one lucky little boy! Thank you Kelsey and KATZ. Raymond’s grandmother has been visiting frequently for over the [ Read More ]