Another day in Allegria

Today my morning shift was at OSSO´s orphanage in casa Allegria. These kids are between the ages of 10 days to 6 years old. Two days ago a new baby was brought to the orphanage. It is a boy and his mother abandoned him in the hospital. Many times the mothers will sign in under a different name and then leave so that they wont be found. Also at this orphanage is a girl that has cerebral palsy and is in a wheel chair. It is hard managing all these kids when they each have different needs. As we get there we help the worker get the babies dressed and feed them breakfast. This is quite a task and can take us a couple of hours. It is even harder trying to communicate with the workers and children because I speak very little spanish. Today was quite interesting. Two of the little girls are starting to potty train. So we are supposed to put them on the toilet until they go, which they don´t. They will just sit and cry. As I was picking one of the girls up from the little potty she kicked it and her pee went everywhere! I cant not imagine potty training multiple kids at one time. These workers spend so much time at the orphanages and many of the children call them momma. One of the little boys has Autism pretty badly I think and bite my friend Jenni while she was trying to get him inside. She had a hoodie on and it still broke through the skin! It bruised immediately. It is so hard because he does´nt understand what he is being punished for. Although working at the orphanages is hard work, it is also very rewarding. I love teaching the children songs like wheels on the bus, or popcorn popping and them doing the actions with us. Or even when you walk in and they come and give you huge hugs because they dont get that too often. As of right now I have an off so I am going to head out to town! Love and miss you all!