More on the Orphanage

       Some of you would like to see more pictures of the orphanage and what the working conditions are.  After I had taken all of these pictures I noticed a sign saying no picture taking, but no-one tried to stop me.  So here they are:

This is the sign in front of the Orphanage - The Pakkred Babies Home - Babies can be dropped off and kept there for up to 2 years.  Then the parent must decide if the baby will be put up for adoption or taken home.  The little girl that I had last time "Somchai" had been taken home by her mother - Yea!  I was glad to hear that.  So this time they gave me another little girl - she looked to be about 12 months old.  They told me her name - but it was hard to pronounce so I called her "Penelope" - it was close to her Thai name. 

 

This is the room we take the babies to play in.  We discovered that there IS an airconditioner in the room so it was turned on right away.  We play on the floor with the kids.  All of the toys have been donated - they are in good shape.  The caregivers seem to really care about the kids.  The babies I have worked with have all been clean healthy looking.

These are the women that I went to the orphanage with, they are all members (like me) of the American Women's Club here in Bangkok.  Their names are Deb, Renee and Bee.  Renee is holding the little boy she works with.  His name is Richard (they pronounce it Litchard).

Here I am with Penelope and Henry.  Henry had been with Deb earlier.  Now it is time to get ready for lunch:

Penelope has her bib on and is ready to eat!

For lunch today she is having noodles and sauce.  Also a small glass of water.  She ate everything in her bowl!  I was very proud of her.

This woman across from us is from a German Women's Club.  She and her friends were really nice.

After lunch we change the babies and then hand them back to their caregivers so that the babies can take a nap.

This orphanage has many buildings and I believe they house kids up to kindergarten age.  Here is an example of their playgrounds.

Before we work with the kids we always take our shoes off.  It is an Asian custom, but my feet always feel so dirty afterwards. 

So that is my day at the orphanage.  I am glad that they allow me this opportunity to help.

My friends by the picture of the king outside the building.

 

Linda