Angel in Guate

The Deck’s have moved into Casa de la Todd with their little angel, Lilliana, all 5 pounds of her. She is the most precious little nugget I have ever seen (though terrifically precious herself, Mallory was no nugget). Between the eating and the sleeping and the poo-ing—the trinity of the newly born—I think my favorite has been the sleeping. She is a professional, could put on a clinic. She is hard at it even now, and I am wishing I had a pink onesie of my own to slip over these skin and bones and join her. There is no sleep like the sleep of the very young.

Julie will be fostering Lilliana from here while the adoption is processed, and David will come and stay as often and for as long as he can. We feel so privileged playing a part (however small) in this extraordinary experience with them.


(Mallory earning her keep)

For more photos of Lilli, click here.