It was the anniversary of the fall of the DERG yesterday, so it was a National Holiday, which meant we could not get any adoption paperwork done. We had planned to have some time sightseeing and maybe visit Bilo's Pastry Shop, but as Drama Teen was ill we, once again, hung around the Guest House. Little Prince is struggling with the fact that Ethiopians touch him and take his hand all the time, he finds that too threatening and doesn't react well to it, but it is part of the Ethiopian way with children and I'm afraid he'll just have to get used to it. Drama Teen was feeling well enough to be left resting in her room, so me, Mr Messy, Little Prince and baby went for a walk round to Kaldi's Coffee Shop. Little Prince only wanted a cake, and as he hadn't eaten at all the day before to try and get rid of his upset tummy, we decided to indulge him. I had a cheese omlette and Mr Messy had a burger and fries. Little Prince decided to share all our meals, although he didn't like the spicy vegetables in the omlette lol. He didn't finish his cake, and I couldn't resist it so I finished it for him and it was lovely :-) Little Prince then decided he would like an ice cream, and for that he was happy to walk off to the ice cream counter holding the waitresses hand!! He didn't finish his ice cream either, so Mr Messy finished it for him and said it was very yummy.
Back at the Guest House we hung around some more. We chatted to the American couple for a while, in between trips that their agency has organised for them. They are not allowed to take their baby out and about, so their agency sends a caregiver to look after the baby for them. Their baby was seen by their agency doctor a few days ago and now seems a lot happier and more alert, although the constant changing of caregivers does seem to be confusing and upsetting her. She is passed from the Guest House caregiver (when the agency caregiver isn't here in time), to the agency caregiver then back to her new parents each and every day, poor little mite. Her new parents are probably going to find it quite challenging on the flights home, as that will be the first extended period of time she will have spent with them!!
During the afternoon Mr Messy came down with the tummy bug too! And made quite a few dashes to the loo!! He didn't seem as ill with it as either Drama Teen or Little Prince had been, luckily. We think we have worked out that it could be the Kaldi's ice cream that is making everyone ill, as I'm the only one who hasn't had any ice cream and the only one who hasn't been ill!! Which was confirmed when Little Prince threw up in the night again!! He didn't get to the loo in time, and got it all over his bed, so ended up sleeping with us again. Luckily baby only woke up once at about 2am, so we didn't have too bad a night. It seems that she only wakes up the once during the night (at around 2am) no matter what time she has her last bottle!! She woke up again at 6am and was very loud and shouty so we all ended up awake.
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