Lizzy's parent day

This is Lizzy.

Lizzy is the oldest baby at the baby house, and really not even a baby at all! Lizzy has cerebral palsy, which has delayed and limited her physical development. But her mental development is perfect, and at almost seven years old, she is well past the age that Kenyan kids usually start school (three years old!), which is why we decided that she is more than ready to start school herself. Lizzy goes to a wonderful primary school just down the road from the baby house for half a day every weekday. A few weeks ago was a “parent day” at her school AKA an opportunity for parents to come and make sure their kids aren’t failing ;) I went with Alysha, a volunteer who was concentrating on Lizzy’s therapy and schooling, and Susan, the baby house manager, to Lizzy’s parent day. Mostly I just went to show Lizzy support and for a change in my typical day. Ha!

Turns out Lizzy is doing great in school! She loves her classmates, and she enjoys being a big girl and not just being stuck with the babies all day.

After visiting Lizzy’s classroom, we sat in a boring parent meeting.

It actually got really heated at one point. I didn’t know parent meetings were so tense. So instead of arguing with others (even though I was kind of tempted to), I made faces at and took pictures of this cute baby sitting in front of me.

Overall, a successful parents day!