vaccinations...

Today I helped with immunizations for some of the babies... =( those who know me well know that I dont like shots... and that the 4 I received to come to Kenya had me seeing black spots. But today I can proudly say that I stepped up to the plate and held the babies while they got their shots, and they put me to shame! One little cry and a little comforting and they were ok! I'd like to think it's because i was such a good comforter, but honestly- these kids are tough! Colleen and I also worked on piecing together bouncy seats and a walker.. most were thought to be broken, but we switched around covers and seats and now have a walker and a floor mat with bars to hang toys (to occupy atleast 4 kids at a time) and then about 4-5 seats to put them in, so they are atleast sitting up a little bit. Cason also put together about 6 johnny jump ups, also all different pieces and the kids love them! Our plan is to hang them outside under the canopy the kids always lay under... there's about 7 of them, so it will definitely make for a fun picture! Went this evening to the Vanderhoofs (regional directors) right down the road for supper with a couple youth group friends (Rael and Matthew) who are staying the night, and met a doctor from Tenwek hospital, about 4 hours away. Had a great american meal of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, foccacia bread, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, orange jello salad, and an amazing chocolate bundt cake. I havent felt sick the whole time I've been here, but oddly enough it was after eating AMERICAN food that i felt not so hot! I think I might've just eating too much though... and I feel fine now. Tomorrow's friday already. Time is going so fast. I think sometime this weekend or early next week I'm going to be moving out to the baby center. I'll be staying in the guest house there, which is very nice... I'll have a nice big room to myself and we just found out tonight that i can get unlimited internet there for about 1000 shillings a week (abour 13$) which means i can keep uploading photos and such. We'll see if I decide that i need it. Either way, Im looking forward to the move- possibly a little anxious about the newness again, but I think it'll be really nice to be closer to the kids and in a safe little town. A lot of the youth that I'm getting to know from the church are around Ngata a lot, so they can show me around. Thats all for today.. time to fall asleep to the Nakuru dog choir! goodnight!