a week ago tonight i was getting into ecuador. it feels like a lot longer than that. but i'm happy it's going by slowly. i already don't ever want to leave here. today was the first day i haven't had a morning shift. and though it was a nice break, i'm kinda missing the babies that i spend so much time with. in the little hallway between mine and ariels, and cassie and abbys room, is a stack of notebooks for each child we work with. and they are filled with letters from osso volunteers to the babies. i got through about 4 of them this morning and started bawling my eyes out so i had to stop. i can't believe how much i already love them. sometimes they will pee and poo on me, and sometimes they will throw a fit when they don't get their way, but they will always have my heart. i know that this is where i should be right now, and this is what i should be doing. being here, and working with little orphans all day every day also makes me realize how grateful and blessed i am to have grown up with parents and family that loves me and takes care of me and wants the best for me. but i want these babies to grow up knowing that they too had a family that loved them and took care of them. and i'm happy that we get to be that family for them. i love them. and they have completely stolen my heart.
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