Ethiopia: August 5

Our first night with the twins started out well. I’m not saying we slept much (since both of us were listening for them to breathe every 5 seconds), but at least the babies slept well. They’ve both been fighting some congestion, and I think they sound a little bit like Mogwais (you know, baby Gremlins) when they breathe… so when the snorting stops, you wonder if they’re still ok! All was good until around 2:30am, when Mamenesh decided it was time to get up and play. In addition to her stuffy nose, the formula we’ve started her on doesn’t seem to be settling as well as it is for Melese, so she’s having some tummy issues. Eventually, we got her back to sleep and Eric and I were both tired enough to ignore their little Mogwai snorts for awhile. Then Melese woke up and was ready to party too. Woo hoo! Long story short, we didn’t sleep too much. I guess I better get used to these shiners around my eyes, cause life might be this way for a while… Anyway, it’s lunchtime now, and Eric just left to grab some formula that may work better, and amazingly, the twins are both sleeping right now. (Of course they would, it’s daytime now!)
The guest house has been really nice. You pretty much have a full service staff here, which is weird to get used to, but I can’t complain. They’ve cooked great meals every day, and even wash the baby bottles for us! I’ve heard they even do your laundry here. My only problem is that I feel a little weird handing my undies off to a stranger, and asking them to wash up! Hmmm. I’ll have to ask some of the other guests how they’ve approached this.