If you know Todd,
then you know he is a patient and loving man and that was no exception when getting to
know our sweet Oberson while in Haiti.
The children are around women more than men so it often takes them
longer to open up to men. Todd was very
patient and it didn’t take long for them to become playmates and then
cuddlemates. It seemed only fitting that
one of Oberson’s first words was Da-Da. (Like all children we have no idea if he knows what he is really saying...but we'll take it just the same!) : )
These three kiddos are blessed to call this man daddy!
Here’s a video of Oberson saying Da-da
for the first time.
The top floor of
the orphanage is the balcony play area for the children, volunteers and
parents. They have swings hanging high
in the air so that the other children playing can just walk right
underneath. Oberson seemed most
comfortable and spoke the most while in the swing. The floor brought toys, children and
stimulation where the swing was quiet and had eye to eye contact. It was here that we heard his first words…and
became just like every other new parent….crazy!
I was grabbing the camera in between my screams and tears while the
other volunteers just laughed at us. We didn’t
care. It was awesome! It still is!
Happy Father’s Day!
