tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57864524433423108772011-07-28T06:08:02.943-07:00a unique way to honor the motherSenegal Dailynoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786452443342310877.post-79066453329419827842009-03-08T07:11:00.000-07:002009-03-09T04:00:44.412-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJlheUDsI/AAAAAAAAGps/yYlQKLH_hbg/s1600-h/sm+Ngan+Kendra+hair5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJlheUDsI/AAAAAAAAGps/yYlQKLH_hbg/s400/sm+Ngan+Kendra+hair5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310810032077803202" border="0" /></a><br />Ngan putting flowers in Kendra's braids<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbT2U-NB1MI/AAAAAAAAGtw/Cqc0COxxzxk/s1600-h/sm+K+braiding.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbT2U-NB1MI/AAAAAAAAGtw/Cqc0COxxzxk/s400/sm+K+braiding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311140700732118210" border="0" /></a><br />Kari braiding Kendra's hair<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJKsy5mKI/AAAAAAAAGpE/EaiWHBg9Wak/s1600-h/sm+Maryline+Kandra+hair.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJKsy5mKI/AAAAAAAAGpE/EaiWHBg9Wak/s400/sm+Maryline+Kandra+hair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310809571260471458" border="0" /></a><br />Maryline putting the final flowers in her hair<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIm3KdsvI/AAAAAAAAGoc/0PesLfTHwuw/s1600-h/sm+Kendra+hair.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIm3KdsvI/AAAAAAAAGoc/0PesLfTHwuw/s400/sm+Kendra+hair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808955568370418" border="0" /></a><br />Braids and flowers from her friends<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPImQj2PuI/AAAAAAAAGoM/bheRaxQIXBM/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Maryline3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPImQj2PuI/AAAAAAAAGoM/bheRaxQIXBM/s400/sm+Belly+Maryline3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808945205853922" border="0" /></a><br />Maryline starts the belly drawing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbT2UDogYSI/AAAAAAAAGto/MKR-ulJ8hSQ/s1600-h/sm+foot+massage.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbT2UDogYSI/AAAAAAAAGto/MKR-ulJ8hSQ/s400/sm+foot+massage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311140685009674530" border="0" /></a><br />Foot massage and writing on the prayer flag<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIlx6LpCI/AAAAAAAAGn8/9-29iKfmAjg/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Kari3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIlx6LpCI/AAAAAAAAGn8/9-29iKfmAjg/s400/sm+Belly+Kari3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808936978031650" border="0" /></a><br />Ngan and Kari add their artistic touches<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPILD02tMI/AAAAAAAAGnc/-_zeFee-KNo/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Claire4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPILD02tMI/AAAAAAAAGnc/-_zeFee-KNo/s400/sm+Belly+Claire4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808477931058370" border="0" /></a><br />Claire draws her contribution<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIMJJ5S7I/AAAAAAAAGn0/cDehAERhJbg/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Kari2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIMJJ5S7I/AAAAAAAAGn0/cDehAERhJbg/s400/sm+Belly+Kari2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808496541354930" border="0" /></a><br />Kendra and Kari<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPImHbWUcI/AAAAAAAAGoE/a7PQwV1Ag3k/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Maryline2jpg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPImHbWUcI/AAAAAAAAGoE/a7PQwV1Ag3k/s400/sm+Belly+Maryline2jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808942754288066" border="0" /></a><br />The artist at work<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIL0P5HiI/AAAAAAAAGns/8OZRsOe681M/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Kari+Ngan2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIL0P5HiI/AAAAAAAAGns/8OZRsOe681M/s400/sm+Belly+Kari+Ngan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808490929364514" border="0" /></a><br />Ngan and Kari drawing on Kendra's belly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPILdz08lI/AAAAAAAAGnk/ZxZ5Y8DWSXM/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Kari+Ngan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPILdz08lI/AAAAAAAAGnk/ZxZ5Y8DWSXM/s400/sm+Belly+Kari+Ngan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808484906070610" border="0" /></a><br />Getting creative<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIK4LHKEI/AAAAAAAAGnU/ubOD8RYydx8/s1600-h/sm+Belly+Claire2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPIK4LHKEI/AAAAAAAAGnU/ubOD8RYydx8/s400/sm+Belly+Claire2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808474803185730" border="0" /></a><br />Kendra and Claire<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJ2PQw_LI/AAAAAAAAGp0/TmHnQ2DAvHo/s1600-h/sm+Ngan+writing2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJ2PQw_LI/AAAAAAAAGp0/TmHnQ2DAvHo/s400/sm+Ngan+writing2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310810319246916786" border="0" /></a><br />Ngan writing on the prayer flag Kendra will take with her to the delivery room. It has encouraging prayers and poems from her friends and family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPvX95TKeI/AAAAAAAAGqY/X3_6DlBSLOE/s1600-h/sm+group.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPvX95TKeI/AAAAAAAAGqY/X3_6DlBSLOE/s400/sm+group.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310851580630870498" border="0" /></a><br />Ngan, Kendra, Maryline, Kari, Yannick (Kendra's <a href="http://www.dona.org/mothers/index.php">doula</a>) and Claire<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5786452443342310877-7906645332941982784?l=kendrablessing.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Senegal Dailynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786452443342310877.post-83667617028272538122009-03-08T06:55:00.000-07:002009-03-09T03:57:12.157-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhH57hlia30/SbPJ2-bCT3I/AAAAAAAAGqM/oZMKOlxqZaA/s1600-h/sm+Rings16.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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