E-mail excerpts (a bit late, sorry!)

From 4 February:
I sent a phone message today after I tried to call but couldn't get an
answer. Hopefully you read that Luka walked!!! Both yesterday and today he
has taken up to eight steps before falling. He loves doing it and shows off
for other people. He really has a balance problem, but just in these two
days we have seen improvement! I am so excited - I actually started crying
yesterday when he first walked. He can stand himself up (though his head
seems to throw off his balance often), and toddles away. It is so cute to
see and he is soooo very proud of himself! What an achievement this is for
him and us!

I also sent you a message that says Sister Agripina says that Luka is
definitely adoptable. I asked again about his mother and she said she could
not get him back. Then, while Stephanie and Nicole were working at the
orphanage on Tuesday, Luka's mother came! She walked right up to Luka,
seeming to recognize him at once. He was with Stephanie. Steph said there
was definitely something wrong with her. She appeared very sneaky and
almost like she was on drugs. She found a flower and tried to get Luka to
take it, but he wanted nothing to do with it or her. Finally Nicole went
and got Sister Agripina who talked with her in her room and then Luka's
mother left. She continues to say that his mother will never get him back,
nor family because they left him the second time. Just thought you'd want
to know this information. Know anyone who wants to adopt him?? I hate to
bring him back to the orphanage and don't plan to do it for a while.

From 22 February:
Luka is doing great and walks all over the house now! He still falls a lot
and has balance issues, but improves everyday. He is so proud of himself
and loves the fact that he can walk!