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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Canons First Hair Cut
Canon had the cutest old man hair do until we gave him his first haircut. We were told to shave him and start over so it could grow back healthy and not get dried out. I never really thought about the extra care these boys would need for their hair and skin. :-) This baby is so cute to us!! Dad gave the haircut and thought he should leave him with some style. I will be sure to cut it off soon. :-) He usually likes the bath but he was getting sick of all the hair from the haircut. :-)
* One out of every 20 children born alive die in their first month of life * One out of ten die before reaching their first birthday * One out of six die before reaching their fifth birthday * Ethiopia is about twice the size of Texas, has approximately 75-77 million people, and between 4-5 million orphans (6 million expected in 2010) * Experts predict more than 25-50 million orphans in Africa by 2010 (that's just next year) * Half of all children will never attend school * 88% will never attend secondary school * The median age is 18 * 44% of the population is under 15 years old * 2.7 million people in Ethiopia are infected with AIDS * 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone * Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
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