Care package photo albums

One of the things people "DO" when they are waiting to go get their angels overseas is send or purchase care packages.  THere can be a debate about this but I was very strong in the mindset that kids are kids regardless of how they grow up.  You would have a hard time getting me to believe that the kids in an orphanage don't notice the following steps.

1. they go to the Dr
2. They may go to a camp
3. they get their OWN package or birthday cake
4. They may get new cloths
5. They get to go in a new car BY THEMSELVES and get a picture done
6. THey have parents.

There is only one step in here which I have any control over, so YEP I sent them BOTH care packages, and I sent the ones with the albums.  In the beginning when I was still new at this whole thing heehee! I wondered about these albums.

LET ME TELL YOU!

They are the single most important thing I did to help with the beginning stages of their bonding.  BOTH of them came to us with their books.  THey would look at the books and then name us.  Even when we got home they continue to look at the books.

I jsut had to smile when I checked on Cav during his nap.  And who doesn't love a sweet sleeping baby!

But when I looked closer I really had to smile.

Do recognize what is by his head?  May be you remember this post!  Yep those are the extra pictures we sent with his cake.  His beloved GeGe's (little man had a playdate this afternoon) pictures taken out of his family picture book and looked at until he fell asleep for his nap.

Now that just warms my heart all the way to my toes despite him fighting with the kids right now!

Care Package disaster!

I have been ignoring this blog, not because I have nothing to say, but because I was so heartbroken.

Our sweet Felicity turned 4 on September 4th, and when the day closed in I lost it.  You see our sweet baby girl will

NEVER
 know
her birthday
for real.

Through out this process I thought no big deal, so what it's jsut a day.  But you know what .  .  .  it's not.

It's unfair
and my heart just breaks.

THis baby girl was found on December 4th and she looked to be about 3 months old.

Really,
and how many dwarf babies had they previously seen?

So December 4th minus 3 months = her birthdate.  That simple.

But really
Four birthdays
   Without her family
    did she ever get a cake
     a doll
     a dress
EVER?

Oh wait  .  .  . that's right we sent her all of those things for her birthday!  We received fabulous pictures of the items that we bought

And we waited to hear from the 3rd party agency for an update, pictures, anything from her birthday party.

I finally hounded the 3rd party and finally found out that Felicity's agency  doesn't allow any information to be sent through a 3rd party!

I was HOT! - could I not have been told that before we bought everything!

THen I mourned.  13 yes THIRTEEN months since our last set of pictures of our sweet girl.  My heart aches to know how she looks now.

THat she is healthy and no signs of hydrocephalus, that she smiles, anything!

So friends, please pray that we receive something soon!