We wanted to send Margot a care package as soon as we were allowed to. As sad as we are that we won't be able to be with her for her first birthday, we were glad that we could send her some gifts and a cake as well! I've heard a lot of stories about care packages and whether or not the children do receive them. It sounds like every Social Welfare Institute is different. Some parents have received the items back with their children ( sometimes obviously loved and used / sometimes not ) and some never know if their children even received the items. Since we belong to a yahoo forum for families that have adopted from our SWI, it seems like the children do receive the packages! I read something on another adoption blog that really made sending the package even more worthwhile. She wrote that even if the child never received the items, she wanted the nannies to know that somewhere there was a family that loved that child and that they would be coming for her. She hoped that their knowing that would help her child continue to receive the love and care she deserved until they could come and get her.
These are the items we sent to China! Pajamas, Brown Bear and a soft Photo Album with photos of us and her in it!
Another mom in my forum told me how they had sent a photo album to their 8 month old child in China. She said that every night in their China hotel the little girl would sleep with her face on the picture of her new parents. How awesome is that!
So along with our items we also will be sending a cake and camera through Ann at
Red Thread. Here are the photos she sent of our items!
She will receive her cake from a local bakery. We are hoping to get photos of her enjoying her cake with the nannies and other children!
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