Care Package

While we wait we are allowed to send a one-gallon sized zip-loc bag of goodies to Nicholas one time. This is a wonderful opportunity to start feeling more connected to him, but it was a lot more challenging than we thought it would be. What would be meaningful to him? To his foster family? To us? What size clothes is he in? What kind of toys would he like? ... How can we fit all the love we have for him in a one-gallon baggie???

After more time and effort than we thought it would take, this is what we decided:


1) A homemade taggie blanket - small enough to take anywhere but packed full of love!

2) A lullaby CD - we compiled a few of our favorites and sent to him with a brief introduction from us so he could hear our voices; we hope that his foster mom can include this as part of their bedtime routine so that when we play it for him at home it will be familiar.

3) A photo book - pictures of us, our parents, and our siblings with labels in English and Korean (thanks to help from our friend John Lee!).

4) A sleeper that says "You make me giggle" because he has given us so many reasons to smile!

5) A set of onesies that says "Hug me" since we can't be there to hug him ourselves.

6) A toy rattle because it was small enough to fit in the bag!

7) A disposable camera - hopefully the foster family will take some pictures of him so we can see some of what he did and learned while we waited to meet him.

The package was delivered to the agency last week. Hopefully it is finding its way to Nicholas quickly!