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Ella's care package!!

I know I am late ~ sorry!! Things have been crazy!!
I sent Ella's care package yesterday ~ yipee!! I was almost in tears at the post office it was so emotional!
Our care package was just over 3 kg ~ it was in one of those photo boxes from Michael's. We included a soft doll, a blanket, a taggie blanket (that we had slept with), 3 prs of socks, photo album (Sassy album with our pictures in it) a disposable camera, questions for the orphanage and some candies for the nannies. And we put her picture on the outside of the album, camera and bag for the taggie.

Abby Grace's Care Package

Better late than never! Here is the first care package that we will be sending to Abby Grace. I plan on sending it out tomorrow. Then another one in two weeks. I put the blanket in a ziploc bag b/c I read somewhere that it would help to keep our scent on it.

Winnie the Pooh blanket
Winnie the Pooh rattle
Winnie the Pooh socks
Starburst jelly beans for nannies
Camera
Photo album (even though most told us it won't do any good since she's so young)
I included the translated letter that our agency provided, as well as a list of questions for her caretakers.

Buy Paper Underwear in China

Okay, it's official...I'VE SEEN IT ALL NOW!!!!!

"Don't laugh. Both women's and men's paper underwear are easy to buy in China in many supermarkets. It may seem strange for a man to wear but they were comfortable, take little luggage space and are also a time saver. No need to wash/dry or find a laundry, just through them out after one use. The ones that say cotton are better. They come is all sizes such as S, M, L, XL, XXL. No, I will not model them for VT. :) Update for my China 2007 trip. I wrote this tip last year and got them without a problem. I found it harder to find them this year both in Beijing and Shanghai. But I was able to get some and took all of the XL size the store had. You need to go to the feminine/disposable baby diaper section of the store and not the men's underwear section. I also found the XL size was very hard to find. The "Large" size is just too small for me to fit everything propriety. :) Please rate this and my other tips when you find them interesting, useful or you like the pictures. "

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Karen's Care Package

Here are the items for Kaelie's care package:

I've included the following items in the package:
1 blanket
1 lovey
2 disposable Kodak cameras
1 family scrapbook (I will put this together at the Scrapping Pandas weekend)

Baby Questions Book (not shown)

For the nannies:
6 bags of Jelly Belly's
6 nail polishes (thanks for the idea, Susan R.!)

For the other children:

Infant and toddler socks (not shown)

I already have a box to pack everything in. I am almost finished with the orphanage letter and have it saved in Word...when we get our referral I will print it out. I plan on using Blessed Kids to translate the letter and mail the package to Kaelie's orphanage.

Panda hugs,
Karen

Evelyn's Care Package

Here's my care package for Meili. These are the items:

Warm Ladybug Blankie
Teether Stuffed toy
2 Pairs socks
2 Lace burp cloths-for the newborns
Nuk Pacifier-for the newborns
Camera

Will add later:
Candies for nannie, if I buy them now, I'll eat them :) LOL.
Who Loves Baby Photo Album
Translated Camera Instructions





For packing I used this cardboard photo box holder. I will probably place into another more sturdy box. But it's the closest I found to the size of a shoe box.








I'll be going out to find this at our local Babies R US today. And plan to add photos of us, the house, her room, and of course her big brother!