Care Package/Visas/Paperwork

I am climbing down from a mound of paperwork. I just hope everything was done correctly. The Visas are off to the courier and she will hand walk them to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. It’s pretty scary to put your pass ports in the mail and send them across the country right before you ready to travel but this is the fastest way to get the visas and it should be back by the end of next week. The care package is on its way to Jing Chu. I received an email from a mother of a 3 year old that was just adopted from Shenzhen and she said to decently send a care package because the staff used the pictures to get her daughter ready for the transition and the pictures helped. The care package consists of:

Doll (her favorite toy)
Teddy bear
Blanket
Taggie
Chocolate for the nannies
Lollypops for her and her friends
Who Love Baby photo album
Western States collector’s nickels for the Orphanage director (missed the picture)
Disposible Camera

I slept with the blanket and taggie for about 2 weeks. I chose not to send cloths to make sure she was not wearing them on Gotcha day. I would like to have some cloths from the Orphanage for her to keep. I will be putting them in the bed with her for comfort the first few days. The lollypops are from Trader Joes and are organic. I'll bring more to China. I included a camera but know it may come back empty as most do from Shenzhen. In the pictures in the album are: Jing Chu and myself, Will and I, Lilly, Grandmar, Pop and Auntie Chris and the little blue house under 5 feet of snow. Now it’s off to plug away on travel plans come on TA I need to know when I will have my baby in my arms.