KendraR
Unbelievable!
Months and months after I sent a request to Olivia's orphanage for her finding clothes, I received a package in the mail. It was from China... containing, you guessed it, Liv's finding clothes! Okay, being a realist, I know that these may not be the actual clothes that Liv was found in -- it may be an attempt to pacify an adoptive mom who despairs over her daughter's lost history. I understand that there is a possibility that the orphanage simply found an item of clothing that matched the description of my daughter's finding clothes and sent that. But, the little shirt I got in the mail DID match the description and it is possible that these were the clothes her birth family dressed her in before placing her in a populated location to be found and taken to an orphanage. Since it's a definite possibility, and because I have no other options, I choose to believe that this little piece of clothing was once touched by my daughter's birth mother and/or father. I am thrilled to have this little piece of history for my daughter.
In addition to the clothing, I received a handwritten letter from the orphanage director (it's currently being translated) and three pictures, all of which I've seen before. One of the photos was the "mug shot" that was sent in the referral. Another of the photos was taken at the orphanage... Liv was on a riding toy. The orphanage gave us a copy of this photo when Liv was placed in our arms. But it was the last picture that was most surprising... Surprising because I had first overlooked it, it was so tiny. It was tucked in the corner of the envelope and escaped my attention. When I found it, my "Hurray!" could be heard from miles away. It, you see, is the first and earliest picture take of our daughter (to the best of our knowledge). It's the photo that was used in the finding ad. Since we have a copy of her finding ad, we have seen this picture before. But this is the real picture. The actual photograph... not a newspaper copy. We were ecstatic, so I simply must share. I'm guess her to be about 3 months old (at most) in this picture. What do you guys think?
Unbelievable!
Months and months after I sent a request to Olivia's orphanage for her finding clothes, I received a package in the mail. It was from China... containing, you guessed it, Liv's finding clothes! Okay, being a realist, I know that these may not be the actual clothes that Liv was found in -- it may be an attempt to pacify an adoptive mom who despairs over her daughter's lost history. I understand that there is a possibility that the orphanage simply found an item of clothing that matched the description of my daughter's finding clothes and sent that. But, the little shirt I got in the mail DID match the description and it is possible that these were the clothes her birth family dressed her in before placing her in a populated location to be found and taken to an orphanage. Since it's a definite possibility, and because I have no other options, I choose to believe that this little piece of clothing was once touched by my daughter's birth mother and/or father. I am thrilled to have this little piece of history for my daughter.
In addition to the clothing, I received a handwritten letter from the orphanage director (it's currently being translated) and three pictures, all of which I've seen before. One of the photos was the "mug shot" that was sent in the referral. Another of the photos was taken at the orphanage... Liv was on a riding toy. The orphanage gave us a copy of this photo when Liv was placed in our arms. But it was the last picture that was most surprising... Surprising because I had first overlooked it, it was so tiny. It was tucked in the corner of the envelope and escaped my attention. When I found it, my "Hurray!" could be heard from miles away. It, you see, is the first and earliest picture take of our daughter (to the best of our knowledge). It's the photo that was used in the finding ad. Since we have a copy of her finding ad, we have seen this picture before. But this is the real picture. The actual photograph... not a newspaper copy. We were ecstatic, so I simply must share. I'm guess her to be about 3 months old (at most) in this picture. What do you guys think?