There is a family right here in Littleton who is traveling next week to adopt their infant son from Ethiopia.  They are willing (at the sacrifice of precious luggage space) to take  a small blanket to Julia and take some pictures of her when they are visiting the the orphanage.  I am hoping they can hold her and snuggle her a bit, too!  I am looking forward to passing on the favor in a month or two.

I was thinking that I would go out and get her a brand new blanket, and wash it up with our lovely Downy dryer sheets for her.  When I was going through baby clothes last night, I found a small pink thermal blanket that both of the older girls slept under when they were babies.  It is one of those blankets that gets softer with each washing.  I was overwhelmed thinking about her sleeping under it on the other side of the world – remembering how my other babies looked when I would tiptoe into their rooms and watch them while they slept.

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