A Precious Gift

Yesterday in the mail we received the most beautiful holiday card from Anna's orphanage. They wished us a joyful Christmas and happy new year. We were asked to send them an e-mail to let them know they had the right contact information for us. So after all the kids were in bed last night I sent them an e-mail. I thanked them for the card and wrote a short message about Anna and how she was doing. I also sent several pictures of her, some by herself and some of all of us together. I also mentioned that the earliest pictures I had of her were her referral pictures at age 2 and how wonderful it would be to have any baby pictures they had.

When I woke up this morning I had a response back with 3 attached pictures. They thanked me for the pictures I sent and said these were some baby pictures of her. I can't explain how emotional this was for me. Just seeing this tiny baby, my baby that I never knew at this age. She was found at 4 weeks old so we are guessing these are close to that time, putting her between 1-2 months old. Even at this early age, I recognize her. She was a beautiful baby and I am overwhelmed and overjoyed to have this tiny piece of her infancy.

What a blessing!