Baba and I went shopping for Cora

I took daddy, papa, baba (he needs a few more names!) shopping to pick out some toys for Cora. The toys were a lot harder to pick out than I thought. Everything needs to be on the small side and packable. She is 4 but we were thinking a blend of toddler and baby toys. We could not find anything we liked! Baba picked out a Michigan State tee shirt and a Michigan State cheer leading outfit. It seems that he will have a new cheering squad for football season this year.

I ordered a book that is for adopted children. It is meant to be filled out by the Ayi at the orphanage. It is called The Red Book of Questions. Maureen, an adoptive mother that is a book binder by trade, makes them. She has two styles; basic and deluxe. This refers to the cover and quality of paper and design. The book has 88 questions that an adoptive parent may need or want to know. In the front of the book is a letter to the Ayi stating that we understand that her time is very valuable but we would be greatly appreciative if she could fill out the ones we have marked as the most important to us. A family that adopted from the orphanage that Cora is in sent a book a month before traveled. They got the book on Gotcha Day filled out! The book is done in silk and is a display item. Her website is sharpbooks.com. I will put up a picture when it comes in.