Pandy

Right after we received Elle's referral but before we traveled to China, we sent a care package to her and her caregivers. The package contained a note, translated into Chinese, thanking the nannies for their care of our Li Qing, some candy for the nannies, a disposable camera for extra pictures and a stuffed panda bear for Elle.
When we met Elle for the first time, the nannies returned the camera to us, filled with pictures, and the panda bear. We brought that panda bear home too and he's referred to as Pandy. Elle hasn't shown great interest in stuffed animals or dolls until recently. I've never been a big fan of the stuffed animals and oddly to me, didn't have much attachment to Pandy. But that all changed a couple of weeks back. It was a morning that Elle was finally feeling better from her two week cold, but I was not. She came into the kitchen holding and hugging Pandy and I got so choked up! It just hit me - that stuffed bear had touched her before I had! I love Pandy! And so now, I'm going to stitch up his holes, one under his arm and the other on his side.