The Holt Blue Bag

Families that adopt through Holt Korea typically receive a blue bag filled with various items! Below you will see what we found inside Beau's blue bag! We will cherish all of these items forever, as they are a special part of Beau's story.

If you look carefully, you will see that Beau's escort is carrying the blue bag in her left hand. It is under the Korean Air Sky Shop bag.

Above is a picture of the blue bag.

This is Beau's hanbok from his foster mom. A hanbok is a traditional Korean outfit. We even received pictures of Beau wearing his hanbok on his first birthday!

Above you will see a close-up of his hanbok top and hat.

White socks and shoes to go with his hanbok

This is a Bible that his foster mom sent for him. He is really good at turning the pages. We can tell that he "read' it a lot because many of the pages are worn.

Above you will see a guide from Holt for adoptive parents and children. It has some interesting cultural information about Korea.

The outfit above was not actually in the blue bag, but it is the outfit that Beau was wearing when we met him. I can't bring myself to wash it. I cry every time I look at the outfit. I wonder what his foster mom was thinking when she chose this outfit for his traveling day. I'm sure she wanted him to wear something comfortable. The shirt says "Hug Me Daddy." (Well it actually says "Hug Me Dady" but I think Dady is supposed to be Daddy.) The blue shorts have Mickey Mouse on the front. The cute little socks have a picture of an animal playing soccer. This outfit is so special.

Above is outfit that was in the blue bag. It will be a long time before Beau will be able to fit into it, but it is really soft. It is a matching pant and shirt/jacket set. There is a little teddy bear pinned onto the shirt.

We also received a long sleeved shirt and a bib.

We received a really cute set of Korean pajamas. They are still in the bag. I am having trouble deciding whether I should keep them in perfect condition in the bag, or if I should let Beau wear the pjs. I think I may open them and let him wear them. I think his foster mom would like him to enjoy them.

One of the most special things we received was a stack of pictures. Beau was with the same foster family since he was 3 months old. I am overjoyed to see the pictures of Beau being so well cared for in Korea. There were a lot of pictures of Beau in a stroller and his pre-flight notes say that he likes to go out. We have found this to be true. Beau is very content to take a stroller ride! We also received pictures of Beau on his first birthday wearing his hanbok. Although we were sad that he wasn't home for his birthday, I am thankful that he celebrated in Korea. He looks so handsome in his hanbok! Look at Beau being mischievous in the picture above! He is so cute! It looks like he is playing in some type of oatmeal, rice, lotion, or shaving cream. Whatever it is, it sure looks like he is having fun!! There were also several pictures of Beau at church. We know that his foster mom read him Psalms each night and we are blessed to know that she loves the Lord.

There were three bottles in the bag, a large can of Korean formula, and a bag of potato sticks. We have been using his Korean bottles instead of the ones we had purchased. Beau really likes them and we figured it was something easy that we could continue using rather than forcing him to change. He really likes the Korean formula, but we are almost out of it. We looked for it at HMart but they told us they don't sell it. His pediatrician wants us to transition him to whole milk as we can, so we are slowly using less and less of the formula in his bottles. We have made the change gradually and it seems to be working. When Beau came home, his bottles had 5 scoops of the Korean powdered formula mixed with water. (There were English directions printed on the top of the formula can so we knew how much to use.) Now we are only putting one scoop of the Korean formula. We are also adding whole milk with the water. If you have read some of the previous posts, you know that Beau LOVES those potato sticks. He loves eating them, but he also loves holding one in his hand. Luckily we did find these at HMart, so we bought several bags.

This is a pastry that was in Beau's blue bag.

Beau's foster mom returned the clothes we sent him. They have all of the tags still on them, including the tags that I made with his name. We sent these clothes in March and they are size 12-18 months. There is no way that they would have fit him so I'm not surprised that she returned them to us. Beau is wearing 12 month clothes now and some 12 month stuff is a little too big. Hopefully in the fall or winter he will fit into the jeans and hoodie. :) She also returned the soft little dog that we sent and 2 books. The books have definitely been used. I am so thankful that Beau has enjoyed them. He still uses them daily. He likes to turn the pages and I read the story.

(Just in case you are interested she did not return the photo book we sent that had pictures of me and Raleigh, the Hallmark recordable storybook, or the kids' Bible that we sent.)

There were also a few diapers and wipes in the blue bag, but I forgot to take a picture of those.

Raleigh and I know that our responsibility is great. The Lord has entrusted Beau into our care and we pray everyday that the Lord will be glorified in all that we do.

If you remember us in our prayers, please pray that Beau would begin to trust Raleigh. He is still very fearful/unsure of Raleigh. Raleigh is the best dad (well tied with my own dad) and loves little Beau sooooo much! We are looking forward to the day when Beau will allow Raleigh to hold him without tears. We know that it will take time. In the meantime, Raleigh is great at making Beau smile from afar. He is also a genius bottle maker! :) Thanks Raleigh for being a great dad!