Preparing to travel

We have been continuing to get ready for the trip. Making sure we have our paperwork and clothes ready, getting the tickets and checking seats, luggage requirements, etc. It gives us something to do while waiting for next week which is nice.
we were able to take care of a few of the requirements for our next dossier. This one we need to send to the agency after trip 1.

We also bought some items to take over. A few outfits to better judge his size, some goldfish and cheerios for him, a toy and a stuffed animal. We are also bringing a soft photo album that we borrowed so he will have pictures of us while we are not there. We are taking disposable cameras hoping that the caretakers will take some pictures of him and his friends, along with the caretakers, in between trips. We've got our camera which we will use to take pictures of him while there, along with a Flip Video Ultra compact video camera. It is a small, light device that looks like a cell phone, but it takes good video and will be useful (and much more compact) than a regular video camera. I've taken a few minutes of video in the house and it looks good so far. I'm hoping to use it to capture our first (and other) visits to the orphanage and when we first meet Baby Boy. I'll also use it for our time spent with him on other trips, things that we'll only have one chance to get. If I have room left over I will try to get some shots of the area and whatever else, but my main concern is him.

We went out with Heather's sister (Thank you!) to help us figure out what to register for. Wow, lots of little things to think about. I knew it was lots of stuff, and we were trying to think of what we would need, but there were a number of things that we hadn't thought of. Once we get back from the first trip we will have a better idea of his size and can adjust items based on that, along with post his size in relation to age.

In one week from now, we will be in Moscow preparing to take the flight to the region. With our layover in Moscow we are getting a temporary hotel room to recover from the flight. It's about a 5 hour flight to the region, along with another 3 hour time difference. It certainly will be interesting.