Sending and Receiving Gifts for Matteo....

Thanks to the generosity of another parent who will be travelling soon to pick up her little boy waiting for her at Vung Tau 1, she will be bringing a few gifts from me to Matteo....I have photographed them here...



....I have not heard any more info. regarding my being able to travel early so will continue to wait and continue to prepare....have been getting many gifts of clothes and baby items.....thanks Samantha, Meg, Marsha, Judy, Suzanne, Rosalba, and Isa....and other than diapers and of course Matteo, I think my home is as ready as it can be at this stage ....though I'm sure I'm forgetting something!!

.....so decided that starting in the next couple of weeks I will start to pack using all the advice from the various packing lists etc...I have done a bit of travelling so have some practice with packing light....but of course have never packed for a baby etc. or travelled with one...so the advice is really appreciated.......figure if my suitcase will be ready, then all I'll need to deal with is the final vacinations, and work details etc...Also heard from another parent, not from my agency, but the other one who operates in Ontario ....that she had two weeks notice on travel. She is travelling to an orphanage in the north......so definitely don't want to be scrambling at the end, though I'm sure I will be scrambling anyhow in those final days....

For now, it is another beautiful day here, and for the most part, since receiving the medical, I am feeling very calm. (for now!!)....