Planning packing

I went through the baby clothes yesterday and thanks to lucky guessing, I think we already have enough clothes to get us through China. The only thing I still lack are a pair of winter overpants and shoes. Since I don't know her shoe size I'm tempted to get some fleece slippers or something like that and take her shoe shopping in China.

I'm also wondering about travel toys -- I was planning on teething toys but she'll be past that. I'll need something without removable parts, easily portable/packable, interesting, and quiet (for the plane).

And my two big mystery areas: diapers and formula. My wonderful brother, Matthew, recommended Pull-Ups. Will those be available in China or should I pack plenty? As for formula, an American baby would be just about off of it, but I don't know about China. I suppose I'll ask the pediatrician.

The Wait

I always point to this article as a great summary of all the reasons why we've had to wait so long to get our baby. Keep in mind that this was written in 2008, so the numbers aren't current. However, it still paints the correct picture of why things slowed down so much and why switching to anothery agency wouldn't have helped.

http://www.macleans.ca/culture/lifestyle/article.jsp?content=20080507_77776_77776