[StorkWatcher]

Congratulations! I can't wait to hear about your journey. T he wait is SO short for you at this point- 1-3 months? YIKES!

I keep small bottles of hand sanitizer in my diaper bags (i have 2. One large, one smaller/plain one for Dad to carry or that we can use on quick trips places).

For home, I heartily second the exersaucer, unless your daughter will already be walking/cruising some (once our son starting crawing a lot and cruising, he did NOT want to be in the saucer any more).

I love my bottles - Playtex Ventaire. The easiest to clean! And they are GREAt at preventing gas in babies.

At this age, we used a lot of bibs and several burp clothes, because babe was a drooling freak, due to teething.

We also love for feeding the Gerber small plastic bowls with lids - very handy for travelling/storing food in fridge. they come in a 6 pack, and if you visit Gerber's website and request coupons and their newsletter, they'll send you several for feeding utensils.

We also use baby washcloths to clean him at every meal and for diapering (for a boy, they are peepee teepees to prevent us from getting sprayed - hopefully, you won't have that problem!)

A carrier is a must! I'm getting a MeiTai soon that Jenna recommends. I have a cheap hip carrier now, but it is NOT comfortable. W/ the mei tai's, you can carry several different ways, and baby wearing is a HUGE benefit when you're bonding and trying to attach to the baby. (Plus MUCH easier than using a stroller). I used my other carriers all the time when babe was little so I could do housework and keep him with me all the time. And it keeps strangers in stores from poking the child so much and getting too close.

I've always been fascinated by India. What part will you be travelling in? I'd love to hear (or read!) all about it after you return. Please keep me posted, and welcome to the First Year forum!!!

When my BIL adopted from Eithiopia, they had a small photo album filled w/ photos of grandparents/aunts/uncles cousins so when they brought their daughter home, we already looked a little familiar to her, and she was learning our names/titles as she learned English.

I've known people to take bags of Cheerios (out of the boxes, adn they double as packing material for cushioning). And lots of diapers packed in and around things.

Also - medicine? Check w/ your ped. or other int'l people. Infant Tylenol (be careful to read ahead and know the correct dosage!).

2 months - I will have to really think what else you might need. That's such a long time! But what a great opportunity to be able to experience her culture and have so many things to tell her about later on in life!