[Guatemom]

Already a LOT of great advice!! I wanted to also add:

1a )Ask fostermom if she sang any lullabyes to your child..and if possible, ask her to sing them and videotape it. It's a painfully emotional moment...but I'm glad we got that on film. She held Cristian and sang to him, one last time.
b)Speaking of, ask her how she rocked your child...our foster mom said she held him in a cradle-like position and bounced him (while singing). We were told they do not hold them up on their chest (with child's head on your shoulder) the way we do. Little things like that help with transition, too.
2) be sure to get souvenirs for your child...esp. 'future' souvenirs. You can do this a lot of ways (market/vendors, hotel gift shops, etc.). Great for family day celebrations, or just b/c.
3) get lifebook 'souvenirs' as well. Even little things like hotel brochures, receipts (which will be in all Espanol!), etc. all make great lifebook pages. And ESP. Sometimes the hotel has 'tourist' kinds of brochures, too. These are great for lifebooks as well, esp. since they usually have beautiful color-pics of places of interest. I got a lot of things like this just from our hotel, and it was wonderful to have in his book! I even have the domino 'flier' from our pizza. Funny, I know; but it's really neat to share with others who may never leave the USA for them to see how much the same we all are, no matter how many miles away

Get pictures pictures pictures...even if you think it won't matter...it usually does. Get a picture of everything you can, esp. if you're going to do a lifebook. Some things that are easy to miss but are great features in story-telling of your child's trip are: the plane itself, the hotel (front, inside, your room, etc.) the hotel staff, of course anyone you meet personally (even translator, atty, etc.), can't have too many pictures; and the more you have, the more you will remember for days to come.