My husband and I are also adopting from a foreign country (Korea to be exact). I am getting ready to buy the car seat, and the Alpha-Omega is one of the finalists. Is there any thing you can tell me about it pro or con that could help?

As far as the inital question about what to get, we had those same questions and many answers from many different people. So far the best thing that we've gotten is our crib. It was from Toys R Us at about $200 and it goes from crib to toddler bed and then to full size bed. The one rail release isn't a big deal since we have it up against a wall, and it is pretty easy to use. We have been practicing with all of our equipment so we have a clue when he actually gets here.

Thanks for the question.