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I was wondering if anyone else is shopping. Nursery, clothes etc. I am slowly getting things for the nursery-really slowly. I am getting ready to finish my homestudy and dossier and will probably be looking for a 12-18 month wait for a boy, but getting something here and there helps. Also being able to wait for sales has been great. I am making the bedding and curtains which will take some time. Its also kind of nice to know that I can gradually get things here and there so it wont be too much all at once. Anyone else doing this?
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We have been shopping since we started the process. Clearance racks are wonderful things. We have been picking up clothing in various sizes (you can always donate what is too small) and we have been careful about buying clothing that is too season specific. We got all of the big ticket items like the furniture by waiting for sales on what we wanted. I too have been making the bedding. I love to make quilts so it was a given that I would make everything. I also knit so I have been making lots of little sweaters in various sizes to keep my hands busy at night. I can't imagine trying to gather everything at the last minute, doing it slowly over time is a lot easier, besides--Retail Therapy is FUN!!!!:woohoo:Lucinda:flowergift:
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One word of caution - I LOVE to shop and wanted to buy so much for our little one, but since we were adopting a girl, she would already have a lot of hand-me-downs from her big sisters. So I waited. And I'm really glad we did because she will NOT wear one piece outfits. One of her orphanage comfort behaviors is sucking on her shirt, and it's hard to get enough 'shirt' to suck on when it's attached at the bottom. So I've had to buy her a new wardrobe of two piece items. If I had bought for her what I used for her sisters, none of it would have been useable. I think this is the only time I've ever been happy my husband gave me the 'look' when I wanted to go shopping :)
Oh my....could i be going crazy right now shopping. One problem is we did not specify a sex of child. We probably will have a boy, but you never know! I picked out a neutral baby bedding and started painting the room last night bright green!! We are waiting to buy the furniture till our time is closer. I can't wait to start buying clothes......!!!
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