2 Years and Counting
Today makes it officially 2 years since we announced we are in the waiting period. As you all know a lot has happened in those 2 years. This time last year we were moving into the new house and knowing that the process would be put on hold. It was a very emotional year for me. I have put the idea of preparing on hold, away in the dust covered boxes and the idea of looking at baby stuff became an old memory. Poor Jeff has had to deal with my emotional roller coaster and today was probably a bit of a surprise to him. We are as you know back on the waiting list, new hope for our family has slowly started to creep in. We have done small things like taken new photo's for our profile, and kept our home study updated.
Yet I have realized though that because of the delay I am so very unprepared to bring home a baby. Everything we have purchased, items gifted to us, and my much loved lists still packed away. I have no clue if we even have the most important things to survive the first few weeks of infant invasion. I don't even know if those lists of mine included those needed items.
The other thing that has completely thrown me for a curve ball is the fact that Babies R Us is no longer around! I mean come on are you kidding me I had an entire baby registry set up with them. I knew that with a click of a mouse I could have that much needed car seat. Now what do I do!!! I can't unpack and set up the nursery because well it's still a kitchen. I am hoping in the next month to have demolition started so all those cute little outfits, adorable stuff animals, and my beloved lists must stay packed away a bit longer.
So I need your help all my wonderful moms and dads out there! Since adoption doesn't come with a time line and perfectly timed baby shower to fill your home with those important items I need some advice from you.
Please comment below those much needed items you can't live with out the first few weeks baby is home. I would like to slowly make sure I pick up those items we don't have and find the ones we do.
Hi Donna
ReplyDeleteFirst want to mention Buy,buy, baby is great.
There’s also The Bump which is a registry fro a couple of different stores.
The most used items were onesies lots of them and sheets as well as diapers lots and lots of diapers.
Onesies, a bouncy/ vibtating chair, nuby bottles ( best ever) a car seat that not only goes into a base in the car but is also usable in the supermarket on the carriages and snaps onto a stroller. Diaper bag that an double as your purse...no need for extra crap, consolidate. Butt paste (lifesaver) powder formula (best invention ever)baby tub (optional), I used that and my kitchen sink. Bibs and burp cloths (burping cloths are better than bibs but best if used in conjunction with the bib) bibs with a back (all cloth defeat purpose of keeping dry).
ReplyDeleteYou actually need a lot less than you think. We tried to go with the less is more attitude. Feeding- bottles (3-6), warmer, sterilizer. You don't need the warmer and sterilizer, but made things easy. Cheap cloth diapers to use as burp cloths. They are very absorbent and multipurpose. 1-2 larger muslin cloths. 1 package of flannel blankets. Clothes- footie zip (no snaps) pjs (5 minimum), onesies that have the kimono snaps bc it is so difficult to dress a newborn. I would buy a few 3-6m pjs too bc some babies grow quickly. Don't overstock on diapers bc you will want to find the brand and size that works for your child. You can always pop to the store. A friend gave me great advice to not buy too much. You will figure out quickly what you might need more of. Thinking of you both. Big hugs to you
ReplyDeleteSo far, I saw that your optimistic, you must proper chuffed in your kind of writings! There's a lot of things that are not appreciated enough and this one is needed to be emphasized to others, I wonder if you try laundry and dry cleaning seems helpful to you?
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