We've been Nesting for over 2 years...

Nesting...

Some of you thought I was crazy? Some said it's bad luck? The old agencies all said they expected to see nesting. The wanted to see her room finished. Toys, books and clothing. So I shopped and shopped and painted and shopped. Nesting when you switch countries as often as we did wasn't easy. With each country change we had a age change. And with each country change we knew our daughter would have a different ethnic look. So what does a mother do? Well you buy dolls with every ethnic look just in case and you buy clothing in all the sizes. Since Tamara is 3 but the size of a 2 year old she will fit in everything sooner or later. Her closets are full from 18 mo. to size 6X. Someone once said to me why do you need to bring clothing? This woman thought it was horrible that the adopted children don't come with clothing. So I asked her when your children were born did they come into the world wearing a snow suit?

Reality is when you adopt a 3 year old you need a lot of stuff. Especially a child who spent 2-1/2 years in an orphanage. Most of these children have never seen all the every day things that we take for granted. So safety first. Although she is 3 and yes her motor skills are great we do need to baby proof the house. Perhaps more so then if we had her since birth. She will be able to reach more and get there faster. So the baby gates are ready to go up. The outlet plugs are ready and we have spinning door knobs every where.

I decorated her room in Waverly Sweet Violets. I decided to stay away from the traditional bubble gum pink as I'm sure there will be plenty of that in our future. Right now she has a full size bed which we may change in the future to a twin or toddler size bed? We're keeping the full size for now adding bed rails for safety as she is probably used to co-sleeping with someone. That would be me ... I'm sure Bruce will enjoy my side of our bed for a month or two. Most adoptive parents put a crib in their room or co-sleep in their bed but I think it will be easier for me to slip out of her room rather then get Tamara used to sleeping in ours and then try to move her. That's the plan anyway.