I like what Red said, "give yourself permission to know that you will be a parent.
We started shopping once our homestudy was complete and it did feel weird at first. I did a lot of shopping on line because I felt so weird at first. The even weirder thing is I had God children and a nephew that I was always buying baby stuff for. Anyway, finally I registered because family and friends kept begging me to. We also took a baby care basics class, and I was the only one who wasnt pregnant and the nurse had a nerve to go around the room and have everyone state their name and due date so I proudly announced "Hi we are Cleveland and Sylvia and we are due any day (pause) we are adopting and waiting to be matched!" It was so liberating and felt so real, It was like a declaration, "hey I am not pregnant but I am about to be a mother too, and I am excited, nervous and I would like to know how to give the kid a bath just like you!"
So if you feel you should be prepared (some people don't like buying baby things until the baby is home or a match etc.), ease into it slowly believe me you will have more than enough time to spend all your money on your little one, they need A LOT of stuff. Good luck
