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This is an excellent thread.
Doing a baby registry is a great idea. With the help of a friend, I threw myself a baby shower my first go round with fost/adopt. My placement was going to be my first child so I thought why not have a shower. I had requested a baby under 1. I registered for items for children 3 months to a year. I got a bit of everything gender neutral clothes for six months and up, blankets. gift cards, books, blankets, safety items for the house, crib sheets,and did I mention blankets.
It was great to have some things to start off with. Of course, my son was five-days-old when he came home so I still had to go out within the first few days and stock up on smaller size baby clothes. For some reason, I never imagined I would get a newborn even though I had told my SW AYAP. I always imagined getting say a three-month-old. Maybe that was because my first respite placement was for a three-month-old boy.
Our history -
Licensed through private agency: Oct 31, 2004 (requesting baby under 1, open to race and gender)
Placement: Dec 30, 2004
10AM - got the call - got to bring back in all the shower gifts in from the garage that I just put out there
12:45PM - Jory's home at five-days-old
Finalization: Aug 1, 2006 - 19 months and 2 days after he was placed in my arms
Sept 2006 - submitted new adoption application (requesting baby girl under 10 months)
Dec 15 - get a call for a two-day-old girl I happily say yes
Dec 21 - Sasha comes home at eight-days-old
Feb 2007 - distant relative in another state wants to adopt Sasha & bio half-brother's adoptive parents want to adopt her too
Yash
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