[Fran27]

Congrats!

I shopped as soon as our homestudy was approved. I totally underestimated how many clothes we would need but otherwise I was fully ready when we got the call (although for us it was two so we had to buy more). I bought unisex clothing so it would work for either gender.

It is easier to shop when you know you're shopping for 'a' baby though. I know when I started shopping for my twins (they were already born but it still took 3 weeks for the TPR to be signed) I was careful to keep the receipts and only washed what I needed at the last minute... just in case. But it was gender-specific stuff so it's usually more tricky.

I would say though... go ahead if you want to. It's a great time. If you're really worried, you can just buy the main stuff in neutral colors (bedding, car seat etc), and there's lots of cute unisex clothing available for newborns too. I'll tell you, my two looked really cute in yellow and I used all that unisex clothing I bought beforehand on either at some point.

Keep us posted!