Stuff!

The last few weeks, we've been picking up some things for the child. Here are some pictures:

Pam with the cup stacking set we're planning to take over when we first get to meet them. Should be good for their motor skills and the like, hopefully they manage to hold onto it between visits.

Peg puzzles - both of us were looking for these, and we found them! I'm pretty sure I remember playing with these. I can't wait to see what is hiding behind the puzzle pieces!

We got quite a few bath toys, to hopefully make the transition to taking baths more fun; apparently they don't get to take baths in the orphanage, which makes sense given the number of kids that would be there.

A peg set for smashing with a mallet.  If the kid doesn't play with it, I (Adam) will. I loved those things. They also explain how I learned to drive spikes into the kitchen floor at age 3 (or so the story goes). Another couple of bath toys, including a very cute Sherlock Holmes Rubber Ducky. Pam fell in love with the BBC Sherlock Holmes series, so it seemed appropriate.

An owl theme is emerging for some decorations - we got a little pillow and a nice little picture for the wall.

Here's a bunch of things at once, including (top centre) an animal book with a squeeky mouse at the end. Pam wasn't sure about the book until I accidentally squeezed it and it made the little noise.

Preemptively buying the noise-maker set ourselves. This set will almost certainly be popular, and also drive us crazy at some point.

All in all, a great set of stuff. We're mostly done buying things until we know more about our child (gender, size, age, etc). Getting this sort of stuff is a lot more fun than paperwork, and makes it a lot more real for us too. Now I just have to figure out how I can play with the mallet set and get it back into the plastic wrap before Pam finds out (Pam doesn't read this blog, right?)...