I never imagined when I was growing up that I would ever be a “girly – girl”. I was always a bit of a tomboy, and wouldn’t be caught dead in a skirt or dress. I had braces in grade school, played softball, tennis, volleyball, and basketball until high school, and cared more about hanging with the boys than I did about clothes and makeup. Don’t get me wrong, I followed the trends… the Olivia Newton John company “Koala Blue” comes to mind, and the layering of pastel colored socks (as if anyone ever needed to wear three pairs of socks at one time?!?!). My older sister, Denise, did my makeup when it mattered (for school dances), and helped my with my hair (which was permed for most of my younger years). Boy, I’m beginning to sound like a real geek, aren’t I? :o)
Well here’s where I’m going with this… I’m shocked, no, stunned really that I am finding myself drawn to lace, pretty pink pastels, and even vintage dolls! I mean take a look at my Etsy shop, the pink banner, the lace in almost every photo, the books tied up all pretty with seam binding. When did this happen to me? Do you suddenly enter into your thirties and start thinking “I think I want a pretty little dolly to sit on my shelf in the front room”? It’s a bit strange if you ask me, and yet here I am… with a pretty little dolly sitting on my fireplace mantle.
My shopping trips have been an ode to estrogen lately… vintage baby girl dresses, Victorian lace up boots, old dolls, and hand made lace. It’s no wonder that my “neutral nursery” has started to take a turn toward the feminine. (As if that weren’t an almost guarantee that we will now adopt a a boy).
Just take a look at the items I’ve been pining over in Etsy:
And for the nursery:
Not so “neutral”, is it? Speaking of babies, here’s a little update for those of you following our adoption plans…. Josh and I had our joint interview with our social worker, I had my solo interview, and Josh’s solo interview is scheduled for this week. Once we complete those interviews, we start the next step which is some more classes, the actual “foster care” application, and then the home study process. If everything goes according to plan, we should be approved by October (which is my favorite month anyway, since my anniversary, birthday, and favorite holiday decorating all happen this month). Then, if we aren’t being too picky, and the fates are smiling upon us, I’m praying for a baby to find us by Christmas. (I say if we aren’t being too picky, because I still really have my heart set on a baby under 18 months, which makes the matching process a bit longer for us). So there you have it. :o)
Maybe if I’m really, really, really, lucky, I’ll get the little blond haired girl that I’ve imagined for the last nine or ten years. But then again, if Josh is really, really, really lucky… he’ll get the little boy he’s been wanting. I think either way, boy or girl, blond or otherwise, we will be blessed to finally have someone to call us “Mom” and “Dad”.
XOXO,
Sara
by Sadie Olive
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