My friends got the call last night that their adoption of a 1 year old has been approved and they can pick her up next week. They really don't have much stuff because they have been on a roller coaster and did not think they would get approved.
For those of you who adopted older babies, what do they need. I want to send her a gift box of "necessities" but we adopted a newborn, so I have no idea what older babies are in need of!
Re: Friend adopting a 1 year old! What does she need?
Lurker here. I have not adopted (yet) but I have a 13 month old son.
Things we use every day: sippy cup, high chair, plastic bibs, diapers (size 4), wipes, clothes, books (longer board books like Sandra Boynton and books with identifiable pictures for learning new words), stroller, white noise machine, sun hats, sun block, ball popper toy.
Lurker...
Convertible carseat would be #1. Baby gates, outlet covers and other baby proofing stuff b/c he/she is probably crawling at least. Some type of lovey, like the ones with a small stuffed animal attached to a small blanket.
we adopted DS at almost 2 years old. Things we used were:
an Ergo carrier- it holds up to 40 pounds, and he really liked being carried in it when we first came home. I think it made him feel more "Safe"
a high chair/booster seat- the Fisher Price space saver is great, because it will grow with the baby as she gets a little bigger
diapers/wipes
toddler snacks
sippy cups, toddler plates, toddler silverware
convertible car seat
toys for that age
a stroller... I LOVE my city mini! sturdy, but pretty light weight, plus super easy to fold
1. Carseat
2. Mei Tai carrier AMAZING for bonding
3. Booster seat with straps for dinner table
4. Kids plates/silverware/sippy cups
5. Clothes
6. Toys
7. Toy bins
8. Bed/sheets/blankets
9. Child proofing stuff
10. Books!
If you're looking to get them toys, get ones that encourage the child to engage the parents, books are great for that. With older ones you sometimes need to "train", for lack of a better word, them to be dependent on you, to bond and attach to you in a parent/child type of relationship.