I am loving the way her room turned out!

The past couple of days have been busy. Yes I have finally finished her room. That is one of the things that I have been doing and yes I have pictures that I plan on posting. I love her room. Last minute changes that I decided to make are the ones that I love the best. I was torn as to whether or not I should have any open shelves in her room for toys. I decided that it would be important to have an open shelf that she could reach because that is what she is used to having in her play area.

I was lucky to find a shelf that matches her dresser. I have also found out that I-Kea has also made a new mirror for her dresser. Gerard says 'All little girls need a mirror over their dresser!' So the plan is that we will purchase the mirror and hold onto it until I can remove the changing pad. I had planned on putting a shelf above the dresser high and put Gerard's Tonk@ trucks on it but Gerard again a big fat veto on that decision. They have a small amount of wear on them so that is the reason why he does not want to put them in there.

The bedding was purchased at T@rget. I retro fitted the sheets so that they could fit the bed correctly. I decided in an effort to keep her world small I would only put out a couple of toys. I have more in the attic but I will wait to bring them down. I had purchased the map the e-bay. I love the way it looks hanging there. I have found the town where her baby home is located and now my eyes go to it easily. I hope to be able to show her this frequently when I talk to her about Russia and her heritage.

It is a crazy good feeling to stand in her room and think that in a few short weeks she could be in there just looking and playing with everything. Gerard and I stood in the door way and both finally started to breath again. The past two years have been exciting and wonderful. I just can not imagine how much more fun it will be to have my own daughter.

I have watched so many make this journey and now it is my time to take this walk or flight to Russia. I can remember sitting in my office just waiting for an update to see how everything was going when someone traveled. Waiting for the first picture was always my favorite post almost as good as the post about the child's name. I have to admit I would call Gerard and talk about my fellow bloggers and their gotcha day. When he would come home 'the picture' is the first thing he would have to look at. What would I have done if I could not have had the sneak peak that I had. Now to know that my journey is evoking happy memories for others of there gotcha day gives me chills.

So here is what everyone has waited for the pictures of her room!








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