Adoption journey

[dreamofabean]

Is the bedding the only pic you included as it's the only one I can see. It's gorgeous! Really lovely and gender neutral too fab!! Well done mommy-to-be! X

 

[aimze]

:-D made us so excited choosing it!! We had to have the lot out the room lampshade included!! Can't wait to put it all up!!!

Last social worker visit next week then PAR being written! Everyday I feel closer to being a mummy!!

How's everyone's post Xmas weekend? I'm quite glad it's over, think my liver is too! Drank WAY too much so 'Dryanuary' here we come!!

X

 

[Lolly1985]

Oh wow its gorgeous!! How exciting and was it all in the sales? Eeek, you're getting close now Aimze! Also glad to be back to normality. Little pink is back to her post Christmas routine today and I'm currently working extra hard to keep her going for an 11.30 lunch before sleep at 12! She's now fully walking (practically running!) so I'm hoping for a nice long sleep later so I can do a final tidy round! Wish me luck...

 

[aimze]

Haha Lolly hope she settles back quickly!!!

All in the sale an today got a cot bed, wardrobe, changing station/chest of drawers an storage box!! I feel bankrupt hahaha!!!

X

 

[aimze]

Oh an a carseat too!! So minus the high chair/toys/clothes were done! Come on home baby!!! X

 

[dreamofabean]

Oh how exciting!!!! We bought it all gradually so didn't get the chance to just go and splurge! Lol! Sounds great fun
Lolly does pink just have one nap? Little man has two 30-45 min ones, wish he would have just 1 longer nap! X

 

[aimze]

Oh dream everything else would b gradual...aim to buy nappies soon gradually!

We went to a mamas an papas outlet shop so negotiated with buyin a bundle! Hope we get accepted after all this x

 

[Lolly1985]

Of course you will Aimze!! When is it all being delivered? Bet you can't wait!!

Dream little pink was very similar to little man with sleeps when she first came home, two 45 minute sleeps, around 10.30 and 2.30. After a while she was having a longer morning sleep which meant she didn't want to go down in the afternoon until around 4, too late really. So I started pushing the morning sleep back slowly. Now she has an 11.30 lunch and 12 o'clock sleep, which we managed today, hooray! She is ready for a sleep by then so has a good quality rest, just over 2 hours today It keeps her going until bedtime and means I have time to get jobs done and also have lunch and a sit down! It was really hard keeping her going past half 10 at first but she got into the routine quite quickly. I was worried Christmas would have undone the hard work but luckily today wasn't too terrible!!

 

[dreamofabean]

Aimze of course you will be accepted! So exciting!!
I'll have to try that with little man lolly as two sleeps mean you can't do much in between! He tends to nap around 11 and then 2.30 x

 

[aimze]

Lolly I'm glad she slept nicely Christmas must be a right routine upsetter!

It's being delivered in 4weeks...don't want it in the house just yet!! :-D

Doesn't anyone here have a dog? I'm just trying to figure out what you do about the dog & baby playing on the floor @ the same time? X

 

[Lolly1985]

Sorry, cat this end! Hopefully someone can come up with some ideas though!

Dream I wonder if you pushed the morning sleep back if he would sleep longer and deeper as he would be shattered. Hard thing to do though, especially as your little man is 3 months younger too. I'm surprised he manages until 11 now really! What time does he generally wake up? xxx

 

[dreamofabean]

It really varies lolly! He wakes between 4-6 for a bottle and will then generally go back off until 7.30-8. Varies every day though! He was in bed by 6.20 tonight as he was exhausted so I think he will be up early tomorrow! Lol

 

[dreamofabean]

No pets this end Aimze, just fish in a pond! Ha ha

 

[aimze]

Haha fish would b easy!! I've an 8month puppy!! He's super we'll behaved an with a walk sleeps for about 6 hours so shouldn't be a problem!

X

 

[Lolly1985]

I'm glad we didn't have night bottles as I reckon I would be rubbish at getting back to sleep, although saying that the bonding time must be very special. Little pink was down at 7.15 tonight so wake up will probably be around 6.30, although with all the walking tiring her out we may get lucky!!

I'm sure you'll find your way with the puppy Aimze. Lots of stairgates and safe spaces for puppy to retreat to if he needs some alone time. I must say our little cat was very stressed at first, but I think cats can struggle more as it's all about defending territory xxx

 

[aimze]

Yup lolly defo loads of stair gates! I'm not on of these dog owners who say 'my dog would never attack' I'm sure he wouldn't but I'd never ever leave them together unattended!!!!! He is amazing with kids tho, all the kids on the street ask him to play out, they actually knock on our door an ask if he can play outside lol!!!

 

[dreamofabean]

Oh how funny Aimze! So cute!!
Littlie did so well last night! 6.30pm-6am! Had a bottle and back down til 8! He's so our child
Just had a visit from his sw, all was fine, got his lac review next Monday! X

 

[aimze]

dream thats some sleep! I hope ours is the same!! x

 

[Lolly1985]

Yay for sleepy babies! Little pink slept until 7.20! Definitely walking tiring her out, I'm enjoying it while it lasts! We have our LAC review next week too Dream, on Wednesday. Hopefully last one as adoption order may have been granted before the third. Really hope so!

Aimze I love your doggy has such a fab social life

 

[aimze]

Ladies great these reveiws are coming up

Do you feel that until it's completely done and you change the surname that you can totally relax or do you feel that now? (sorry i should know this?! I'm assuming you don't change the surname until order gone through? )