Adoption journey

[Rainy123]

Oh happy day - I finally got news about introductions (not from any social workers mind you!). Got a call to organise my theraplay with the boys and she said maybe Monday because introductions start then! You would think they would let me know!

Lolly - so glad it is the holidays. Hope your celebration hearing works out this time and glad to hear little boy is doing well.

Dream - hope appointment went well. Happy holidays!

 

[dreamofabean]

Oh rainy how exciting!!!! Naughty that it comes second hand though rather than through sw!!
Our appt went well thanks Hun no issues with his head (as we knew!) so he's been discharged whoop!
Had email off sw today, celebration hearing in 2 weeks

 

[Rainy123]

Wow celebration hearings all round. Do you both have big plans for the day? How does it work?

I got the timetable for introductions yesterday so now know what I'm doing every day for the next 2 weeks. Social worker also told me all about how the boys reacted to my books and DVD - all very positive and makes me very excited to meet them!

 

[dreamofabean]

Eek rainy how exciting! When do the intros start? Eek!!!
We had such a lovely weekend! We shared a weekend with our boy's fcs. Was fab to see d&d and their current foster children! One was in placement with our boy and they still have that connection which is lovely! Their caravan is on a very family orientated park and our boy was like a mini celebrity! So many people came to see him and say hello! It was just lovely to see just how many people care for him outside of our family, very humbling!
The weather was fab so we had fun on the beach and a lovely walk in the woods. It was just fab! Littlie had a ball and it was obvious that his fcs were just thrilled to see baby boy again all in all, a wonderful 2 days which I'm sure will be repeated in the future!! X

 

[aimze]

Ladies hello!

Sorry I've been Mia! Lots of gd news on here!

Dream your holiday sounds fab with FC! When was the first time he re-met the FC when you finished intros?

Rainy omg how exciting you're so close! Intros will be amazing! I'm so excited for you!

Lolly life with two sounds interesting an busy...I shall be in your shoes soon!!

Hello other lovely ladies

Well our Los sibling has arrived at 33weeks, he's gorgeous an tiny! He's hopefully home to us within next 2 months and we're very excited!!

Xx

 

[dreamofabean]

Oh wow Aimze!! How very exciting
We left it 3 months so enough time for LO not to get confused when we met up. We showed him photos from time to time so he was sure to recognise faces if he didn't remember. He was as Harry as Larry when we met up that time and this weekend too

 

[Rainy123]

Well today was day 2 and all went swimmingly. After meeting them on the first day, I felt a bit overwhelmed and emotionally drained. Whereas today I feel much more positive. Think the emotions etc of the first day just killed me.

Two gorgeous boys and in 2 weeks they will be home!

 

[aimze]

Yay rainy fab to hear from you! Glad intros are going well! Takes me back!

 

[dreamofabean]

Ah fantastic rainy! Amazing news intros are very tiring and overwhelming! They fly by though, your boys will be home where they belong before you know it!!

 

[Loski83]

Congrats rainy and as dream says they fly over doesn't feel like it when your exhausted. Won't be long till your home with them.

 

[Lolly1985]

Really happy for you Rainy! I hope intros continue to go well and your baby boys are home with you before you know it Just where they belong

Midweek love and hugs to you all!!

 

[Cyan]

I have just smiled, cried, sighed, laughed and cried some more through all of this wonderful thread. You ladies are incredibly strong women and wonderful mummies, all of you - those already with babes in arms and those who are still waiting to meet your children. I stumbled upon this thread during a sleepless night, and having watched those few tv programmes about adoption that were on recently, thought it would be an interesting read. Interesting it certainly was, but so, so much more than that. It's possibly the most heart warming, magical thing I've ever read and each and every one of your journeys have stirred my soul. Thank you all so much.

I'm left feeling humbled.

The children who have found (and one day will find) their forever homes with you have had the most unlucky start in life, thanks to all of you they may just be the luckiest of all!

 

[aimze]

Awwww that's lovely cyan x

How's everyone doing?

We've been told there's a legal 6 months between placement so LO can't move in for a while, silly but never mind! We are going to see him soon though! Can't wait!

Still trying to figure out what my work entitlement is, hr have been awful!

 

[Rainy123]

What a lovely message, cyan!

Aimze - is the work confusion because of 2 placements back to back. In the document I got from work, it says that adoption leave would just start from the beginning again when the second placement starts. Hope it is the same for you!

My boys move in officially tomorrow! Pick them up first thing.

 

[Monkey78]

What a beautiful post Cyan, it's a long thread, and I remember reading it for the first time, it is very emotional.

Rainy i am so excited for you... How have the first few days been with your new family?

Aimze - cant believe you have number 2 coming to you soon, hopefully he will be home before the 6months, it is a silly law, you would think the best place for them would be with you from day 1 - could you not foster him beforehand?

Hello to everyone else, hope you are all doing well and have had lovely wknds.

Update from me, me and hubby are going forward with our little pink. We are so excited. The SW's and managers have a linking meeting this thursday and they will let us know the outcome straight after. If all is agreed (crikey I hope it is !!) we will then meet FCs, GP and little pink's SW. Matching Panel will be in Sept, and she will hopefully be home with us by 2nd wk of October. I cant help to feel so excited, but am anxious that they could still turn around and say no to us!

xxx

 

[Lolly1985]

Thank you so much cyan, what a beautiful post

Well this thread has gone quiet and while I miss you all its also great because it means we're all busy being mummies

Aimze sorry to hear you have to wait but it'll be great quality time with your son before the chaos commences! (Trust me, I know ) But hope all is good? Has it been 10 weeks yet? Can you submit your application yet

Rainy I hope all is going good now the boys are home? It's such a shock to the system those first few weeks but also a magical time. Hope you have great support and are loving being called Mummy

Dream I know all is fab with you but sending love and hugs!

Hi to everyone, hope you and your babies are happy and healthy

We finally had our celebration hearing on Friday and it was all we hoped for and more The judge was the same one who has been involved with the birth family for years and removed the siblings previously. He told little pink he had seen her picture and he was delighted to meet her at last. He thought we might attend a more local court so I think was genuinely pleased he had finally met her and seen a happy ending. He knew all about the appeal and said it must have been a shock for us. He was a family man and now I've met him I know he wouldn't have even considered birth mum's appeal but would have been kind to her. We had photos in the judges chair and she waved to everyone, blew kisses to the judge and put her feet up on his desk!! After lots of pictures we said bye to our lovely social worker and she gave a gift to little pink. She made us promise to send email updates and we said see you at the Christmas party! After we went to a family pub with play area and had a pink butterfly cake to celebrate We wrote cards and enclosed photos and poems and then got in trouble for making people cry!! A fantastic day had by all

 

[Loski83]

Pleased everyone is doing well. Cyan that must have been a long read we've talked a lot lol. We've just had a few days at Blackpool and lo went on Cinderella horse ride, Ferris wheel etc and she loved it. It's true what lolly says about it getting quiet as most of us are busy mammies now. Nice that everyone still updates every now and then though x

 

[Lolly1985]

Oh wow Monkey, cautious congrats hun!! We posted at same time so missed this great news! Sounds very promising, really hope all goes well, I'm sure it will! Can't wait for updates!

Sounds lovely Loski, we have a holiday coming up too and I can't wait. It's little things like seeing the seaside and riding on the big wheel that mean so much. Glad it was a lovely time

 

[dreamofabean]

Hi all,
I agree lolly, everyone is so busy! Lol
Rainy I hope all is going well Hun! Those first weeks are manic but fabulous! I think I felt like id been ran over after about week 3 and was exhausted! Lol
Ooh monkey that's very excited news! Eek!!
Lolly it's lovely to hear other people have cried and not you seriously though Hun, so glad you had a fabulous day! Little pink looked beautiful!
We also had our celebration last week, on Tuesday. Much the same as Lolly's, it was a fab day and we had a big family meal after to celebrate I found it really emotional saying goodbye to our sw! I found for a few days after I teared up thinking about it.
We went away on weds to Devon and then returned today, spending our 5th wedding anniversary there we had a fab time and LO had a whale of a time! He has been totally spoilt this year with mini breaks to the seaside! Lol. We're normally lucky to get one and this year we've had 5! Lol, talk about taking advantage of mat leave yesterday we went to a wildlife and dinosaur park which was fab! LO loved the monkeys and was constantly pointing and shouting 'ooh!! ' bless him! To celebrate his adoption we adopted a squirrel monkey in his name! His name is jake hee hee! We will get 4 letters during the year, a photo and a certificate of adoption dh thinks I'm nuts but I thought it was cute!

 

[aimze]

Lolly & dream amazing news on the celebration hearings! I can't wait to get to thsy point...we've had LO nearly 4months but can't lodge until baby moves in or we need to do whole adoption process again!!

Rainy with the leave they're struggling over it being back to back as Hmrc state they should rub parallel an should get one payment per child!

Monkey yay to linking meeting!! An matching panel in sept! Wow that's only next month! Wahoooo!

I'll stop by later for longer thought I could type more but LO woke up!