Adoption journey

[dreamofabean]

Ooh good luck rainy!! You will be just wonderful! Can't wait to hear tomorrow that you're an official mommy!!! xxx

 

[aimze]

OMG dream that's amazing news! Wooooop!

Rainy best of luck for today! You'll do fab! X

 

[Lolly1985]

Love all the happy news here at the moment!!

Dream you know I'm just so over the moon for you guys, just perfect. Time for number two now

Go for it rainy, can't wait for it all to be official and I know they'll love you, your commitment to these boys is obviously very strong from your posts. Let us know!

Aimze I'm really hoping you hear soon, I'm sure they still want the placement to go ahead as your little man will be thriving!

Loski, your princess sounds adorable! I can't believe where the time has gone, she's growing up too fast! Roll on holiday time

Karen how are things going? Hugs!

Well little man is home and life is a whole new world of crazy! I will have until May off and see where we're up to. Other half is self employed and says he could 'employ' me as his secretary and then we may be entitled to tax credits etc, no nursery fees and minimal tax for him. Problem is I really love my job and finished a degree 2 years ago to get to where I am. We have time to think. And until then we have two holidays coming up, South Wales end of august and Cornwall (going to take my family home, hooray!) in October. Two things, one, we're probably totally mad with two babies and two, the cat won't be best pleased

 

[Rainy123]

Good news all round.
Dream - so happy for all of you that things are now official and finalised. Must be an amazing feeling.
Lolly - glad little man is home. The best kind of crazy for you now.

I got a yes at matching panel today. So excited! Finally feel I am allowed to get my hopes up and enjoy it all without worrying it will all go wrong. Obviously still got to wait for the decision maker to confirm next week but couldn't be happier right now.

 

[dreamofabean]

Yay rainy!!! When do intros start honey? Congratulations mommy!! Thrilled for you xxx

 

[Lolly1985]

CONGRATULATIONS Rainy!!!!! So deserved, very very happy for you! Time to get excited mummy!!!

 

[aimze]

Rainy amazing! Congrats Hun

 

[karenh]

Dream: Congratulations! How exciting that it is all official now!

Rainy: Congratz on a yes a panel! Almost there!

Lolly: Yay! So glad little man is home. That is a long time to be off work for. Here in the States we get 6 weeks.

AFM: I don’t know what happened but I lost my job. I don’t know what I am going to do. We can’t adopt without me working. However, right now I am so depressed I don’t have any desire or energy to try and find another job.

 

[dreamofabean]

Oh Karen, I'm so sorry it's not fair how tough life can be at times

 

[aimze]

Big hugs Karen xx

 

[Loski83]

Congratulations rainy your now officially a mammy
Your going to be busy lolly creating wonderful memories with your lovely little family.
Karen that's awful that you have lost your job just think about getting your head in the right place before worrying about anything else x

 

[karenh]

Thanks guys!

 

[Lolly1985]

Thinking of you lots Karen, so sorry yet another hurdle :'( Wish could do more to help xxx

 

[Monkey78]

Hi Everyone
Wow I have missed quite a bit over the last few weeks.

Dream - congratulations, you are now officially a family, great news.
Rainy - congratulations, wow amazing Im so happy for you.
Lolly - so glad your little boy is home, guess its tough with two little uns but sounds like you are doing a grand job.
Karen - so sorry to hear about your job, to you, you deserve to have some good news soon. My fingers are crossed for you.
Aimze - How's life as a mummy?

Lovely to hear from everyone else, its all sounding great out there.

Update from me, I went a bit quiet as I hit a low as we just wasnt hearing anything from our SW. Its been 5 months since we got approved. However we received a potential link last Wednesday, and our little pink is gorgeous. We have read the CPR, there are a few issues with BPs and we are meeting our SW on Wednesday to discuss. If we are happy at that stage, to go ahead, she will arrange a linking meeting. (cant remember what this involves - can anyone advise pls?)

So that is it for now, trying to stay focused and living with hope that this is our little forever pink. But will know more after Wednesday.

xxxx

 

[Rainy123]

Oh monkey, glad things are picking up for you. He wait post approval is just awful. I hadn't read the CPR before I had my linking meeting for the boys but it basically involved their social worker telling me all the information about them that she could. Afterwards it was a matter of checking we were both happy to proceed. Hope you get the answers you want and that things work out for you

I received a letter this week to say the decision maker has made the panel's recommendation official. Now just waiting to hear dates for introductions. Only 2 days of work though as I'm a school teacher so have something to look forward to ;-)

 

[Monkey78]

Thanks Rainy. I must admit I have found the post approval waiting time the hardest part of the journey ! But guess we all do get there in the end.

Fantastic news on your official letter, wont be long for you now

xx

 

[Loski83]

Monkey it's basically what rainy said you will meet childs social worker and family finder and they will ask you a few questions and you can ask them some. It's very informal I made food when they came to mine to help them feel comfortable and for brownie points lol. At the end of it they will go and tell you in a few days whether they are going ahead they could let you know same day however they don't have to. Good luck with it all.

 

[dreamofabean]

Monkey I totally agree with what others have said good luck Hun!
Well I've survived my return to work! It was a tough week as LO has been under the weather but he seems to have turned a corner thankfully!!
I'm now on summer hols, yay! We have the hospital tomorrow about Los head, such a waste of time! Yes it's a bit large on the centiles but it's not grown for the last 2 months and he really is growing into it
We are all excited as we are having a night away on Saturday in Wales with lo's foster carers they've bought a caravan there and we were discussing meeting up and have been invited! So we go Saturday morning and return Sunday afternoon. We're really looking forward to seeing them and their 2 other foster children

 

[LolaM]

Im back to work and that's all I have to say about THAT!

 

[Lolly1985]

Monkey everything crossed for you hun! The waiting is hard, part of the process I know but doesn't help when you're living it. Exciting times! Our linking meeting was basically little pink's social worker and family finder bringing her to life and us grinning like loonies! Haha!

HOORAY!! Dream and Rainy, it's summer holidays!! And nearly mummy time for Rainy, amazing!

We have celebration hearing take two coming up! So happy baby blue can now attend his sisters big day. He's 5 and half lb now and doing well. Little pink had a wobbly first week of him being home but is back to normal now, my happy funny princess. So proud! Of both my babies

Love to you all, sorry it's brief but gotta go sort out tea while Night Garden is on