Little ones social worker visit

Well things have finally started moving. Little ones social worker visited and it went really well. Panel date was confirmed, meets with foster carers decided and home inspected.
Excitement starting to grow.
Today I got some updated photos. I can't stop looking at them. This little person is going to be, if not already is, my world.
I can't stop looking at the photos. I can't wait to cuddle him. I just hope it all moves forward ok now!

Adoption shower

Being a single, I have helped organise many hen do's, weddings, baby showers and even divorce parties. Today my friends threw me an adoption shower. I'm over whelmed with the love. I truely have fabulous friends.
It felt surreal. It was originally planned post matching panel, pre intros but when delays happened we decided not to postpone. After all, placement will happen one day! I'm so glad I had it now, on Mother's Day.
The room was decorated (balloons amuse children for hours, lesson noted!) and I had to guess the baby food in the nappy! All vile but best was the home made!
And presents were so generous. Lots of vouchers, a spa day for me and mum, books, clothes, toys and lots of lovely things and beautiful words in precious cards.

I'm now so excited. I want the surreal feeling to become reality! But for now I raise a glass and say cheers to my lovely support network, my friends and family! And I got to wear a sash that said 'mummy to be'. Wonderful!

DIY

That fire in my belly is back! Time to crack on with jobs. I bought a rocking chair off ebay. It was covered in gloss paint and stickers. Sanding it took ages and most of my nails. Today I finally painted it! Tomorrow a bit of polish and into the nursery! But as this blog is my diary plotting my journey, here's my rocking chair so far! I imagine I will be rocking a little man to sleep in it in a couple of months! If this process ages me too much then it will be ready for my old age too!

Progress - 2 months waiting!

So after a month of nothing happening suddenly we've got a cousin and a best friend having a baby, a new car being delivered this week and a new prov panel date!
So 6 weeks to go! Still seems a long wait but it's progress! Don't think that when social workers come round next week that I won't be trying to get them to bring the date forward but the limbo seems to be resolving!
Time to crack back on with the DIY! There's a baby coming home! If everything goes to plan then I could be meeting my baby boy 8 weeks today! Big, huge smile on my face!
Doing overtime today didn't seem so bad now I have a date to look forward to!