So now the report for panel has been written and will be sent to them next weekend. Putting into words why this little person should come and live with me and be my child was both easy and difficult. Easy because it's simple, I love him. Difficult because panel need to know how you will bring him up, how you will attach with him, how you will discuss difficult matters. But it's done now and fingers crossed panel will agree!
We planned a team night out with work a month ago. Unbeknown to me they changed it into a celebration night! Lovely meal, fizz and vouchers to spoil me and the cutest little pressies for the nursery! The little sign makes tears come!
I'm also preparing items to send to the foster carer from panel. I'm considering how to introduce my voice, scent and image! I've done a book of large laminated pictures of me, cats and close family. A comforter which I'm sleeping with and I have the butterfly book to fill in, also a twinkle twinkle book where I've recorded me reading it. Thinking what to say on the butterfly book and what pics to put in is where I am now! I must crack on with it and get over how terrible my voice sounds recorded!
This week I meet his foster carers and I have so many questions. I'm thinking about how that first meeting with him will be.
Last week I visited one of his future friends and had the other one visit me. It didn't take long for them to be playing with me and hugging me. Part of that is because their mums are relaxed with me so I'm eager to get on well with his foster carer as it's such an important aspect of it all. As we get closer I'm aware his foster parents must be doing an opposite count down. I just hope they can see how happy he will be with me and what an amazing thing they are doing!
It's a very surreal, emotional time. I'm so excited and so scared in case it doesn't happen. Seeing mum so excited it lovely too! This family can't wait for this little boy to join them!
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