The court was next to courts where (and then it was at this point that my iPad battery died and I've just come back to blog and found this draft! Now march!)
Ok the courts were next to courts that were seeing people charged with assault etc, my happy day seemed somewhat congruous with this. However, despite the lack of formality, the phrase that stays with me from this day is 'happy day'. As we walked in the judge said sit anywhere, this isn't a day for tears, unless they're happy, today is a happy day! And that was pretty much all the formality. There was a fluffy duck attached to a balloon for small boy to find (more interested in multiple remotes!) then we sat in the judges chair for photos before being given a certificate.
The duck is now called happy!
We then went to coffee Nero with my social workers. My boy played with plug switches. We then left them and went for drinks and then food. It was lovely, exhausting and much wanted. It lacked a bit of the personal touch but hell, who cares, legally we are now a family! Bloody whoop!
And now, due to life, I've now also experience my first Mother's Day! How lovely! Last year was my shower! But mainly, we are a family, a normal little family! Next month sees nursery and return to work! But for now we can chill, we have stability, we have love. We also have toddler tantrums but I feel that can wait for next time! (How can one wiggling small person be so strong?).
