The lead up to Approval panel was a daunting experience but the moment the recommendation was delivered we were flooded with joy and relief! A massive thank you goes to our social worker, her team and our friends who got us through what was a stressful and nerve racking period. We can't believe that the assessment period is over and we are now massively excited about what is to come.
You may have noticed that it's been a while since my last post. Up until recently it has been very therapeutic to be able to write my feelings down but in the last month or so it has been hard to get them straight in my own head. Not because they were bad, or because we were having second thoughts but because there we sooo many thoughts they were hard to untangle. Although things were always 'looking good' there was always an element of doubt which really play with your head.
The good thing now is that the assessment and approval panel are behind us and we are extremely lucky to be considering one potential match which if all goes to plan 'could' be our child. Little one is really becoming a reality. We have one more panel to go, matching panel at the end of November, and then we are one step closer to meeting little one. In the last few weeks we've been looking at pre-schools, playgroups, bed, toys and the list goes on. It's all so close we can almost touch it. Can't wait until the day we can hug it too.
Congratulations...let the fun begin. So pleased for you both.
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