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Is the advice as naice as the ham ? Or is it Tesco value advice?

it's that advice with the bear shape in it.

Bear kept refusing naice ham so I bought him some bear face stuff. He looked past me and signed "childline". Even the dogs weren't keen.

Ooo hello. Shall we see if this fred will last till Summer 2012?

May I have some crap pineapple with my crap ham and crap advice? I'm such a cheater, as I have no baybee yet but I did want to mark my place.

Aloha all - BESHie HawaiianCuntShine here, skipping right over the whole PESH-bit and getting right to the screaming, crying and diapering, through a local (Hawaii, if you didn't get that part yet) adoption.

Baby's due any day now (likely the 13th), and I could really use a couple of toe-stomps and fists to the gut to get me in the right spirits. Mind if I join you? I brought GIN!!!

Cosmosis good to see you still cracking the whip!

Omg! <faints clean away>

Best.news.ever!

You do realise that we're going to acquire a birth/acquisition story and you tell us what you've been doing for the last 2 years!

Do you know which flavour island baybee you have?

How exciting, strictly you're still PeSH but that Fred is all messed up right now, so put your feet up and pass the gin!

Cuntshine! well, that got me back over here. Bloody delighted at the prospect of a your new baybeeeeee arriving shortly before Santa! How the devil are you anyway?? <pours self a gin and awaits tales of absent friend>

Shinyone! How exciting! We need many details!

<crawls out of hole>

Oh my word! ShinyFanjo it is lovely to see you and bloody amazing news on the imminent baybee. Woot woot woot! <nekkid conga>

hawaii50! You sly dog! Tell us everything!

That has properly made my day, that has.

<crawls out of muse's hole>

* CUNTSHINE*!!111!!!!1! <eager facelicks> AMAZING news!

Let the nekkid dancing commence! Anyone mind if we switch the lights off first?

<squares up to gin> Youse sayin' we're ugly like?

No but I have tragic tits that look weird when I put my arms above my head. And I want to wave my hands in the air like just don't care

I also have spots. WHY DO I HAVE SPOTS????

Now, that, Hawii-50 is the best bloody news I have heard in a very very long time. how fucking exciting is that???????????

Tell all??? Spill woman, spill!!!

I am doing a nekkid dance for you right here in the middle of the office I'm that made up!!!

O wow, that is amazing news. And you live in Hawaii!

oh my, Hawaii, how exciting! So happy for you!

truffs - great birth story.

Fabulous news Hawaii although I don't believe our paths crossed in Le Palais. Am very excited to hear more about it and see pics of your new arrival

My baybee's poos smell like McDonalds hamburger buns (you know that sweetish smell). That's just weird isn't it?

I, I, I think I have gin in my eye, let me just wipe that up and put that in a shot glass for later. Fishslaps to you all, my loves! <snif>

Well, in March 2010 not long after my last test tube trial, petri dish, fanjo squirt (ahhh it's so good to be back!) I fell quite ill to necrotizing pancreatitis. They put me into a coma for 3 weeks and in hospital for 5 weeks. I also had a common complication which put me at home for about 8 months. Soooo - that was pretty much one of the two years.

At one point they only gave me a 20% chance to make it, because I was in multi-system organ failure. When I woke up I was just glad to be alive, and glad I wasn't diffed at the time.

Frankly I was also glad to give the fertility riddle a break, during my recovery. To me it was as frustrating as a rubik's cube. So it was good to take a breath from it. After I recovered I went back to my fertility doc once, but soon after she moved and I just didn't have the same passion for the updiff that I once did. So we started looking into adoption.

We went to see a local agency, who suggested that we "dual track" with another mainland agency because the local one only does 2-3 local adoptions each year. (the mainland one they recommended does about 300-350/yr) So we did, started the loads of paperwork, (what is your favorite fish, what fish will you give the child, what fish education will you give the child, how much fish money do you make... etc.) We were taking classes when an opportunity came up. They asked us to submit a letter (dear b-parents) and 2 pages of photos, so we hurried and got it all done in one evening! A week later they pulled us aside in class and told us that it was good news we were selected or "matched" as they say, but all is not final until after the birth when papers are signed. This couple was looking for a caucasian couple from another island, so we fit the bill (oh and we're totally wonderful in other ways too, of course).

Both hubs and I have adopted siblings, so that helped. And we have similar backgrounds to the b-parents, so they felt comfortable with us. They are expecting a little boy very soon, and after the paperwork is signed we'll be called to go over and pick him up!!!! If he's not shown his face by Tuesday, they will induce... so the latest is probably Wednesday!!! <yeeeee>

My disclaimer is that they could still decide to parent, this is not a forced adoption, it is voluntary - which I understand basically doesn't exist in the UK. But for a variety of reasons they are not in the place they want to be when they plan to have a family. So we are providing an option for them. It's a mixed bag of guts and chocolate, it is... because I know they will suffer a great loss in this, but we plan for an open adoption so they can see him once or twice a year and know that he's happy and doing well.

I'm looking forward to getting the call, and bursting out of my skn!!! It's been nearly 7 years since we started this climb, I'll be so glad to get onto the next mountain!

What a lovely story, to follow an horrific year for you. I can't imagine what you've been through but am so excited that this is how it ends up.

Can someone put the vac round please? It appears to have got dusty rather quickly in here <sniff>

I'M NOT CRYING OK????

actually I am a bit. c'mere shiny and have a gin-soaked smooch. Am so excited for you. So excited in fact, I am going to do KISSES! Like this ----> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Shiner, it's CockDodger here (namechanged as I've grown up slightly in the last couple of years, at least I'm pretending I have).

I just thought I'd come out of lurking to say HUGE congratulations to ya!!!! You've had a bit of a rough ride, haven't you? Glad it's all coming together for you now.

<sniggers at 'rough ride' expression> Like I said, I've grown up now.

Oh Shiny, while I understand it is difficult for the B-parents I am keeping everything crossed your son or daughter is with you soon. x

Hello Cockdodger!

d'oh, just read again and saw you said boy!