We have been short-listed for a little girl

[bran]

We are one of two families short-listed. Wish us luck, and then tell me to get off my arse and tidy the flat so it doesn't look like a baby accident waiting to happen and a slum.

[cikecaka]

OH good luck bran, have everything crossed for you, you do know know that this could be the last time your flat will be this tidy!!!

[SmugColditz]

Oh how exciting ... how old is she?

[edam]

Wow, hope you get chosen!

[bran]

We already have a DS cikecaka, hence the extreme hazard (in social worker eyes) for a younger child of toys at floor level.

She's just coming up to 10 months Colditz.

TBH I think it's a bit of a long-shot. She isn't in our local authority and I suspect that they other family is the family that they really want and we are there to prove that they have searched for the best family possible. That happened to us quite a bit when we were waiting for DS.

[Kewcumber]

OOh oOOH ooh ooh oooh Good luck.

Am VVVV excited for you and crossing fingers and toes. Bloody nerve wracking isn't it!

[Kewcumber]

its like being pregnant and being told by Doctor "congrtulations you're pregnant (approved) now you may be pregnant for 9 months or two years and we may tell you now that you're going to be pregnant for 9 months but the month before you're due to give birth we'll change our mind"

[Buda]

Fingers crossed for you! How exciting and nerve-wracking.

[Marne]

How exciting for you, fingers and toes crossed for you

[curlywurlycremeegg]

Ohh, good luck, when my mum and dad had the house pre inspection before adopting me my dad had been making home brew in the "nursery". I can just imagine my mum's face now!

[hifi]

huge amounts of good luck!

[happystory]

Oh wow. Went through those emotions too. Excited and scared.Lots of luck. keep us posted

[beemail]

Much luck - hope it works out for you and that you get to hear soon

[blithedance]

Everything crossed for you, and if she's not the one then hoping the next phone call will be quick in coming.

[ledodgy]

Oh Good luck Bran.

[hester]

Good luck, Bran. Hope you get the right outcome.

[misspollysdolly]

Good luck. Hope the outcome is good'un!

[NotAnOtterinaPoolOfSpew]

oh wish wish wish

luck luck luck!

[madlentileater]

good luck!

[WendyWeber]

Oh bran, good luck, will cross everything for you

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

Oh good luck to all of you. Can't be easy for all concerned

[PinkChick]

ooh ooh oooooooooooooohhhhh..jumping up and down grinning for you..your big knickers must have worked at last meeting.xxx

[chipmonkey]

Oh bran, so excited for you!

[Flower3554]

ooooh good luck

I got very excited for a minute then as we are currently fostering a 10 month little girl, until it dawned on me her case hasn't even got to court yet

Keeping everything crossed for you

[bran]

LOL at Kewcumber's adoption version of pregnancy. It's so true. And with shortlisting it's like a pregnancy test that hasn't been labelled, so you know that either you or the other family are pregnant but you won't find out until later. And then it might turn out that neither family is, but some other family that you didn't even know was in the running is instead.