Bran's non-birth announcement

[bran]

We have been matched with a little boy at long last and I am going to be a mum. He is less than a year old and in his photos he is absolute adorable. Hopefully he will be living with us from early May.

Some people may have noticed that I haven't been on Mumsnet very much recently (or maybe not), mostly because I've been working like mad trying to get all my projects handed over before I go on adoption leave. I've also been turning the study into a nursery and buying everything that a small boy will need, along with a million things he'll probably never use. However I expect that will change and I will be on Mumsnet every nap-time asking all sorts of questions and irritating everyone by never searching the archives first.

[beansprout]

Fantastic news!! Congratulations!!

[Roobie]

That's great news ..... you must be chuffed beyond belief.

[huggybear]

Thats wonderful news, am so pleased for you xx

[moniker]

That's absolutely fantastic news! Many congratulations! I'm not on mumsnet much anymore but couldn't let this pass without saying something!

[AuntyQuated]

lovely news, congratulations Bran

[leander]

Great news congratulationsxxx

[coppertop]

That's excellent news! Congratulations!

[burstingbug]

Congrats Bran!!!

[BubblesDeVere]

Thats brilliant news Bran, congratulations.

[BubblesDeVere]

Thats brilliant news Bran, congratulations.

[SoupDragon]

Fantastic!!

[soapbox]

Oh Bran - your news has brought tears to my eyes

How wonderful for all of you

[RnB]

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[tamum]

Oh how lovely! You sound like you're going to be an absolutely great mum

[Cadbury]

Oh how wonderful!

[Marina]

Bran, many, many congratulations! So pleased for you and your new son!

[Potty1]

Oh Bran, Brilliant

[Yorkiegirl]

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[FastasleepTheInsomniac]

Way to go Bran!!! Don't spoil him too much! (Oh go on then!)

[RTMTMML]

Congratulations! That is such wonderful news. Have you bought the obligatory footie kit yet?

[Gwenick]

Don't know the background to all this - but congratulations, you sound over the moon and I bet you're going to be a GREAT mum (and lucky you not having to go through labour )

[hellomama]

congratulations - you must be so excited!!!!!!!

[FastasleepTheInsomniac]

Have they warned you about the 12 month to 12 year house destroying phase by the way?

[bran]

Are children messy and destructive fastasleep , how has this not been mentioned with all the adoptor training we had to do.

I've just logged in for a quick read before I leave work and I'm touched at everyone's kind thoughts and congrats.

I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in to all the really happening threads. At last I too can have an opinion on baby pasta and parent and child parking spaces, I may even get myself an au pair (and a silk rug for her to shag on ).

[flashingnose]

Really pleased for you bran .