All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

[scarysuejonez]

I'm standing here outside your door

awwww am so nervous and excited for you

Maladjetz! (dunno how to transcribe from Cyrillic)

What a shame you can't talk about Junior! I'm just wondering how old he is. Is he still a baby or a toddler? Can you say that much?

You sound like you're doing so well. Can you sing for him? I've found babies melt if you sing to them (even out of key for some reason) or stare at you fascinated like you've fallen from a UFO. I'm wondering if he's old enough to have been told that you're going to take him away or something. Really hope all goes well for you, sounds like things are well on track.

Vsevo xoroshova

sue, I live in Kazakhstan (although am now in Belgium till end of Dec cos I just had my first baby on 7 Oct, as didn't want to have it out there ), so if you need any general help or info about the country let me know; I might be able to help..

So a little boy who can sit but isn't walking yet .. is that right?

how exciting

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anyone heard anymore news??

There's an update on her sight.

Next clue: Junior Jones is less than 12 months old. So, everyone dig out your 12 month boys clothes/toys.

Now if we could just get the venue and date set for the "Welcome Home" party (sometime in Jan I think?).

This is so exciting. It's too bad she can't put up an update every day.

Another update from Sue - into week 2 now.

uwila - another clue - baby will not be home by his first birthday so guess he is 10 or 11 months.

Re welcome home party - wonderful idea, wish I could be there but live hundreds of miles away. only thing is, you need to plan it without junior. Big parties are not recommeded for small sickly babies adopted from institiutions. Too many people, too many foreign germs, too stressful. Sorry You will see sue is hinting at that on her blog, but obviously doenst want to offend by saying so outright. ie need to be at mine after lights out

How exciting .

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no reason we can't have an online party is there?

am enthralled by this particular journey to motherhood

Yes agree with KristinaM! Sue and junior will almost certainly need time to settle here and big crowds can be quite overwhelming for a child who has spent maj of life so far in one room in company of few people etc Also we were unable to leave our children with anyone who didn't have CRB check because technically they were fostered by us until adoption went through here which was a little restricting but more importantly I didn't want to leave them guess I just felt they'd been through enough and had to accept those restrictions as part of new role as a parent of child who had been adopted and had needs that were special because of that. Not sure what situation will be with Sue.
However it's great news, can empathise with all this anxiety about an uncertain future - we had that in shedloads and still do even though they are much older but that very much goes with the territory for intercountry adopters. Hope all goes well for her from now on and that she gets home soon

Yes, I just caught up and read that he is scared of strangers. So, that sort of blows the whole welcome home thing, huh? Oh well, whatever is best for Junior... of course!

Still very exciting!

my god, what an emotional journey, can't say much for filling up

I thought that was pretty outright the way she phrased it, really. And I'm not one who's finely attuned to subtle social nuances.

I know Sue's not planning to leave him with anyone (except her CM when she has to go back to work) for all the reasons you mentioned -- she's said as much before she left.

Maybe a Mumsnet "welcome Junior" event sometime in the spring/summer when the weather's nicer, there are fewer nasty germs about, and Junior's more settled/used to people?

Plus a big virtual online party, of course. With real champers, though...

Just caught up with this, how exciting.

Sue & Junior - what a journey! Thinking of you both xx

Best of luck from another lurker!

This is so exciting. Is she going to put a pic up after the court date? Oh, I hope so!

Have you checked again - there are more updates now.

(but no pics of Junior).

Been lurking on these threads too - thinking of you lots!