I met my son today

[MintyLizzy9]

3 months ago I was convinced it would be a long time before I got this lucky and was dreading another Christmas without my child being home.

Today has made all the totally shit days, weeks and months all worth while.

Added bonus is he actually seemed to like me and made numerous demands for toe eating and tower building!

Can't wait for tomorrow but until then it's o'clock

I did it too Kew. By third night in we were all so tired we slept through :)

Congratulations!

We went to bed at 8.30 the first night home, convinced we'd be up and down like yoyos, then she slept straight through.

Haha yes to the constant checking! Going up and down the stairs like a drunk ninja to avoid the creaks!!!!

I woke up at 430 am and lay there waiting...listening so hard for the slightest sound and he just snored away until 6.30. I had to keep him awake during in the night garden tonight then up to bed where I think he was asleep before I left the room.

It just all feels too good to be true, the fact he's actually here, the fact he seems to like me, the fact he's settled right in as if he has always been here or the fact I'm not feeling stressed out of my box!!

Congratulations again. How lovely
I remember the first night my eldest slept wrapped around me like a vine and I remember desperately needing to pee but I didn't dare risk waking her or she would expect me to have a clue what I was doing :)

This thread is making me

Hi all, he's still alive/in one piece/unbroken all despite his best attempts, he's a little dare devil!

We bought new wellies today and test drove them in the park to the point we had to strip off at the door when we got home it's hard to believe he's only been home 4 days, it's hard to remember him not being here.

Already looking forward to tomorrow X

How are you getting on? Let me guess, he looks brilliant and you look shattered?! Hope the week is going well, the early days are SO exhausting so try and take care of yourself

You've hit the nail on the head! I look like I've been on a two week bender whilst strangers tell me how smart/cute/happy he looks! He spends most of the day grinning his little face off and is amazed by everything.

We've had some sleep regression the last few nights but in a nice way, he wants me there rather than self soothing but this seems to be getting a little better already. I actually miss him when he's asleep [santa]

It's hard to believe it's two weeks today when he came home for good, it's like he's been here forever!

So excited to see the man he will become and the journey we will take getting him there

That's amazing! Congratulations! I dream of the day!

Enjoy your special first Christmas together!

lovely ! Have a fantastic Christmas :)

Yeah so wonderful to read your updates

Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you all for the advice over the last few months you have helped more than you know....and will again in the future I have no doubt!

My cheeky little boy is bloody thriving if I do say so myself! I have been preparing myself for so long for the fake it till you make it but I think I made it the week I met him, he is my world

Have an amazing Christmas everyone xxx

Merry Christmas, enjoy every minute of it with your boy. Cant help dreaming that I will be in the same position as you next year! xx

Happy Christmas to you and your new son. I hope it will be wonderful for you both.

Happy Christmas to you and your gorgeous family. Our lad came to us at 11 months and is 12 today, wearing deodorant for the first time (not that he needs it!) - growing up so fast.

Give him an extra squeeze from me today (as my big lad is too cool for hugs now!)

Your thread has made me smile

So in about 4 hours It will be our 1st anniversary!!!!!

Not sure where the year has gone but there have been plenty of tears and tantrums along the way, DS has also had his moments!

I think a little glass bottle of fizz may be on the cards tonight

Oh minty your first anniversary . How special ! Enjoy your day x

Happy 1st Anniversary!!

You have reminded me of our 1st Anniversary with our son and it was actually just over 13 years ago. We, too, have had tears and tantrums along the way but I wouldn't change a thing - best thing we have ever done. I remember meeting a cheeky little three year old boy for the first time as if it were only yesterday and I have just waved a strapping 6ft 3" teenager off to college! Wishing you a happy life together and for all those taking part in the adoption process, good luck and don't give up - its all worth it in the end xx

Just wanted to say congratulations! He sounds amazing and sounds like a perfect match for you both.

You sound like an amazing parent so he's lucky to have you

Happy Anniversary you two. What a beautiful thread. Glad you found each other xx

Can't help getting all emosh today, keep having little crys to myself!

I've started to put one of those photo books together and hope to do one every year. Looking at the pictures of us during intros and all the following months you can see him change every month. He looked so different last year, he still looks like him just different. I'm struggling to find the words to describe it but hopefully you know what I mean when I say he looks like a LAC in those early pics and it gradually changes throughout the year. I suppose it's that he's feeling settled now and safe. It's this awful harrowing look that I didn't really notice at the time but can clearly see now pictures of him now he just looks like a right little cheeky chappy with a twinkle in his eye

Congratulations - it took many years before I could look back without a tear or two.

Funnily enough I had the same epiphany with the photos, everyone else says how cute he looked etc but now I look at some of those early photos and his eyes have a flat scared look.

Congrats!

The first year's the easiest, they say.

Enjoy your fizz

Just read the whole thread and have rather wet eyes.

Congratulations to you both.

He sounds like a very very loved little chap.