I miss Lilka's New Year ROundup so I'm taking the baton from her...

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So how was 2016 for you and what do you hope for 2017?

DS is also 11 Oleanna - I get the abyss of teenagerhood. I dread the combination of real teen hormones, executive processing issues, and changing to secondary!

What a lovely thread.... well our AO was eventually granted... we celebrated our 2nd xmas with our lo. We have had the most amazing year. Knowing our lo one now I now realise the very early starts were down to the move to us, 5.30 every day was exhausting. He just was just full on for the whole day. I was knackered. A year or so on and he is amazing. My boy totally and the apple of my eye.we were lucky attachment happened imminently. This year? We want to make many happy memories. Have lovely holidays and many happy family times. His speech is coming on and he is emerging into a cheeky monkey......but making us laugh too. Although there are times when I want to crawl under the duvet and sleeeeeeep!!

Happy belated 2017 fellow adopters xx

We've had a busy year. ASD and ADHD diagnoses for ds but in reality I think it's all developmental trauma. School have been great, post adoption support non existent. We're just hoping for ds to have a calmer 2017 and trust that we will keep him safe so he stops trying to control everyone and everything around him. It's great to hear how you're all doing.

Hello. Sticking head out of duvet on this rainy day (off sick today) to say am still here. Oh yes. 3.5 years in the system and they will never defeat us! I hope. I don't come on here often as it's hard but when I do, I am always happy to hear about good news and milestones from familiar and less familiar usernames. For those who don't know me, I have a DH and a BC and we are approved to adopt and to FTA. (beechams max strength)

And I see I didn't answer the question. 2016 was non-eventful. No Profiles. No CPRs. A couple of tentative links on Linkmaker, one of which has since been removed. The other we assume is an 'in reserve' and we have had no information. A shiny new SW (number 4). This is bloody good news. Well it has to be, it can't turn out to be worse. And 2017? Well I'll let you guess.

Ah I just posted on the other thread you're on to say hi and ask how things are going choccy.

Good news on new SW what does s/he say about it all given how fucking dreadful the last one was?

Hah! Well they haven't heard it all (there wouldn't be time, frankly) but they were unable to keep a professional face when we mentioned what happened at our one and only matching meeting. They were shocked. They seem very active so far, keen to be in contact and, usefully for a professional in a supporting role, not at all rude.

That sounds really really positive. I have all the usual bits crossed for you for this year

Bit late to the party. 2016 was a great year for us. Ds has settled into school and so far has caught up and is doing as expected for this point in the year. Dd1 started school in September and is flying. She's never been so happy and is way ahead of her classmates, something we never expected given her biological heritage. Dd2 turned 2 and became a stroppy toddler. You know you're an adoptive parent when you're happy your child feels secure enough to be a cow. Her initial speech delay has gone and she's been taken off the list for the SALT. They all now have another baby sibling who we were unable to take but we are all in contact. In fact things are going so well we are actually considering taking the new baby which is due to arrive in the near future. So 2017 could be an eventful year.

Wow, that sounds an exciting/daunting prospect great to hear the children have had such a positive year.