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We have been short-listed for a little girl

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bran · 09/10/2008 14:41

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.

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herbietea · 09/10/2008 14:44

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cikecaka · 09/10/2008 14:44

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 · 09/10/2008 14:45

Oh how exciting ... how old is she?

edam · 09/10/2008 14:45

Wow, hope you get chosen!

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bran · 09/10/2008 14:50

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.

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Kewcumber · 09/10/2008 16:55

OOh oOOH ooh ooh oooh Good luck.

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

Kewcumber · 09/10/2008 16:56

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 · 09/10/2008 17:06

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

Marne · 09/10/2008 17:07

How exciting for you, fingers and toes crossed for you

curlywurlycremeegg · 09/10/2008 17:07

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 · 09/10/2008 17:14

huge amounts of good luck!

happystory · 09/10/2008 17:16

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

beemail · 09/10/2008 20:38

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

blithedance · 09/10/2008 21:21

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

ledodgy · 09/10/2008 21:22

Oh Good luck Bran.

hester · 09/10/2008 21:52

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

misspollysdolly · 09/10/2008 23:32

Good luck. Hope the outcome is good'un!

NotAnOtterinaPoolOfSpew · 09/10/2008 23:33

oh wish wish wish

luck luck luck!

madlentileater · 09/10/2008 23:34

good luck!

WendyWeber · 09/10/2008 23:56

Oh bran, good luck, will cross everything for you

VeniVidiVickiQV · 09/10/2008 23:57

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

PinkChick · 10/10/2008 00:03

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

chipmonkey · 10/10/2008 01:01

Oh bran, so excited for you!

Flower3554 · 10/10/2008 08:56

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

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bran · 10/10/2008 10:38

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.

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