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Meeting my daughter tomorrow - at bloody last!!!

206 replies

pumpupthevolume · 21/06/2010 14:59

Hiya

Just cannot contain myself and need to announce to the world! We've been trying for a family for over eight years, and FINALLY we will be meeting our lovely daughter (13 months old) tomorrow!!!!

Hooray!!!

I will finally be a mummy!

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funnysinthegarden · 24/06/2010 23:06

sorry to post again, but your experiences describe exactly how it feels to have given birth to a child. Totally falling in love with another person. Can't describe how happy I am for you

melikalikimaka · 25/06/2010 09:23

I love the sock bit, you write so nice about your experiences, maybe you should write a book to help others in the same situation. I for one would read it![Wiping away another tear!]I'm so happy for you all.

LilRedWG · 25/06/2010 09:32

Sob - how lovely!

happystory · 25/06/2010 13:53

Wanted to add my congratulations and thank you for sharing your lovely story. What a smasher she sounds! Will be waiting with bated breath for next week when you bring her home.

Lots of people with advice for you on here. Count me in too, we adopted babies 18 and 14 years ago and those first few months are exciting, exhausting and emotional.

One emotion I vividly remember feeling is 'is he really ours?' That took a while to fade, till he was wearing the clothes we'd bought, eating the food we'd chosen, and until we really knew all his little ways.

It's such a special time. Best of luck and keep us posted.

isthatporridgeinyourhair · 25/06/2010 19:09

How lovely

noddyholder · 25/06/2010 19:12
Grin
monkeyfacegrace · 25/06/2010 19:34

HAVE A BOTTLE OF WINE!!! (You wont be able to soon )!

PlumBumMum · 25/06/2010 19:45

What a beautiful thread I want to hear updates every day, even when she has moved in

Pumpupthevolume CONGRATULATIONS, you sound like a brilliant mum already and you have made me want to go now and squeeze my dcs

itstooruddycold · 25/06/2010 20:24

Pumpthevolume the best of luck to you and DH, reading this through masses of tears, such a lovely story.
Can't wait to hear how today went

LittleMissNorty · 25/06/2010 21:10

Awww this is lovely. What a lucky little girl to be getting such a lovely mummy and daddy . I look forward to reading your updates.

nappyzoneloveschinesefood · 25/06/2010 21:16

Aww this is really lovely - cant wait to hear some more. Congratulations

QOD · 25/06/2010 21:19

oh how fabulous!

megonthemoon · 25/06/2010 21:32

Just found this and I'm sobbing like a crazy woman . So happy for you and your new DD!

Lionstar · 25/06/2010 21:41

I'm a hardened MN addict, but I too am sobbing like a child Congratulations on your lovely family and thanks so much for sharing this.

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hester · 25/06/2010 22:00

Thank you so much for sharing this. Can't believe I'll be going through the same thing in six weeks! Please keep updating us when you can.

Casserole · 25/06/2010 22:14

Such gorgeous news, am so thrilled for you. You sound like a lovely Mum :-) What a lucky little girl x

chaostrulyreigns · 26/06/2010 23:38

Have just caught up with this thread - things are progressing fantastically.

I welled up at the bit where you mentioned you couldn't stop grinning at each other. A perfect visual description.

Thanks again for keeping us updated.

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EightiesChick · 27/06/2010 00:10

Lovely thread and a lovely story. Very happy for you all. The diary idea sounds great too.

Italiangreyhound · 27/06/2010 01:33

pumpupthevolume Congratulations. It sounds wonderful. DH and I are looking into adtoption and are really at the start. We have a birth DD who is 5. I think you said (apologies if I got this wrong) that you had a birth DD about to start school. I'd love to hear about how they have interacted. BUT I totally respect your privacy and don't want to pressure you to share anyhing you don't want to. Thanks for this positive thread.

Toffeejelly · 27/06/2010 15:24

Congratulations!

pumpupthevolume · 27/06/2010 16:26

Italiangreyhound Thanks for the congrats, much appreciated. It's actually Hester who has a birth child - this baby is my PFB!

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pumpupthevolume · 27/06/2010 16:38

Update while the football is on...

It has been been an amazing few days, and I can really see why the introductions have been structured in this way. We spent the first few days just getting to know her in her familiar environment, which has been lovely. She is always excited to see us, and gives us the biggest, sloppiest grin!

By Friday though, it was starting to feel quite difficult being at the foster carers' home, even though they have been very welcoming and have made very possible effort to make us feel at home. It's just that they do things differently - just as any other household does... Most of the time they tried to leave us on our own with her, which felt like very precious time, and we had such fun, just the three of us. However there were a couple of wobbly moments when our daughter was a bit confused when the FCs were around - it had got to the point where she is attaching to us, and letting go of them, but as with any transition, it confused her and prompted huge, storming tears. So even though we had a lot of lovely moments on Friday, by the time we eventually got home after a very long day, I just felt exhausted and grumpy.

But Saturday was fab!!!! She came to our home, and was all smiles. She just started crawling around like she owns the place - which quite frankly she does! We were all stunned by how at home she is here, and how well it's all going. We had another fantastic day today, until she left at 3:00. I have to confess that I am feeling really sad now, and missing her madly. I want her here, all the time, with us. Just got to wait till Tuesday...

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BitterAndTwistedChoreDodger · 27/06/2010 16:40

Aw, I have been lurking on thiis thread and just have to say congratulations!

It sounds like you are meant for each other, what a lucky little girl, as well as a lucky Mummy.

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