We have another step to take on our road soon, a legal step. The one that starts the wheels in motion for a court date at which we can ask for the children to become legally ours and for them to take our surname.
We had to wait for 10 weeks after the placement date - 10 weeks which was up as of Friday. Those 10 weeks have flown past me at such an amazing speed that when I realised the 10 weeks was up I was really surprised.
So far I have completed as much of the paperwork as I can, I am waiting for our social worker to provide some bits and pieces and then I can have a ceremonial posting - something that I really want the children to be involved in. They have already seen the paperwork and asked what it is and why I was filling it in - it brought a tear to my eye to be able to say to them that these were the papers which asked a judge to let us keep them with us forever. How much they understand I am not sure but we are trying to reassure them, especially the older, that this is their forever home and that we are their forever parents - we will not let them go.
We are expecting a wait of up to 3 months from submitting the paperwork to getting a court date which feels like forever but I am sure it will come round quickly (based on how quickly the last 10 weeks have gone!)
I'm sure that A, it will all go fine, you are doing a fantastic job (not the right word, but can't think of a better one!) with both kidlets and B it will fly past, I still can't believe that you, Hayley and my 3 are all grown up. It means I must be old! when did that happen? xx
ReplyDeleteLove to all, Jan & Ferg.
Fingers toes and eyes crossed for all x
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