Our adoption journey...

My heart is beating like a jungle drum... today I received the written court order! Only two weeks after the judgement, believe me this is fast, some families wait a lot longer. That means.... that yes we are flying to India on the 16 th of February. We already booked our flights last week when they told us the judge passed the order. It was a gamble as we didn’t know when the written order would come through but it seems like it was a good one. The orphanage can now apply for his passport and hopefully this will arrive by the 16 th or shortly after. It doesn’t matter we are travelling regardless. We have booked for 5 weeks but it is possible we will stay longer, depending on how long it takes us to organise visa’s etc... I have reread the written order so many times already but this is my favourite part: First and second petitioners (that would be us J ) are permitted to take the minor child outside this jurisdiction for minor’s upbringing, education and establishment in l...

To my son, 15 years ago I met an extraordinary man. A father of two, intelligent and charming he swept me right of my feet. We talked about kids and both of us were drawn to the idea of adoption. 10 years later, we felt the time was right. You were not born yet when we started our journey. In four weeks our life but yours even more so will be turned upside down. We will take you away from everything you know, your foster family, your friends at the orphanage, your country... You are not young enough not to realise it and too young to fully understand it. The orphanage has prepared you and when you see our pictures you say mommy and daddy but yet I do not think you realise what is about to happen. When I think of you my heart swells with love and pride. You had a rough start in life but you are a joyous boy with a zest for life. I know things will be very hard in the beginning for you but I can tell you that on the other side there is a world full of love waiting for you. There ...

This morning it finally arrived, the email we’d been waiting for such a long time... The adoption has been pronounced and we should start planning our trip. I can’t begin to describe how I feel. I feel like I’m in a bubble, it’s finally happening. Soon we will be with our son after what seems like an eternity.   Happiness, relief and excitement that we can finally say it is official. And the excitement and happiness is shared by everyone. Messages have been coming nonstop and everyone is so happy. It’s the end of one long journey and the beginning of another one even more exciting than this one. Am I ready? Yes I am... I know it is going to be a hard journey at times but I know I am not alone and with the support of my amazing husband, family and friends yes, I feel ready to love my son, to teach him how wonderful life is and to embrace him as my own. "Not of my blood, no genetic trace. No lineage known, no noble race. Not of my womb, but of my heart. And of my life, a specia...