Elliot

Mum through #adoption to two superheroes.

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@kathrynjw80 It's crazy it's so hard, isn't it!!

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@Fotherdown @LD39018814 You'll definitely need to build up your patience muscles to get through the process a second time! Good luck x

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@kathrynjw80 Took us 2 years of chasing to get ours! Have you tried calling Share Foundation who administer the ISAs? They confirmed they did have account for our son and gave me number of the person in LA who they had sent details to (as they can't send directly to you). Good luck 🤞

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@Fotherdown 😞 That's disappointing! Hope it gets rescheduled soon x

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@MyOnlyCalling Our son started nursery when he was 2 and it was the best thing for him too. We still have wobbles 2 years on, but the support his nursery have given him (and us as a family) has been brilliant. Trust your gut x

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@LD39018814 @Fotherdown @DaddyGrownup We start Monday!

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@DaddyGrownup @LD39018814 @Fotherdown We didn't so much have hurdles as administrative delays! Getting time in SWs diaries was the hardest challenge second time around.

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@LD39018814 @Fotherdown @DaddyGrownup Good luck 😊

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@Fotherdown @LD39018814 @DaddyGrownup We had 6 x stage 2 sessions! @DaddyGrownup we were given same advice, and we started process again when our son had been with us 2 years (he was nearly 3 at time). Took 10 months for us to be approved second time.

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@_MrsCrumpet @imperfectlyblog "chest compressions with a chopstick" 🤭 😂 Brilliant!!

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@GreenhillOlivia Take my advice, don't try to stir the porridge either! The sky will fall in!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@42andallthat

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

Thanks all! Got the thumbs up from panel and also found out birth mum is open to meeting with us #happyday #cuemoretears

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

Matching panel today! Last time we went to matching panel, I lasted 5 mins before I started blubbering...and that was before I became a mum and lost control of my tear ducts #bringthetissues #secondtimeadopters

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@Fotherdown @LD39018814 Absolutely!! 😊

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@Hillywigs Thankq 😊

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

When our son was adopted, contact wasn't set up with his birth dad. With all the chat about #adoption #contact on Twitter, I've been thinking about this a lot & wondering how to fix it. Today out of the blue we had word that birth dad would like to exchange letters #happyday

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@LD39018814 Yep! 😊

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@FionafromYorks Thankq 😊

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@LD39018814 Oh that's really tough. Our son's birth dad is being supported so I'm grateful he's getting some help.

[Elliot @adoptivelife]

@LD39018814 Yep, through a VA.