Linked!?

After an unbelievably anxious two weeks waiting to hear if we would be chosen by the placement team for a home visit we found out today that it was good news! Out of the three families we had been shortlisted with we have been chosen as the first choice family to meet and we have been told that they have not picked a 2nd family (which we are hoping is great news!).

We were both SO excited to receive the call today, it felt like a huge weight lifted off our shoulders. My fiancée is away for work so we haven't been able to celebrate the news together but this evening was the monthly New Family Social drinks meet-up in Soho so it was lovely to be around fellow adopters and share the news.

So, we have a home visit scheduled now with the child placement team as well as our social worker for early next week - so excited/nervous/excited/anxious! Some sources say this step is just a formality whilst others say it's like another mini home study and feels interrogating so we shall see - I guess it depends on the LA and SW. Either way I'll post as soon as we hear next week and let you know :-)

We are trying really hard not to get our hopes up and also trying not to keep looking at the photos of the child but it's so hard - also because we don't want to miss out on feeling this excitement if it is good news and we are matched. Emotions are certainly running high at the moment it's just a case of trying to keep focused on work and other things and hope for the best! But we do have a good feeling - positive thinking eh!

So I guess this means we are now linked?! Keeping everything crossed for a good home visit :-)