Well, much to my surprise and delight the first session of the preparation training was incredibly good!
We arrived early and were greeted by social worker Heather who didn't appear too interested in what she was doing. We later found out she'd been a SW for almost 30 years so it's no surprise really.
We were instructed to write our name on a large sticky label and attach this to our chests "so everyone knows who you are". That made me think it was going to be lots of mumbo-jumbo BS but I was wrong.
Heather suggested we "sit with people you don't know" which wasn't difficult considering we'd never met anyone in the room.
The session lasted 2.5 hours and the group were fantastic. Lots of interesting character, no judgmental morons and even a couple of lesbians for good measure! Everyone seemed very relaxed and chatty, none of the difficult silences I was expecting, even in the group work.
I came away massively enthused by the experience and looking forward to the next session. Mr M felt the same, although I think he drifted off during parts of the presentation. I couldn't, I was so focussed on the hairstyle of Barry, the lead trainer, that there was no chance to drift off!
Now we're both more excited than scared. It looks like it will be spring/summer next year before we become a family although there's every chance that could change in both directions depending on the approval and matching process.
What a journey and, as Karen Carpenter once sang (I think!), "it's only just begun!".
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