A year and a day...
The 4th October marked a year and a day since we first met our boys. A year and a day saw the boys finally become legally ours. A year and a day since they entered our lives they were firmly sealed into it. I have been absent from the blog as the boys in the meantime were never fully ours. We had majority parental responsibility but we shared this with the local authority and a tiny percentage with the birth mother. She would not respond in any way to any contact from the local authority (meaning we could not get passports for them as she had to sign an agreement). She made no attempt to involve herself and still to this day has not picked up the contact letter we wrote or responded in any way to the adoption order hearing. It is unusual that a birth parent (or family) do not try to appeal the decision or put a plea in to have a hearing- most do even if they have no hope. Whilst it made it easier for us as there was no stopping in the proceedings, I was angry that there was no effort...