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Today I became a mother <3

Congratulations to you and Eleanor!
 
Congratulations! Lucky ladies all around!
 
Congratulations to you both! You both hit the jackpot! Wishing you many years of happiness.

Beautiful photo frame and jewelry. I love the sentiment and thought behind all your gifts.
 
@mrs-b I’ve told you this before..but I really feel that your hearts adopted each other when you first met. The happiness in both of your eyes in the first photo on the bench says it all. I’m so happy that the world now recognizes that you are mother and daughter....but you both knew it from the beginning in your hearts.
I love that she picked out a ring to wear for the special occasion! Your locket is very lush..I love it!
 
So beautiful! Warm congratulations to you and Eleanor!
 
Happy Mother's Day, @mrs-b ! And congratulations to both of you. You are both beaming and radiant in the photo. I'm so glad that the photo frame idea worked out for you, that the court process was "a happy place" and those close to you could share the day.
And of course, the bling, is as usual, stunning. I love the locket, Eleanor's ring, the bangles and your new setting for "Beloved". I hope both of you wear it all in good health and joy.
 
Congratulations @mrs-b & Eleanor :love:
Best ending ever for this beautiful fairytale.
Live happily ever after.....:boohoo:
 
Literal tears of joy springing to my eyes reading this. What an incredible journey you've come through and what a beautiful way to mark one of its most beautiful moments. Gorgeous girls, both of you. Thank you so much for sharing this.
 
Thank you for sharing this happy news. You’ve been a mother to your daughter for years but making it official is all the sweeter. The photos of you and your daughter show such joy! Congratulations to you, your daughter and the whole family.
 
This is the story everyone needs right now. I can feel your emotion through your words and I’m so glad it’s official on paper! The locket and meaning behind it is just perfect. Love your plan of getting her a matching locket once her dual citizenship is complete.
 
This is beautiful. Really, really special. Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming story. Congratulations!
 
Mrs-b you are positively glowing! The love on both of your faces is radiantly beautiful. Congratulations to you both!
 
What a beautiful family you two are! Congratulations on this happy day that formalizes the naturally felt bond between you too. Hurray! Beautiful jewelry too to top it off!
 
I’m not crying, you’re crying (no, I’m crying). That story was so heartfelt and special, i can only imagine how it is living your story every day. You are both so lucky to have adopted each other! Congratulations!
 
Congratulations to Eleanor and her Mum. :love: I adore the commemorative frame--there's so much love in those two photos and in every word you write about the two of you. How wonderful that the State and everybody now recognize your relationship for what it's always been.
 
Aww, I love EVERYTHING about this, @mrs-b, and I am overjoyed for both you and Eleanor!! What a beautiful story and history the two of you share, and how wonderful to formalize the special bond that the two of you have cultivated and everything you have meant to each other throughout all of these years. You have always been her mother, but now it is official... It just gives me chillbumps! Eleanor will treasure this day forever, as I know you will, too!! :love: And of course I love the beautiful bling, and the symbolism and sentimentality that it encompasses is just beyond compare! I am celebrating this milestone along with you and my heart is just beaming as I gaze at those two precious photos. Congratulations!!!
 
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I echo everyone's sentiments!!! So wonderful!!!!!!!!! This is the best news ever!

cheers--Sharon
 
Love everything about this so much.

Beautiful ladies, beautiful jewels, and the most beautiful story <3
 
Thank you, @Slickk. The 'choosing each other' aspect of this makes it so much more significant to us. :))

Thank you, @caolsen! I'm so glad you like the photos! That Southern Cross locket has been on the docket for years now, so it's incredibly special to me!

@missy - hallo dearest AG! Big hugs back at you! And I agree with you; this is a TRUE love story!
 
Thank you so much, @diamondringlover! <3

Thank you, @foxinsox! My (now official) daughter and I thank you! She'll be reading these comments this evening and, I'm sure, will be hugely touched!

@MissGotRocks - there stars aligned in every way. In our coming to the US, in our timing, in Eleanor's family circumstances...all of it! And now we're keeping out fingers crossed for her Australian citizenship! A BIG fingers crossed for that one!
 
Many congratulations again @mrs-b, this was truly your (joint) destiny. It’s so lovely to see your happiness bouncing from the page.
 
Thank you for sharing such a touching and beautiful story. I admit that my eyes teared up. Eleanor is beautiful, only surpassed by your inner and outer beauty that I have been witness to. Children are a wonderful gift, and daughters make sparkles and joy each day. Your jewelry, as always, is beautiful, but none of it glows as much as you and Eleanor do in your pictures.

Congratulations and many happy wishes for you both!!
 
Thank you for sharing this with us @mrs-b. My heart is full.
 
Well, hell, @mrs-b, I'm supposed to meet friends soon for dinner and my nose is all snotty and my eyes are all red and puffy. Thanks a lot.

You and your daughter are a pair made in heaven. Thank you for sharing your joy with us.

How is it you haven't aged a day between the first and the second photo?
 
What a beautiful mom and a beautiful daughter.. thank you for letting us share in your sunshine and love.:love:
 
You are an amazing human being - congratulations, mrs-b and Eleanor!

You will always have a soft spot in my heart...
Here is the first photo I took of our official family right after the adoption hearing and decree was finalized back in November of 2011.

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This is so beautiful - thank you for sharing the thoughtful and stunning pieces but also this wonderful part of your life!
 
Hey there, @Sparkles88. :wavey: Our faces do tell the story, I think! Those smiles are big and real!

Thank you, @dk168. :))

Thank you, @MamaBear - it's been everything to me!
 
@ItsMainelyYou - there is still love in the world! With all the crap going on these days, it's AMAZING to realize - the world is still a beautiful place! Thank you so much for your kind words!

Thank you, @Catmom - we thank you!

@RMOO - SO true! The luckiest ever!!
 
Congrats to you both!
 
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