[cmwatt]

I am a single prospective adopter, hoping to start my homestudy soon. My best friends are so supportive in my decision to adopt, they have three wonderful boys (age 4, 8 and 10) who I am really close to. They call me "Auntie", we see each other every day, and my spare room is more or less theirs, they take it in turns to sleep over each weekend.
I am worried about their reaction to me adopting! The four year old overheard us discussing it and was adamant that I "don't need a baby", that he is my baby. I tried to discuss the idea with the 8 year old and he too was adamant that I don't need a child, where would he sleep, the child would always be around etc. And a "double no-no" to a girl!
I know I am a long way off from a match, but feel I need to start preparing them now. Any ideas??