EXCITED!!

Ok so I never mentioned this but before I decided to become a foster parent I volunteered for a local nonprofit organization called the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. They help foster and adoptive parents by providing respite events, training as well as gifts on birthdays and holidays. Anyway, I went to one of our meetings tonight and I met a girl who was just listened a few weeks ago with the same agency I'm working with! She was so nice, she gave me her phone number and said I can call her if I have any questions. Her and her husband are also respite providers so I will have someone I'm familiar with in case I need respite care. I'm so happy I met her she was full of great advice. She said since she has been licensed she has gotten 4 calls, all for infants but no placements yet.

Second Week of Classes

I just got home from my second class and about a third of the class wasn't there. We did get a little snow today so maybe people didn't want to drive or maybe the first class scared them away :-/. It will be interesting to see if they come back. We talked about the basics, how to support emotional, physical and social development and things like that. We talked about taking vacations with foster children and leaving foster children with babysitters. I was shocked to hear some people ask if it was ok to leave their foster children with their 14 and 15 year old children! What would make you think that's ok? I don't know maybe it's just me. Anyway, I'm tired.....GOODNIGHT!!!

First Day of Class

My first class was a success! It didn't even seem like it lasted 3 hours. I wasn't the only single parent there (thank God!) The class was about half and half. I was shocked to see as many African American people there also. We learned so much in such a short time. We even watched a movie about difficult foster children. The other parents were soooo nice. I was also surprised at how far some people are traveling for these classes. I'm super lucky because the classes are literally five mintues away from my house.

I have heard people say that they use scare tactics to try to scare people away who are just trying to adopt infants but that wasn't the case here at all. They let us know that there are infants available and it is possible to adopt. All in all it was a great class and I'm already looking forward to next week! I'll keep you all updated.

Today is the Day!!!

After about 4 months of waiting I finally start my classes today. I woke up this morning wondering if it was too late to change my mind about all of this. Then I thought about all of my friends and family who are more excited than I am and I figured it's too late to turn back now. Be expecting a long update tonight after class if I'm not too tired.

It's A Boy!!!

Yesterday I went to my best friend's baby shower. We had such a good time and while I was there I realized I have such a great support system in my friends. Most of my friends are mothers and they are full of so much knowledge! They are all excited about me becoming a foster parent and they have offered so much help already. I couldn't imagine going through this process without them.