I went to the doctor today to get my physical and maybe I'm just being too sensitive but it really irked me that my doctor kept asking "How are you going to do this by yourself?" I wanted to say the same way millions of other men and women raise happy healthy children by themselves. People always ask "How can you have a foster child and work? Where will the child go while you're at work?" I just want to say "They'll stay at home in a playpen" Anyway that's my vent she did inspire me to renew my membership at the gym which I'm very proud of :-)
I had my first home visit today and it was not as invasive as I expected. She didn't even look around my entire house she just wanted to see the room that the child would be sleeping in. She was surprised at how much stuff I had gotten already. The majority of the visit was just signing and going over paperwork. My licensing worker is nice and since my classes end on March 12th she said I can expect to be licensed sometime in April. She also told me that there is a need for my age range which is 0-3 but there are also a lot of families with that same age range. After this visit I'm pretty much at ease about the process from this point on.
I haven't forgotten about you all. There just hasn't been much to update and I don't want to ramble. I have my 5th class tomorrow and to be honest, I'm ready for these classes to be over. They're helpful because they help you understand what's going through a child's mind when they are placed with you but since I am fostering infants I feel like most of it doesn't apply to me. I have started getting the room ready and I plan to go shopping for furniture in the next couple of weeks. Oh! I also have my first home visit on in 3 days so I will update once that's done. Well back to work for me. Have a good day!
