It's official!

As of today, Bob and I are licensed foster parents in the State of Kansas! All we need now is a baby!

We could get a baby at literally any minute, so keep checking back for updates! We sure are excited. Scared, but excited!

Woo-hoo!!!

Waiting...

No, I haven't neglected to update this...we're still waiting to hear back from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment so that we can get our license. I'll let you all know when that happens. I HATE WAITING!!! :)

No Turning Back!

Just a very quick update...

Yesterday our application packet for our license was submitted to the state. SO, we should have our license within the next two weeks!

Yay!!

How Far We've Come

Well, we have officially had our last class in the Foster/Adoptive Parent Training! I have been sick for about a week, so I probably haven’t been as excited about it as I would have been otherwise.

We’ve gotten our animals vaccinated. We’ve both had our yearly physicals (yuck). We’ve gone through 7 weeks of training and discussed things that you never would’ve thought pertained to foster care. We’ve opened our home to inspections and critiques, with many more to come. We’ve installed more smoke detectors, installed baby-proofing latches, and gotten first aid kits for our cars. We’ve asked for references, and those who agreed have very promptly returned their paperwork, and for that, we are truly grateful.

ALL we have left to do is a floor plan of our house, which I have done on the computer. I just need to get measurements added to it. Wednesday, October 8th, we have a final ‘walk through’ before our application is submitted to the State. Once our application is submitted, we could possibly have a temporary license within a couple of weeks. We can have a child placed in our home on a temporary license. From what I understand, the only thing we need to make it a ‘regular’ license is a walk-through inspection of our home by the Kansas Department of Health & Environment.

I just wanted to do a quick update to let everyone know where we were at, and to thank everyone for their continued prayers and support.

~Julie~

P.S. I’m trying to get Bob to do an entry on here too, but he’s being rather reluctant. :P

Happy Birthday, Bob!

Today was Bob's 36th birthday! We had a nice little party for him last night then he went with his buddies and shot clay pigeons today. I hope you had a great day! Love you!

His cake...wasn't he cute??

Bob having fun!

Practice Makes...Perfect?

This weekend we watched my cousin's daughter for a couple days. She stayed with us so we could get "practice" for when we get a kid. You know, it was almost effortless with her. We could only be so lucky to have a kid as easy going as she was! She went to bed around midnight and woke up at 6:30. I put her in bed with me, and she slept until 10:30, until I had to wake her up! What a great baby! Oh, her name is Emma and she is 18 months old. Here is a picture of her! How cute is she?!

Room Pictures

So this is what we have been working on lately. No, we don't have a baby already, we just want to be prepared so we're not scrambling at the last minute. If you can't make out what is on the bedding, they are bees! I love them!

Thanks to everyone who helped with this project! We can't thank you enough!!