The Waiting Begins
Our homestudy is officially in the hands of the state of Arizona! Our adoption application was mailed on Monday to the Court and they will make the final decision if we are certified for adoption. Today, our foster care homestudy was submitted to the state board. The foster care homestudy will be reviewed separately and we will be licensed based on the investigation that we have been through. So now, we wait! It will take a few weeks to hear back about both of these. There is a potential that kids may be matched and even placed in our home before we are licensed though. So we are busy preparing ourselves!
There are a few very important things that I would like to mention. Remember that these kids will be coming into our home from foster care, which means that we have very strict rules until they are officially adopted. We are not allowed to publicly share pictures of the children or any details about their case plan, for their own safety. Pictures in particular, are to be shared only with prior permission from the caseworker. So, out of respect for CPS and with the safety of the children in mind, we ask that you not share any information or pictures without asking us first.
While we are waiting, we are preparing for the quick addition of children. I am making binders and organizational charts to help keep us organized for all of the important items we need to document. I found a fun article with a list of "must haves" for new foster/adoptive parents. The list included: Bins, binders, babysitters, sensitive skin soaps, Netflix :), friends, and COFFEE. It gave me a great idea! I think I will start to put together an emergency kit for our family with a big tub, maybe a few new toys that can be used for multiple ages, lots of coffee, menus for take out, movies, and grab and go activity bags. I have a bunch of crafts that are ready for toddlers that are already prepared and sealed into separate ziplock bags. I think that will be very handy too. I need other ideas!!! Feel free to comment on this post if you have ideas for my emergency kit!
There are a few very important things that I would like to mention. Remember that these kids will be coming into our home from foster care, which means that we have very strict rules until they are officially adopted. We are not allowed to publicly share pictures of the children or any details about their case plan, for their own safety. Pictures in particular, are to be shared only with prior permission from the caseworker. So, out of respect for CPS and with the safety of the children in mind, we ask that you not share any information or pictures without asking us first.
While we are waiting, we are preparing for the quick addition of children. I am making binders and organizational charts to help keep us organized for all of the important items we need to document. I found a fun article with a list of "must haves" for new foster/adoptive parents. The list included: Bins, binders, babysitters, sensitive skin soaps, Netflix :), friends, and COFFEE. It gave me a great idea! I think I will start to put together an emergency kit for our family with a big tub, maybe a few new toys that can be used for multiple ages, lots of coffee, menus for take out, movies, and grab and go activity bags. I have a bunch of crafts that are ready for toddlers that are already prepared and sealed into separate ziplock bags. I think that will be very handy too. I need other ideas!!! Feel free to comment on this post if you have ideas for my emergency kit!
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