With Love, Mommy

The waiting just got a little more interesting!  We decided to help out in another way while we are waiting for our "Forever Family" to be completed with adopted children.  We are now opening our home as a respite family.  That means that we may be available to take care of children for a very short time while their foster families get a well-deserved break or if they can't take the children on vacation.  We will not have children coming in and out all of the time because we want to make sure we are keeping Jonah's best interest in mind.  But we hope this will be good practice for us all!

We got some great news yesterday: We are officially a licensed foster home!  The state says that they trust us to be parents!  :)  So, no worries, Baby J is in good hands.  This means that we can be placed with children at any time.  We are still waiting on our adoption certification.  I am told that it has all been approved except for our fingerprints (because our fingerprint clearance from DPS just won't do).  But, we do not need to have the adoption certification before kids move in, we just need it before we actually adopt (which will be months after children are placed). Exciting new things are happening every day.  We have already been contacted more than once about children looking for a home.  We are still unsure about where these roads will lead.  As soon as we have more information, I will update everyone! For now, we are very excited to have next week off work for a stay-cation.  J is growing by leaps and bounds.  He grows physically everyday, and he is just a smart

Just wanted to give everyone a quick update.  We still have not been approved by the state for foster care or adoption.  Our homestudy has been assigned to a worker and our check to the courts has been cashed.  I expect to hear back by the end of next week.  In the meantime, our licensing worker is busy looking for our children. While we are waiting, we are enjoying our time as a family of 3 while we can.  We are planning a fun stay-cation in a few weeks.  And we are so excited to plan super fun things that we can do right here in Phoenix.  We will keep everyone updated as soon as we hear more!