3 days of Foster Parent training are in the books! 2 more to go!
Surprisingly, the classes are super boring. I was so excited to get started, learn some cool stuff, and get to know other foster parents.
Instead, training is a young woman reading us power point slides. YAWN! This is only made worse by the terrible grammar, many misspellings and typos, and that the trainer actually reads the typos.
Example: "The boy was raised experiencing daily bear." (It's probably supposed to say Fear.) She actually said bear and continued reading. Like it wasn't a thing.
There is little to no interaction with the other parents. Luckily two couples who have been foster parents before sat next to us. I have been chatting with the women to get some good tips and real world knowledge.
Saturday after training we went to S' besties house. Our friends are just the greatest. They asked wonderful sweet questions about training, our future kiddos, etc. They asked to see the bedding I picked out, loved it, and helped me with some other things I need to get and where to get it.
So sweet! :)
We have SO MUCH TO DO! There are a ton of little things that have to be done to baby proof the house; paint, set up the room, online training, dog shots, etc.! We are going to be busy the next month or so!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
One step forward........
Foster Care Training started YESTERDAY! WHOO!
I wanted to blog before we went, but time just slipped away. Sunday and Monday before the training I was having some big feelings. I was super excited to take a big step forward in starting our family and I was super terrified of all the unknowns that come with having a kiddo!
After training, I still feel the same way. Just maybe a little more overwhelmed. There is a ton of stuff we have to get done before we can be approved through the agency.
We made a list of the big and small things to get done really soon, it had about 8 items. During the lecture last night I added about 10 more things. Yikes!
There isn't anything major on the list, it's a bunch of small things to gather, obtain, and follow through with. Such as: copies of our driving record, copy of marriage license, check smoke detectors, and on and on and on.
There are a few bigger things like S has to take a 2.5 hour CPR/First Aid class. Luckily for me I recently took it at work. And we have a ton of online training to do. I have literally no concept of how long that will take. Anywhere from 1-1,000,000 hours.
I did just get a new laptop for my business so that will make the training's easier. It will also make blogging from home an option! YAH! I have been limited to blogging at work where I have an actual keyboard, which is better than using the tablet.
We have a self imposed deadline to be ready for a kid by the end of our May beach vacation (May 11). I really don't know if that will happen, but it is a goal. And I will be ok if we don't make it, but I really, really want to be done by then!
I have been focusing on making a list of items we need for baby. I am up to 74 things on my amazon list. Everyday I find out about things I forgot. (like Toilet locks....thanks fellow foster mom friend)
I was talking to a coworker who has a kid my age about all this "stuff" for baby. Back when I was little and she was raising her son there just wasn't this much safety stuff, and extra stuff to deal with. I am a minimalist, but also I want to be super safe and super prepared. Not that either will prevent anything from happening but it makes me feel better.
Also the kids that will be in our home most likely won't have the best boundaries nor listen to us at first. So we will go a little overboard on safety, and hope we can unlock some cabinets at some point.
Training is Fri and Sat this week, so I hope we learn a lot and knock some things off the to-do list by then.
I wanted to blog before we went, but time just slipped away. Sunday and Monday before the training I was having some big feelings. I was super excited to take a big step forward in starting our family and I was super terrified of all the unknowns that come with having a kiddo!
After training, I still feel the same way. Just maybe a little more overwhelmed. There is a ton of stuff we have to get done before we can be approved through the agency.
We made a list of the big and small things to get done really soon, it had about 8 items. During the lecture last night I added about 10 more things. Yikes!
There isn't anything major on the list, it's a bunch of small things to gather, obtain, and follow through with. Such as: copies of our driving record, copy of marriage license, check smoke detectors, and on and on and on.
There are a few bigger things like S has to take a 2.5 hour CPR/First Aid class. Luckily for me I recently took it at work. And we have a ton of online training to do. I have literally no concept of how long that will take. Anywhere from 1-1,000,000 hours.
I did just get a new laptop for my business so that will make the training's easier. It will also make blogging from home an option! YAH! I have been limited to blogging at work where I have an actual keyboard, which is better than using the tablet.
We have a self imposed deadline to be ready for a kid by the end of our May beach vacation (May 11). I really don't know if that will happen, but it is a goal. And I will be ok if we don't make it, but I really, really want to be done by then!
I have been focusing on making a list of items we need for baby. I am up to 74 things on my amazon list. Everyday I find out about things I forgot. (like Toilet locks....thanks fellow foster mom friend)
I was talking to a coworker who has a kid my age about all this "stuff" for baby. Back when I was little and she was raising her son there just wasn't this much safety stuff, and extra stuff to deal with. I am a minimalist, but also I want to be super safe and super prepared. Not that either will prevent anything from happening but it makes me feel better.
Also the kids that will be in our home most likely won't have the best boundaries nor listen to us at first. So we will go a little overboard on safety, and hope we can unlock some cabinets at some point.
Training is Fri and Sat this week, so I hope we learn a lot and knock some things off the to-do list by then.
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