On Friday night, I got a phone call asking me to bring the boys in to the agency for Home Study number two. I slept maybe a total of 2.5 hours Friday night, my nerves were all over the place. I woke up at 5:30 that morning and couldn't go back to sleep. The boys and I got to the agency right about 10 am and had to wait a little bit for the lady to get there.
When she did get there, she introduced herself to the boys and told them that she was going to talk to them one at a time. My middle son went first and said afterwards that she had been really nice and asked him questions like, how is he doing at school, what does he do on a normal day, she asked what he likes to do for fun, etc.
My oldest son went second and he said that she just asked questions like, how he's doing in school, how does he get along with his brothers, she asked if my youngest son was a mamma's boy (he was sitting in my lap waiting for the interview) and my oldest told her yes. Then she asked if he was a mamma's boy and he said that he laughed and told her that they are all mamma's boys :)
My youngest went last and he is SUPER shy. He opened up real quick to her and told her that he is excited about getting a baby and she asked if he would be jealous and he told her no. He also told her that I am his favorite person. He then went on to tell her that his brothers hit him and are mean to him and when he tells his mamma, she yells at his brothers. I overheard this part and wanted to crawl into a hole....he was eating up the attention she gave him and kept going!!! She said to me after she finished interviewing the boys that she thought they were great boys and told me how great I was doing.
She never mentioned the comment my baby boy made and I didn't say anything to him about it either. His brothers do hit him and they tease him but that is what big brothers do. He taunts them and annoys them till they are ready to scream (and sometimes do).
She talked to me alone and I sent the boys to the car. During this time she told me that my middle son told her about his sister whom we just met for the first time a year ago (it's a long story and I will tell you guys about it some other time). My son told her how I reached out to the sister and how she has become a huge part of our life. She told me that speaks volumes about the kind of person I am (blush) and she said that it looks like I am doing the right thing by becoming a foster parent. She then told me that she is going to come by this week for a short visit, 15-20 min and then I am all done. She is going to try to finish my home study by the end of next week and I should be licensed and ready to accept children in the next two to four weeks!!!
I can't believe this is coming to an end!! There is actually a light at then end of the tunnel! I made the decision to become a foster parent in the beginning of November but with Christmas there were no PRIDE classes coming up. I started PRIDE classes on January 10th and it is now the end of February (most of the delay was due to bad weather in the area) and I am finishing up!! I can't believe how fast this process is!
I ordered a convertible car seat yesterday and now all I have left to buy is a stroller. My home is ready and so is my heart. I am so excited right now!!
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