Craigslist

I found the crib I wanted on Craigslist. I don't know if it's the model I wanted, but I really wanted a jenny Lind convertible (to toddler) crib. The best thing was the price!


E was so excited. She thought it was a new toy.


We have the bedding for a toddler


And neutral crib bedding


I am so excited. We finish our classes this Thursday, and we are nearly done with our homestudy! Can you believe that!??! And then the real waiting begins.

Soon she will be getting into mischief with a sibling.

Fingerprints

We went down to the courthouse and got our fingerprints done. We left the house at 6:30 AM!! We drove separate and parked at the meters. We only had 15 minutes each on the meters, so the plan was to get change when we were in there. We go in and a man in uniform told me I was pretty. Ohh why thank you!! Too bad his uniform was orange. hahah The price was more than we thought it would be, due to an outdated form we had. We got change inside and M ran back out to the meters only to find that they don't start charging until 9:00. Finally we got our prints. I was told that it could take up to 8 weeks! I knew this from all of the blogs I read, but for some reason I thought fostering wouldn't take that long. Who knows what I was thinking. Anyway, it was a shock. Please pray that it won't take that long. Thank goodness I didn't listen to M and go down when he is off in two weeks. :)

1 more to go!!

1 more class, one more class!! Wahoo! Today was class 1 (oddly enough) and I of course cried. I totally was not expecting it. They threw in a video, that's what through me over. When M and I got home we talked about who would continue classes and who wouldn't and or shouldn't. There were a few people who were there because they felt it was their requirement because they are a Christian and their obligation. I don't think this is the best mentality. I am a Christian, don't get me wrong. It's just a lot of families go into adoption/ foster care to "save" a child, which often results in frustrations, disappointment, and multiple placements. (NOT ALWAYS, I think in general). There was a couple who didn't seem mentally stable (the truth). And the husband kept falling asleep. There were a couple of other families where the men were not into it. Not at all and they said so. I wish I could come back at the end of their classes to see who made it through.
Tomorrow we plan on waking up early and getting our fingerprints done. I am not a morning person and getting up at 6:30 is not going to look good on me. I am so excited. The end is near! i can smell it. hahah

Homestudy again

Today was an impromptu homestudy. Our worker called during my nap, so I didn't answer. When I called back she asked if she could come over tonight or Thursday. I of course said tonight but warned that our house would not be clean. She assured me that she didn't care. So, that's what happened. She came over and we had our joint interview! Can you believe it?! Only one more to go. (and two more classes) Then let the waiting game begin. Can you believe it!??! Finally, I see an end in sight (I know a little premature). We'll see, we'll see.

She's WALKING

She is walking about 90% of the time now. It is the most adorable thing I have ever seen.


Really, there is nothing more handsome than a man carrying a baby. Even if he is wearing a polo.


We went swimming for the first time this summer. -Thank you Joanna!- I had my first experience with a diaper explosion. I thought that since we bought organic diapers they wouldn't (wrong!)





Lastly, we all had a case of this going on...


So, I made the most delicious vegan chocolate peanut butter cookies. THEY WERE AMAZING!!

Custom Doll

For E's birthday we ordered her a custom doll from Etsy. craftymommy has the most adorable dolls. I don't know where I originally saw these dolls, but I know it was from one of the blogs I read.

This is her Ethiopian Doll:


We ordered a girl version of this



I will post pictures when we get it. But I am so excited. Crafty Mommy

She has been a pleasure and hasn't minded all of my pickyness.

2nd homestudy

Today has been horrible. Yesterday E's eyes were pussing. So I was wiping them with a warm paper towel and made an appointment for Friday. So, I woke up today and her eyes looked horrible. I called the dr and we got in within the hour. She has an ear infection, pink eye, a fever, and I am almost positive another tooth is on it's way. Needless to say she is miserable, which in turn is making me miserable. After the the dr appointment I went to the grocery store. I ran through because I knew she felt horrible. I then tried to pick up her prescriptions only to wait for 20 + minutes to find out I needed the new prescription card, which I didn't know about. I came home. E wouldn't nap and I had to try to clean somewhat for our social worker. I was able to sweep and mop, but the floor was soaking wet when she came hahaha.

Our S.W. came over and it was great. I think she may be a lot like me. I really like her. We talked about me and it was slightly uncomfortable. We were able to get all of my questions done today. It took a while. We have to get M and our joint interview done. That is going to be difficult since she has cut back on evening hours and I'm sure a ton of other people need those slots. We still need to get a lot of other stuff done (fingerprints, tax returns, etc)

And now E isn't sleeping. She is miserable. :( This is going to be a long night.