Officially Open

We had our second (of three) home visits needed to complete our home study today. When we filled out the paperwork to begin our classes, we completed a fourteen page biography. The visit today involved going over those biographies and answering lots of questions about our families, backgrounds, jobs, discipline, etc. We also discussed the child(ren) that we would like to accept into our home.

While she was here, she saw the baby room and some of the things that we needed to fix, like the cabinet locks. All is good and has been approved.

As of today, even though our home study isn't 100% completed, our home is officially open if the need arises. If a child needs a home and they found us to be the best match, they would rush the rest of our home study, which is pretty much just paperwork at this point, and we would pick up the child.

This is exactly what happened with our friends that took the class with us that now have the twin girls. They had completed their second home visit, the twins needed a home, and before they knew it, they were the proud foster parents of two twin girls. Sounds simple, right?

I've added a little ticker to the left side of the blog that shows the wait we have to VBK Baby #2! While our call could come tomorrow, it could come months from now. They have no way to predict when a child will need a home. She said they can go months sometimes without any small children needing placement and then there are other times when she has placed three babies in one week. It's just a waiting game. 

While she was here, she told us about a little baby boy that may possibly need a family in the near future. He's currently in the hospital with a lot of injuries and medical issues. It breaks my heart to think about this little boy and the pain he has already been through in his little life. I'm not even sure if we would be considered if and when he needs a home and there are lots of things that we would need to consider before we would say yes.

Lots to think about and consider, trying to calm myself and prepare my heart for the journey ahead. Really trying to soak in these last moments (days, weeks, months maybe) of being a family of 3!