update

It has been a very busy month! We have now finished our Mapp training. It was a long two weekends, but, it was worth it! It talked about the behaviors, feelings, and other issues facing children in the foster care system. We're realistic. We're hoping to be placed with an infant. However, we know we might be placed with a child who is 2, 3, or even 4. We're open to what God has for us, and we realize that it might not be an easy position. However, we're so excited to have the opportunity to become parents.

Our paperwork is in too. There was a 17 page profile for me to fill out, a 17 page profile for Steve to fill out, and a 17 page profile for us to fill out as a family. We also each wrote an autobiography, wrote a letter to the birth parents, and a letter to the potential child. We also made a pamphlet fo the social workers so they could get a sense of who we are and what we're looking for.

Our first meeting with our social worker was last Thursday. It seemed to go really well. She's getting to know us. The next one is in 10 days, next Thursday. She'll meet with each of us individually. At that meeting we'll set up our last meeting to discuss exactly what we're looking for now that she knows each of us pretty well. After that third meeting, she'll take a couple of weeks to put all the information into our Homestudy. We're hoping to be approved by Thanksgiving time. After that we'll start waiting... waiting waiting waiting...