One down Six to go!!!!!!!!

Today we had the first "class" meeting with the social worker. There are six books in the program and after each book we have to meet with the social worker. Anyways we are aiming to be done with the process by the middle of May. We are so excited! We recently purchased bunk beds, so now we have three twin beds!!!! We still need to get dressers and such and finish painting the last bedroom.
Not sure if I told everyone this so I will include it as well. We are going to do foster care for children ages 2-6 from various backgrounds and cultures. We are hoping to do care for sibling groups, with up to 2 children at a time. Then of course we hope to adopt! Well I am tired... so I am going to nap!
Allie

I'm a future Mommy!

Right now Nate and I are in the process of putting our life stories on paper to become foster parents and may I just tell you their are questions I never expected to answer. We are both so excited to become parents and will do all this paperwork with a smile on our faces because we know the reward for our patience and labor. I am personally feeling the joy and excitement rushing throughout my entire body, this is what I have been looking forward to since the day Nate and I were sealed for time and all ETERNITY. The support we have received has been absolutely amazing, it has truly shown us how many people we have that love and support us.
I AM GOING TO BE A MOMMY! I am so excited, and nervous because I want to be the greatest Mommy possible and help our children/foster children to reach their potential and beyond. Like every other parent, I want the best for our future children!!!!! Well now that I am just rambling... but honestly words do not describe my excitement. Thank you again to all those that have showed their support!!!
Allie

Anticipation

Nate and I have been hard at work cleaning our house to prepare for Friday, when the social worker comes for a visit. We really do not know what to expect, but home that all goes well. Wish us luck :)
Other than that let me see, Sage is starting to calm down a little. Mostly for Mommy because I am the enforcer! However, Daddy is her playmate and she rarely calms down around him. We have been socializing her with another dog and that has been helping. Since there is a language barrier between Sage and us (LOL.) That is really all I can think of not much else is going on. Nate loves his new job and I am adjusting to school. Till next time!
"What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God."
Allie

Thoughts

Alright, Nate and I obviously made the choice to adopt through foster care now how do we decorate their bedrooms. Difficult? Yes, how do you decorate a gender neutral bedroom, better yet 2 bedrooms. For this reason I am turning to my friends and family to give me ideas. Here is what I know. We are requesting children from the ages of 2-7, either boy or girl (we have no preference.) We are also hoping to also foster a sibling set, hence the two bedrooms. So far the larger bedroom is painted light blue, with a navy blue rug. The other room will be painted yellow with green walls. So where is the dilemma? Well we still need bedding and decor... any ideas?
Allie

Update

Nate and I are both very excited! We are meeting with a social worker from Hillside foster care next Friday. From there we will have to do a great deal of paperwork and "homework" since we will be doing a home version on the training. I will update more when we have a better timeline but Nate and I are on the way to expanding our family! Wish us luck :)
Allie

What I should have told you yesterday.

This was really not the way that I anticipated everyone hearing about this, but it is a start. As many of you know despite our best efforts I have been unable to get pregnant. The medication that I have been on in the past not only made me sick, but also made me very emotional and moody. In addition being on the fertility medication I became very stressed and hard on myself for the fact we could not conceive. Even more stressed for the fact that the Doctors did not know why. They had run so many tests and had I never told them there was a problem the test would have been no indication. The Doctor basically told me that they don't know what is causing my infertility but he believed that they could give me medication allows me to conceive. After the whole ordeal of being sick, and just plan awful mood wise we called it quits. Nate and I agreed that it was way too much to go through when there is another option. In our minds this is a wonderful option.
Nate and I were blessed to be Married and sealed in the Palmyra Temple, sealing our family together for time and all eternity. We both look forward to having our children be a part of that blessing. After much thought and discussion Nate and I have decided to turn our attention to adoption through foster care. Because in the eternal perspective, when these children are sealed to us they become part of our eternal family. These children will be no different than the children born into the covenant. They will be our family and we will love them every moment for it. Of course we still have to go through the home-study process this summer. The home-study will be a great deal of work but worth every minute of it.
Before we are ready to start any of this process we are going to have to talk with everyone in my family and in Nate's family. To ensure that they support us and will agree to show our children the same love regardless of their background. Most of all I just want to know that our children have the best that life can afford them and that process starts with their family.
This may be a great deal for some to understand, but the way we see it there are so many children in this world that go unloved. We want to do our part to make sure these children do know that they are loved.

Quick update

Alright an update is due and I suppose there is much to say but for now I will make it rather brief. Nate has a new job and started this week. He loves it there as he is constantly moving. I have my last day of being a nanny on Monday, I will be glad to be done with that. School starts back up on Tuesday, I am thrilled (honestly.) I am in my last year of my AA. Then hoping to keep going till I finish my Masters in Psychology or Counseling. Sage is still a pain, but we lover it for her. She must be over 60lb by now but one can never be sure. The rest of it I will share when the time is right I suppose!!!!
Allie