This past couple weeks have been crazy!! I have taken a second job as a nanny (50 hours a week!!) to bring in some extra income to pay off some of our debt, and prepare our house while we’re in the process of going through our foster care training. It has been crazy, exhausting, and ridiculously fulfilling. I’ve only been working with this little boy for 3 weeks but it really has shown me how much I care for other people’s kids, and how much I am ready for foster care. Even though I came into this job knowing that I would only be here for a few months, I already know it’s going to be difficult to say goodbye. I love his little laugh, his big smile, the way he says my name, and the silly times we already have together. But that hard goodbye is what we will be doing over and over again as foster parents.
On Friday I got a call from our foster care coordinator, we were setting up our next training (we only have 2 more left!!). We also talked about scheduling our safety audit in our house and finishing up some paperwork. By the end of May we should have all our training and paperwork done and will just be waiting on our background checks to come in at that point! Her goal for us is to be completely certified by the end of June! It seemed like just yesterday we started this process and in just a few weeks we could be preparing to accept our first placement.
We honestly are so ready for this but the time has just flown by so fast! We are so glad that we have a fantastic support system, and are surrounded by encouragement from those that love us.
Thank you for traveling with us on this journey, we hope you continue on with us, follow our journey, and don’t be afraid to reach out, ask questions, talk to us about what we’re going through.
-K & G
Perez Family Foster Journey 