We have been licensed to take in foster kids since the beginning of the year. And we have been waiting and waiting. So we finally went to a training and asked the best way to get a placement. And they said to call on a Monday, the day before they go in to decide placements and just have a question to ask about some random thing. So I called up on Monday and asked our RFC something about licensing and the next day we got a call about a brother/sister placement. So I said yes we could take them. It was only a temporary placement though because they had grandparents that said they could take them. We had them for 10 days. It was an interesting 10 days that was for sure. You don't quiet know what to expect, how the kids will react to the foster kids, how the foster kids will adjust, your whole schedule is out of whack, it gets a little crazy.
Isis and Osirius were our first placements. Unusual names I know. We called the boy Si for short and the girl Izzy and just introduced her as that because of all the stuff going on in the world with the real ISIS. Anyway......these guys were about 10 months apart in age? and were basically like twins. They were both really happy, easy going kids and fit right in once they got into a routine after about 2 days. We went to visit the Christmas box in American Fork which is a place you can pick up free items that people have donated to help out foster kids. These guys came to us with basically nothing. So we picked up some blankets, diapers, formula, clothes, pj's, and socks. I didn't have 2 car seats so I asked on our foster care facebook page if anyone had car seats and some one had one to donate. That's one benefit is that everyone is so willing to help each other out and give when its needed.
After about a week of looking after these 2 I was done, and it wasn't because they were bad or had issues, I just couldn't keep up with them. It was having to constantly keep an eye on the 20 month old not getting into things and then just either holding or just watching a 10 month old. And it felt like it was one meal, clean up, watch them play, eat, clean up, watch them, eat......everyday. Kinda felt like I was stuck. It was hard to go anywhere with all 4. I just wasn't use to it. But it was a good first placement to get out feet wet and for our kids to see what it was going to be like.
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