No.
I am NOT pregnant.
Whew.
Got that out of the way.
Remember how I said that we were open to fostering and/or adopting again, someday in the future?
That day is next week!
Next Saturday, our family will be receiving two little boys, ages 5 and 10, to foster temporarily, while their parents work their plan to get them back.
Yes, that means we will have 4 kids for a few months, all of them boys! We will have: a 10, 5, 3 and 1 year old!!! I will be outnumbered, definitely.
We are keeping their names, pictures and details very private, so you won’t get to hear a lot about them specifically. But I will definitely be writing a lot about what it’s like to have so many young kids around! Jesse and I are taking lots of precautions this time around, because we want to be fully prepared, both emotionally and logistically.
Some of the logistics have included:
New schools/pick up times
TONS of doctor appts. to be scheduled
Buying bunkbeds and dressers for the playroom
Buying a LOT of food
Buying a narrow, yet safe booster seat to fit between our two carseats
Obtaining a second vehicle, since we only have our Rav4 and it only seats 5 people. In case you are bad at math like me, we will have 6 people in our family for a few months. Instead of buying a van, which we don’t need or want at this time, we looked into buying a 2nd car, preferably a sedan for Jesse to commute in. Another teacher approached Jesse and said that he would be honored if we could use his car for a few months, or just until we don’t need it anymore. Wow!
So for now, we’re going to see how things go with two 5-person vehicles. Everything that we do is within a 5 mile radius of us, so it might work…for a little while!
Definitely keep us in your prayers. We have met the boys a few times, and they are absolutely wonderful. We are excited, but we also know we have a lot of work ahead of us!
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Christina says
Wow! Our prayers are with you!
themrscone says
Thank you Christina! Maybe you’ll get to meet them at St. B’s someday soon!
Echo @ Domain of The Mad Mommy says
Way to open up your hearts and your home! BRAVO!
themrscone says
Thank you for stopping by!
Gretchen says
Exciting! You’ll be in my prayers!
themrscone says
Thank you for your support 🙂
Amy Smith says
So exciting for your family. And yes, you will be quite outnumbered. 🙂 Praying for patience, ease & a smooth transition for you & your sweet family! 🙂
themrscone says
Thank you for the prayers and encouragement 🙂