We got pictures!

I can't post pictures on the public blog due to confidentiality issues, but the foster family sent us 6 pictures today! Baby C is tiny! I bought her some outfits last week and am thinking I might need to get a smaller size! I also got her and Pax matching pj's!! Fingers crossed on the police check, we're still waiting!!

First S.W. visit

The process is actually happening and our CFS S.W. just confirmed this. In all, we kept fighting for the little person, holding out hope that we would get her, but incredibly frustrated from such a lengthy process.. We have shed more tears and sweat for this little girl that we could have imagined, this little person which whom we have never met..

So, the S.W. came over and she was awesome! On our side with everything and explaining to use that she will be our advocate, this after hearing our stories of our horrible S.W. in Ontario. Anyways, she got us to sign ALOT of papers, and I mean alot! I do labour and delivery notes and those are alot, this was nothing compared to that! Our wrists were throbbing from all our signatures, well worth it though!! She also did an initial walk through of our house and was very pleased we only had a few things to do; get more smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector and to place all our vitamins, medications in a locked box. Also, we have to do a fire evacuation plan, which I think every home should have! This process is really opening our eyes to safety issues that we never discussed as a family and should! Pax now knows her exits from the house and where to go and even a back up plan, I am soo proud of her!

Things that need to be done; medical reference check from our doctor, 3 references to fill out a questionnaire on our life/parenting skills, complete the last minute stuff for the home study and finally the home study! With all this being said, there is talk of doing the critical stuff and leaving the home study until after baby C is here, along with training courses. And we are STILL waiting for the police checks to arrive!

S.W. contacted us!

She called, she called!!! The S.W. from CFS called and is coming TOMORROW for our initial home study, paper work and explaining the process, OMG!!! Joel is currently headed out to buy the rest of the child proofing stuff we need and a fire extinguisher, I'm sitting here in total shock!

We called CFS again, and our file had been passed on to our new worker on Wednesday, we were told to wait a few weeks for her call..

Apparently S.W. in Ontario sent our file to Child and Family services here in Calgary. We called on CFS on Friday and no file, we will wait again until Friday..

Over the past year, it has been a constant battle with the S.W. (social worker) Joel would call weekly to try to get updates on the entire process. Some weeks getting news that they would be meeting and month go by with no meeting. As well, we have been told several times to get police checks, followed quickly by not to get them done! So, in the past few weeks, after Joel calling S.W.er's supervisor and then HER supervisor and meeting is held within 24 hours and it is decided to proceed with everything and that their hands are tied until we have police checks, geez, thanks S.W. for delaying this process when we could have replied, we have them! So, today Joel is headed to get his and I will go on Friday to get mine as I am working nights.. The wait for a police check; 6-8 weeks.. Just great!

First contact with Foster Family

The foster family sent us our first email today, tears streamed down my eyes as I read their words.. This is soo surreal! Baby C is doing wonderful and LOVES to eat, she will fit in good here, that's for sure!