I feel like all I do is say thanks and ask questions, but again THANKS for the info! lol
We've been warned about the bed-wetting before. I have a matress pad that itself is padded over a plastic liner... actually it's the same thing we have on our bed. My husband has allergies so it is supposed to be a better barrier from the things that live in your mattress. Do you think that will be enough to protect the mattress we have in the child(ren)'s room? Should I get somthing else too for underneath it?
We have a room already done, just waiting for a boy or two with bunk beds, an empty dresser, brand new bedding, and decorated with planes, trains, and ships. We just recently finished it and are quite proud of our handy work.
) I also bought a pack of combs at the dollar store to hand out and a couple child sized tooth brushes. We're told that they may come with nothing so I grabbed a few things I thought may be useful. Anything else I should add to the list? Do they usually just come with the clothes on their back?
Our house was originally built in 1884, but I'm sure not the whole house. We just moved here about a year and a half ago. It's been quite an experience. I'm worried that they won't like our radiators, but I guess I'll wait and see. We have our smoke dectors on every floor, including the basement and have our CO detector too. I asked what were some of the common things that people miss in the inspection and tried to make sure I had those bases covered. Will they go through the garage? The other weird thing is that our bathroom has two doors, one from each side and basically neither lock. I thought that I read some where that the bathroom doors need to lock... is that true? Personally I don't think a small child should be able to lock themselves into the bathroom, just in case some sort of accident happens.
Another thing that our foster care worker told us was that we should assume all the children at some point were sexually abused, even if it isn't in their history. Do you find this to be true? I think that will be our hardest situations to deal with (of course I haven't been through nights of screaming children yet. lol) We've read a lot and tried to prepare ourselves as much as possible...still it's will be a shock I'm sure.
Well I should end for now. THANKS AGAIN! lol