[michelleb]

We filled out our inital paperwork and have our informational meeting/orientation on Tuesday night and then someone is coming by Wednesday afternoon to fill out our paperwork and schedule an orientation interview (?) I think she called it.
How long is the preocess from there? I was hoping to have a little one to give a GREAT Christmas to...is that out-of-the-question - time-wise?
I enjoy this board and look forward to your responses!
Michelle.....
patiently awaiting a little one to add to our family

[stepforone]

I would think it is unrealistic to think you could have one by Christmas (but I have heard in some instances licenses getting pushed because a child was waiting - but usually that child has a relationship with the fp-to-be). Didn't they mention any training? Here it is 3 hours a week for 10 weeks. Then there are the home inspections, the interviews, references, health and fire inspections to schedule. Usually the process is 6-12 months. And then there is the wait for the call that there is a child that needs a home that fits your profile. Look around this board, some people wait a while before getting 'the call'. Good luck, it is worth the wait.

[JaelynElise]

We went to our orientation in the middle of September, and we are not going to finish our classes until the end of December. I doubt we'll even get licensed until the 1st of the year, much less get a placement.

I would say that there is no way you will even come close to that Christmas baby wish... sorry.

[michelleb]

HAHA!
What a silly one I am!!!
I was completely forgetting that we had to fit the training in there!
I KNEW that we had to do training but for some reason I got it into my head that it would be great to have a baby for Christmas and BOOM I got all side-tracked!!
Thank you all for setting me straight!!!!
HAHAHA
Sorry for my lapse in reasoning!!!