Some of the family

Uncle Bob

Mommy and Me

Daddy and Me

Sophia Grace

Little Sophie is so cute!

My First Day as a Parent

1. In the "If I Became a Teen Parent" assignment, did the response you received from your parent/guardian surprise you?
Overall, I don't think that the response from my mom surprised me very much. My mom has always made it clear that she will be there for me and support my decisions in almost every aspect of my life. She may not always agree with them but she will never let me fall completely.

2. What responses to the flour baby project surprised you?
The flour baby project hasn't surprised me all that much. I think it is because I often take the foster babies out, so I am used to taking care of kids and the reactions that I receive from people.

3. In what ways should we have started this project differently?
I think that this project should start in a similar way. People seem to be motivated and working. It seems to be giving people the general idea of how difficult it is to carry something with you all of the time, but as for how to start the project, I think that it started perfectly fine.

4. What was the most surprising about the "Baby Costs" project?
At this point, I have not finished the baby costs project, but being a member of a foster family and a member of a large family, Ive grown up with a lot of kids. These kids have given me insight on how much having kids cost. The price of hospitals and stuff is extremely expensive and things like formula and diapers are ridiculous. I went to the store the other day and it was approximately 153 dollars just for nine cans of formula. Having a child is an extreme financial burden on anyone, so you have to consider the pros and cons carefully.

Its a girl!

Sophia Grace Griffith

Sophie was born approximately 5lbs on March 27th 2012 at 6:43 a.m.

More updates and pictures to come!

5 questions:

1. What do you still want to learn in Life Skills and Personal Finance this year?
For this class, I believe that we have covered a lot of the important stuff on how to obtain a job and things like apartments but we really haven't dealt with things like bills or personal skills like sewing and changing the oil in your car or adding air to your tires. So, I hope that we get to learn some of those things.

2. What recommendations do you have for next year?
I think that next year's recommendations depends on what type of students you get. I think that the curriculum has to change depending on whether or not your class is hands on or more book work type learning.

3. Which sections should we cover that we didn't cover this year?
I want to cover how to sew certain things, and maybe basic first aid. I also want to learn how to put air in tires and how to change the oil in a car. Basic life skills that nobody really thinks about until they need it.

4. Which sections that we covered should we skip [or change] next year?
I think that all of the sections that we have covered so far should still be included in next year's curriculum. I think that, even though some things may seem a little boring at times, it seems as if we will need them in the future.

5. How could this class be better next year?
I believe that this class depends on the needs of each student. For example, this year, the class was more hands on and last year's wasn't. So in order to improve the class, it is going to depend on the selection of students that you have.