The last few weeks have been a bit of an emotional roller coaster after getting news that the paperwork updates we did last March-April would need to be updated again. I may or may not have come unraveled in a taekwondo parking lot on a Monday night.
So today, a big one, included another home study update with our social workers and notarizing paperwork.
Notarized paperwork....the love child of international adoption. I have had such a love/hate relationship with this part of the process the last 4 years and 10 months (still not counting). Hearing about new forms to complete gives me anxiety and either sends me to the bathroom crying or to find a pillow to scream in to. But somehow, despite my initial reaction, I immediately spring into action and burn through it at lightening speed. I quickly learned working on paperwork was the only aspect of this I felt I had any control over. The only tangible steps that make me feel closer to our daughter is when I finish a required form and send it off. Each paper, each signature, each notary stamp, each certification form, they all bring us one.step.closer.
So today, a big one, included another home study update with our social workers and notarizing paperwork.
Notarized paperwork....the love child of international adoption. I have had such a love/hate relationship with this part of the process the last 4 years and 10 months (still not counting). Hearing about new forms to complete gives me anxiety and either sends me to the bathroom crying or to find a pillow to scream in to. But somehow, despite my initial reaction, I immediately spring into action and burn through it at lightening speed. I quickly learned working on paperwork was the only aspect of this I felt I had any control over. The only tangible steps that make me feel closer to our daughter is when I finish a required form and send it off. Each paper, each signature, each notary stamp, each certification form, they all bring us one.step.closer.