Overwhelmed but Hanging On!

Hello from beneath the ever-mounting pile of paperwork.

Every time I send off another packet of impossibly invasive and personal questionnaires, another appears within days in my mailbox.

I love the agency we are using, Journeys of the Heart, but I am beginning to feel like they are trying to drown us in paper.

We were required to take a 2 day adoption class in Portland a couple of weekends ago. Can I just say wow. So much information was crammed into a very short amount of time. We were given hand out after hand out regarding everything from Oregon Law on adoption to a reading list of required books, to the correct language to use regarding adoption. I know. Just writing that out was overwhelming.

We have another couple of classes we still have to attend. Infant CPR & another on "Bringing Baby Home". Did I mention the list of books we are required to read too? I think there are 4-5 very thick, very educationally-looking books.

All of this is to try and "prepare" us for our little bundle of joy!

All I feel right now is overwhelmed and frustrated.
But that is okay. Because I am also hanging on.

Hanging on to the fact that very soon I will be a mom.
Hanging on to the fact that very soon my husband will be receiving a "Best Dad" mug.
Hanging on to the fact that our new-to-us van that Jeremy keeps washing & vacuuming out will have caked on juice stains & petrified french fries stuck in the seats.
Hanging on to the fact that there will be sleep deprived nights & spit up stains & sore feet from stepping on legos in the middle of the night.

That is what keeps me sharpening my pencils & diving back into the overwhelming stack of paperwork.

Because someday, someday hopefully very soon, this will all be worth it.

So if you see me with my arm in a sling, no worries, I'm just resting it up for the next trip to the mailbox!

Blessings- Kelly