Seven days after the information meeting in NYC, we received the phone call from CHI saying that our application has been approved. Our CHI caseworker was Carrie W. It's official. We were now in the paperchase phase of adoption.
Carrie W. called me and she would turn out to be my lifeline through the process. The number of documents we are required to gather is staggering. In addition, each document needs to be notarized, state sealed and authenticated by the Chinese Consulate. In addition to the documents required by China and the state and the feds, we also have to gather all the paperwork data for our homestudy. A lot of this is the same information, only it has to be on the form provided by the requesting agency. Can you say, "Duplication of Efforts?" It is all so overwhelming. What the hell is a state seal anyway and where do you get one done?
Take a step backwards and take a deep breath. I am very well organized. I know I can do this. Breath. We will get there. One step at a time.
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