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Sorry, to answer your question: it is easy to feel overwhelmed with all the paper work at the beginning. Most of the paper work is at the beginning though. So, you'll get through it. My biggest recommendation-----make a copy of absolutely everything. I also had a calendar just for this adoption. I'd write down the day I mailed something, received something, if I called someone at FAC. It really helped me keep track of everything. I bought an expandable many pocket folder thing at Wal-mart and divided it into sections like: papers ready to send, papers to do, copies, directions given by the agency, information on international adoption, ect...
We really hurried through our paper work. We hunted and hunted for an agency for months, and when I found this one we immediately attended the info meeting and knew! We turned in our pre-application 2 days later and it took us a total of 8 days to get all our paper work turned in: that's references, doctor visits, auto biographies, ect..... Basically, I did very little else but work on that paperwork. I have a 3 year old, so I'd stay up every night typing my auto (22 pages)! My husband's was only
(12 pages)! But, then he just graduated with his master's degree a few days prior and was burned out on writing. Basically, I gave him a deadline--one week to have it done!!
Believe me, all the work and sometimes confusion and the wait is completely worth it. Adopting is an amazing experience to go through. Just look at one step at a time and realize in just a few short months you'll be picking up your little one at the airport!
Sarah
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