updating our file

Today D and I completed the first task of many required for a yearly update to our file. This morning we got our criminal checks done. Next month our medicals expire. In May we need new child abuse checks. And in early July our homestudy must be updated. Sigh. Last year when we did all of this it never occurred to me that we would be updating. Each piece that requires an update is another reminder that we’re still waiting. Like I needed more reminders!

A year ago after completing the criminal check paperwork, D and I make a quick stop to check out a baby and children’s store located near the police station. Here we walked through the aisles looking at furniture, strollers, and other baby paraphernalia. We bought a super cute stuffed elephant – the very first item purchased together for our future baby. That day we were excited as we contemplated our future and dreamed about this baby. Now after a year of chaos and mayhem we are not quite so naïve about this process. No walk through the baby store today. Instead it was a quick in and out before heading off to work. What a bummer of a way to start off a week.