A lot of people are under the impression that adopting a healthy infant takes several years. We thought this too! We even tossed around the idea of getting on some sort of "list" earlier on in our marriage, so that when we were ready, we'd be closer to the top of this list, and therefore closer to being parents.
But guess what? Because the birth parents choose the family they would like to adopt their child, there's no such thing as a list! AND (it gets better!) the wait time is NOT usually several years! In fact, it's very rare to wait multiple years once you have the correct paperwork filed and are officially "waiting." The number floating around in the general adoption community is that it usually takes less than a year to adopt. Less than a year!
And get this. We received paperwork from the agency that we are seriously considering working with (Adoption Minnesota) and these are their stats:
Average wait: 19 months
Shortest wait: 1 day
ONE DAY?!! What?! Now, I don't think we'll be parents in ONE DAY, but it does go to show that we better be ready when we officially start this process! Anyone have any cribs they are looking to get rid of...?! =)
2 comments:
You are both adorable, and I love you. And you are going to be great parents. And I love your blog.
That's so true!
We began doing our research in spring 2007, began our homestudy in July, and brought home our beautiful, healthy son in February!
Dreams do come true - and for us adopting parents, they CAN happen overnight!
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