One of the questions we are most commonly asked is: How long does adoption take? It's a really good question, so we want you to know the answer.
The agency told us that they are asked this question all the time, but there is no definite answer. Once a couple completes their home study (we will start ours on March 17), they are ready to be matched with an expectant mother. The time between completion of the home study and being matched with an expectant mother is called the "waiting period" because you are literally just waiting to be matched. The waiting period can be very short. Some families have had a waiting period of zero days because they were matched the first day their profile book was made available to a mother. However, the waiting period can also be very long. They have also had some families wait as long as three years to be matched.
Another way to think of this time is kind of like a pregnancy. After conception, you have a "waiting period" of nine months before the baby arrives. The only difference with adoption is that we don't know how long our waiting period will be. So, this is our prayer: Please pray that the waiting period is short, that once our profile is complete we could be matched quickly. When we are matched, the baby will most likely arrive within two months.
We finished our profile book, but have some edits to make in it. We'll have it up here soon.
