I believe what stayjay means is not that their referral time for a child would have been any less, but that they would be farther away from the infant months and not "so old" themselves with an older child.
Keep in mind, though, stayjay, you may get a child of the older age anyway, as it seems many of the children at referral are at least 12 months.
Good luck--I know it's hard to wait!
Christina