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Originally Posted By Graham

How long depends on a range of factors, such as: the demand for families for the type of child you are ready to adopt, the degree of priority your local agencies are placing on moving children into permanent homes, your own readiness to make the transition to childrearing, and many more. I usually give reporters who ask the answer that it takes a few months to think about getting pregnant and then nine months of pregnancy, so a year to two years is normal and natural. Of course it can be much faster, in the interests of a particular child that's waiting, but maybe too fast for the family who needs that time to mentally transition and to educate themselves fully on the life ahead of them.
As the song goes ,"the waiting is the hardest part". Actually, it's not, but it sure must feel like it at the time!
Graham.