[leenab]

We adopted after infertility (2yrs of infertility nightmares) and chose not to go the baby route. Instead we wanted toddlers and had a 2yr 8 month old placed with us as well as a 3 1/2 yr old. In our eyes these were the perfect ages. No bottle feeding, almost out of diapers & out of diapers, more independent, talkative, and appreciate being adopted. Well at least our son Raj loves being adopted and understood it completely as much as you can at 4yrs old.

So not everyone chooses to adopt babies, but a high percentage do. I know in our training class we were the only couple who wanted a child over the age of 3 months (and there were 18 families there).

-LeenaB