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It is definitely not easy. You will almost never get a newborn who is legally free for adoption right away. Usually, a family member will step forward and be immediately approved.
Our 2nd placement was a 4 month old boy who stayed until he was 11 months old. In the beginning, none of the relatives wanted custody, then all of a sudden, one of them changd their minds and won custody after having had no contact for more than 5 months. Everyone was predicting that he would end up staying with us.
That was back in feb. We took a few months before accepting placements again. We just got an emergency placement of 2 siblings (ages 1 and 2 1/2) and are cautiously waiting to see what happens.
As far as how long it takes, it depends and can vary. It depends on what ages you are willing to take, wht races, and issues as well.
There may be a ton of people in your area waiting for newborns or there may be only a few.
Also, (not wanting to be pessimistic either) some families know the system and know how much time they have to step forward and it is not unheard of for family members to wait until babies are sleeping through the night, or even potty trained before stepping forward.
You may likely get your heart broken many times before you get to adopt or it could happen right away.
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