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06-01-2006, 10:41 AM
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What was the age of your child when they came home?
Hi everyone! I have spent a lot of time reading the forums and my husband and I are still trying to decide on a country and agency.
We like the sound of Guatemala and the babies are so sweet! It sounds like many of you get your referrals quickly for infants but what was their age when you brought them home? Are they still babies or are they toddlers? And, how long did the process take you? Thanks in advance for all the responses!  
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06-01-2006, 10:47 AM
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The average time seems to be about 6-8 months from referral to homecoming -- IF you are paper-ready and INS approved. So the likelihood of bringing home a baby under 12 months is quite good.
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Alex mom to Thomas (Guatemala) dob 2/11/03 and mom to Elizabeth "baby Lily" (Guatemala) dob 11/8/04 The truly simple way of presenting Christianity is to do it. -- Soren Kierkegaard Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I help families who are adopting from Guatemala prepare dossiers thru my agency...
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06-01-2006, 10:54 AM
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We were paper ready when we accepted our refferal and brought her home in record time, well to us anyways, 4 months. I agree that the average is about 6-8 months old.
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06-01-2006, 11:05 AM
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After reading/posting here to two years, I think the 6-8 months assuming you are paper ready is probably the "norm," if there is such a thing.
My daughter was 2.5 months at referral and came home at 11 months - so 8.5 months in process. My son was 11.5 months at referral and came home at 20 months - so again about 8.5 months.
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06-01-2006, 11:08 AM
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Our first daughter came home at 5 months (4 years ago) and our second daughter came home at 8 months (2 months ago). We were paper ready when we accepted both referrals.
Megan
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Megan Mom to Guatemalan Princess- Keily 8/30/05- Accepted Referral- Beautiful Baby Girl! 8/12/05- D.O.B. 10/31/05- DNA Match 12/05/05-Preapproval 12/19/05- Entered PGN 12/18-12/22- Amazing Visit! 1/17/06-K/O-Need more documents from El Salvador 2/06/06-Re-submitted to PGN 2/23/06- OUT 3/22/06- GCBC and Passport! 3/29/06- PINK 4/1/04-4/5/06- Pick up trip!!!!!
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#6
06-01-2006, 11:18 AM
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Both our boys cam home at 6 mo
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Madison & Makensie (bios)
Makan HOME FOREVER 6/11/05
Max HOME FOREVER 8/19/05
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06-01-2006, 11:21 AM
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I'm going on 8 1/2 months and still waiting.
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06-01-2006, 11:21 AM
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We were paper ready when we received our referral. Our baby was 3 weeks old when we accepted her referral and we brought her home exactly 4 months after accepting the referral. She was almost 5 months old when we brought her home.
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1st Adoption:   10/26/05 Referral of beautiful baby girl (DOB:10/05/05) 03/03/06 Home Forever! 2nd Adoption:  06/26/07 Referral of beautiful baby boy (DOB: 06/14/07) 02/28/08 Home Forever! 
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06-01-2006, 11:36 AM
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Our son was 6 weeks when we accepted his referral and was home at 7mos.
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Johnna Mom to three bios, ages 14, 11, 8 One Salvadoran sweetie, 4 (Referred 11/02-home 10/04), One Guatmalan prince, William, 1 (Referred 2/05-home 8/05), And our homegrown princess, Julianna, born 10/07 Yes my life is better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance Garth Brooks, The Dance
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#10
06-01-2006, 11:49 AM
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Our baby will be 7 months this Saturday...
 It's sort of getting to me today. My fingerprints had to be re-done due to an outdated machine - making our 171H delayed by a month - which put us into the mess at the embassy for DNA Authorization - it took a full 6 working days to have our file submitted to PGN ( why?) - now we're caught in the slowdown in PGN. We got our referral quickly & our PA...but other circumstances have caused many delays.  Now I'm trying to figure out how our agency gives updates to the families in PGN. We're hoping that she'll get home before she's old enough to drive  .
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Terri AJ- (bio) 6 years, he is  Princesa Flora 3 years  (home at 51 weeks) - home the day we won the 2006 World Series!
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#11
06-01-2006, 01:16 PM
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We received our referral when our daughter was 4 days old and brought her home at exactly 7 mos (11/05). Another thought-- you might search the archives of this forum as I remember a similar question with MANY responses a few weeks ago.
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Referral of 4 day old BG 4/07/05 Home forever 11/09/05  lovin' family life since June 2006: found a waiting child and starting the process to bring him home born 4/27/03 8/22/07--home April 2009: decided to pursue an Ethiopian adoption for "baby sister" 9/9- CIS approval 9/17- officially on the wait list~hopefully 8-10 months
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06-01-2006, 01:20 PM
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Carson will be 7 months on the 10th so I am hoping that we get PINK soon and have him home at 7 months.
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 10/5-Filed I-600A 11/10 - Carson was Born 11/23 - Accepted Refferal of C DOB 11/10 2/2 - Received our I171H 2/15 - Entered Family Court Wonderful Visit - 3/1-3/4  3/8 - FC Interview 3/8 - DNA Test 3/15 - Out of FC 3/17 - DNA Match 4/7 - Pre-Approval 4/21 - Entered PGN 5/29 - OUT of PGN 6/2 - Adoption Decree Picked Up 6/15 BC from Escuintla 6/22 PINK 7/2 - Arrived for Pick Up  7/3 - Embassy Appointment (received Visa same day) 7/5 - HOME FOREVER.... Read our Adoption Story on our BLOG http://www.ouradoptionstory.blogspot.com
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#13
06-01-2006, 03:05 PM
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There was a poll on this a while back. Process Poll for those who’ve finished the process
The poll of forum members revealed that 58% had their babies home six months or less after referral and 86% had their baby home nine months or less after referral. There is a very good chance your baby (assuming a newborn at referral) will be less than tenmonths old when she comes home
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referral accepted 1/13/05  POA arrived 1/24 DNA Match 99.99% 2/16 Pre-approval 3/7 In PGN 3/14 OUT! 3/21 pink 4/20 HOME! 4/22 
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06-01-2006, 03:47 PM
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6 months exactly. Good luck
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Sharon No. California, Wife to Jorge "Mom to 2 Bios Boy and Girl" ages 15 and 10 Accepted referral baby boy 11/11/05 DOB 10/10/05 FC 12/19/05 FC interview 12/27 DNA authorization 1/18/06 DNA test 1/19/05 99.92% match sent to Embassy for PA 1/30 Out of FC 1/20 PGN w/o PA 1/20 PA Notice 2/13/06 Resubmitted to PGN w/PA 2/23 OUT of PGN 3/7/06 PGN Error 3/22 back in PINK 4/5 Embassy 4/11 VISA 4/12 HOME FOREVER 4/13/06
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#15
06-01-2006, 03:56 PM
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We had his referral when he was 1 month old and brought him home at 6 and 1/2 months.
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Leslie Benjamin born!! 10/18/05 Referral for precious boy 11/18/05 HOME!!!!! 5/5/06
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