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| View Poll Results: Age of your child at pick-up: | |||
| Less than 4 months old..... |
  
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7 | 2.41% |
| 4-5 months old...... |
  
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40 | 13.75% |
| 6-7 months old.... |
  
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68 | 23.37% |
| 8-9 months old.... |
  
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69 | 23.71% |
| 10-11 months old.... |
  
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46 | 15.81% |
| 12-13 months old.... |
  
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21 | 7.22% |
| 14-15 months old... |
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17 | 5.84% |
| 16-17 months old.... |
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3 | 1.03% |
| 18-24 months old... |
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12 | 4.12% |
| 2-3 years old.... |
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11 | 3.78% |
| 4-5 years old.... |
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1 | 0.34% |
| 6-10 years old..... |
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3 | 1.03% |
| 11+ years old..... |
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2 | 0.69% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 291. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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#1
07-11-2007, 08:07 AM
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How old was your child at pick-up:
Candace3 wants to know......
If you have brought your baby home in the last year, how old was your baby when you brought him/her home? If you were referred an older child (12+ months) please post and indicate that. Last edited by mommytoEli : 07-11-2007 at 08:10 AM. 
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#2
07-11-2007, 08:09 AM
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I brought Angelena home at 5 1/2 months in Oct. 06
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Ellie http://angelenachristina.blogspot.com/ THis blog is from when we started the adoptions. http://guatangels.blogspot.com - This blog is the new blog of our lifes adventures after both kids are home. Referral Offered 5/6/06 (Birthday 4/27/06) Out of PGN 9/28/2006 Home forever 10/20/06 SUBMITTED G884 10/28/2008 -REC. 11/21/08(MO) BABY ANGELO WAS BORN!!! 5/9/07 10/3 - Entered 12/17 - OUT 2/7/08 HOME SUBMITTED G884 10/28/2008 - REC 11/29/08(NY) LOOKING FOR: Linda Naomi M. Maria del Cielo M. IF YOU KNOW EITHER OF THESE GIRLS, PLEASE PM ME~ WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON~!!!
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#3
07-11-2007, 08:13 AM
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I voted for the family that adpopted my son's bio brother. I know they don't post to the board, so you won't get dup. votes
 They brought him home 6/07 and he was 9 months old - however, he was 3 months old at referral. The process for them took almost 6 months exactly.
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Michele B. Mom to 3 from Guatemala 
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07-11-2007, 08:13 AM
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Even though I haven't brought Izzie home, I voted 10-11 months. She is 9 1/2 months now, so she will be in that range when we bring her home.
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Mandie waiting on baby Izzie http://babyizzie.blogspot.com/ Izzie born - 9.16.06  Referral - 9.28.06  Visit Trip #1 - 11.26.06-12.3.06  Out of FC - 1.22.07  DNA Auth - 2.14.07 DNA Test - 2.16.07 Match - 2.23.07  Enter PGN w/o PA - 2.28.07 Logged in at Embassy - 3.1.07 KO from PGN - 3.20.07 Visit Trip #2 - 3.21.07-3.27.07  PA - 4.26.07 (after 57 days, but who's counting)  Resubmitted to PGN - 5.8.07 OUT of PGN - 7.6.07  Headed down for extended P/U trip - 7.23.07 Birth Certificate - 10.3.07 Passport - 10.4.07 Submitted to Embassy/2nd DNA Auth - 10.10.07 2nd DNA - 10.12.07 Samples at LabCorp - 10.17.07 Results sent to USE - 10.22.07 Results received by USE - 10.24.07 PINK - 10.25.07 USE appointment - 11.02.07 Return to USA - 11.06.07 Enjoying being home with Isabella 
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#5
07-11-2007, 08:16 AM
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We brought Sophia home at 13 months old. She was referred at 19 days old.
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*~Lisa~* *~Mommy of 3~* 7/27/06~Entered PGN! 8/25/06~Kicked out of PGN, error on Guatemala side 9/8/06/~Found out we were kicked out of PGN 9/22/06~Back in PGN 10/27/06~Kicked out yet again, error on Guatemala Side 11/10/06~Back in PGN 12/12/06~One year ago today we started this process 12/27/06~OUT OF PGN! 1/19/07~New BC received 1/23/07~Submitted for PINK... 1/25/07~PINK 2/1/07~Leaving for pick up 2/2/07~Visa Appointment 2/6/07~Home forever! 4/16/07~Readoption completed http://our-journey-for-sophia.blogspot.com/ 
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07-11-2007, 08:35 AM
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I didn't want to mess up the votes.... but Madeline will be 11 months when I go and pick her up to foster. We're hoping we'll be coming home at 13 mos..
EDIT: She was 9 days old at referral.
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Ashley Mommy to Madeline born 8/19/06 * home 1/10/08 #2 - Looking at all of our options.. ~Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away~
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#7
07-11-2007, 08:49 AM
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We, of course, brought home our 7 year old, but her process from VERY start (paperchase) to home was 9 months.
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Alisha http://marianasjourney.spaces.live.com/ Mom to Noah (6) from Guatemala (home at 7 months) & Mariana (7) (home at 7 years) from Guatemala Received Call about Mariana~ Aug. 29, 2006 Met Mariana for the 1st time ~ Sept. 21, 2006 Sent I-600A ~ Sept. 28, 2006 Complete dossier ~ Oct. 6, 2006 Fingerprint appointment ~ Oct. 30, 2006 Completed Homestudy!! ~ Nov. 13, 2006 Homestudy to USCIS ~ Nov. 14, 2006 USCIS APPROVAL!!! ~ Nov. 30, 2006 CORRECTED USCIS approval ~ December 15, 2006 Dossier to Guatemala!! ~ Dec. 22, 2006 Visit Trip #2 ~ Jan. 6th -10th, 2007 Enter Family Court!! ~ Jan. 20?, 2007 SW Interview!!! ~ Feb. 5, 2007 DNA Test!! ~ Feb. 5, 2007 DNA Results ~ Feb. 12, 2007 Out of FC!! ~ March 13, 2007 PA!!!! ~ March 22, 2007 In PGN (FINALLY!) ~ April 20, 2007 OUT of PGN ~ May 23, 2007 Submitted for pink ~ June 11,2007 PINK! ~ June 14, 2007 Appointment Date ~ June 27th, 2007 Home Forever! ~ June 29, 2007
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#8
07-11-2007, 08:57 AM
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 Thank you so much for setting this up! our daughter will be 9 months old when we meet her for the first time TOMORROW!!!! I can't believe it is here! thank you so much for you help and support!
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Feb-April 2006- paperchase HOME!!!!!! July 2007  the most precious things in life are not things!
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#9
07-11-2007, 08:59 AM
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I vote 10-11 months because that's how old Sofie will be ~ or close to it if we get lucky and come home early ~ when we get home... I NEVER dreamed she would be this old when she came home...
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07-11-2007, 09:06 AM
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Our daughter came home last July at 15 months and was 8 months at referral. Our son came home 2 weeks ago at 20 months and was 11 months at referral.
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Jodi Wife to Jeff and Mom to 7 bio kids (6 boys, 1 girl) Adoption #1 Aliya Grace Born April 10, 2005 Referral December 2005 Entered PGN 5/17/05 Out of PGN 7/7/05 Embassy Appt 7/24 Home with our Princess 7/26/06 Adoption #2 Alec Jose Born 10/14/05 Referral 8/14/06 Homestudy Update Appt 8/30/06 I171H received 9/21/06 Dossier to Guatemala 10/25/06 Entered Family Court 11/13/06 Out of Family Court ?/ ? / ? Entered PGN w/o PA 12/12/06 DNA done 1/16/07 DNA match (99.98%) 1/29/07 KO of PGN 2/6/07 No PA, 2 additional docs required PA received 3/15/07 In PGN with PA 3/21/07 OUT OF PGN!!!! 5/23/07 Yippee!!!!! Submitted for pink 6/07/07 Isaiah 40:11 He tends his flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; He gently leads those that have young.
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07-11-2007, 09:35 AM
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Baby Jeremiah was 8 months old! Our process only took a little over 3 months, but our 171-H took forever!
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Jeremiah Gilbert Jose Born: Guatemala: November 3, 2005 HOME: August 4, 2006~USA  Jayden Gary Joseph Biological Brother to Jeremiah Born: Guatemala: March 21, 2007 Referral: March 22, 2007 Lost referral: April 2007 Maria Sponsored princess from Brazil  Age 3
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#12
07-11-2007, 09:36 AM
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Joely will be almost or right at 11 months, I'm waiting on pink, have been out of PGN for over 2 weeks now.
 She was 4 days old at referral.My first daughter came home at 15 1/2 months old in 2004, thank you hague mess 03/04.  I got her referral when she was 2 weeks old. I was afraid of attachment issues with an older baby, but she did GREAT! (praise you Lord!)  thanks for this GREAT poll!
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terri mommy to 2 Mayan Princesas elaina, 4 yo, from GC, home 4-7-04 joely, 1 yo, from antigua, home 8-7-07
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#13
07-11-2007, 09:43 AM
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We were just submitted to the embassy yesterday, which was also our daughter's 8 month birthday. So I chose between 8-9 months. We got her referral when she was 20 days old.
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11/10/06- Gabriella is born 11/30/06- Accepted Referral 7/25/07- Embassy Appointment 7/27/07- Home Forever!!!!! 7/28/07- Baby Boy Born  8/21/07- Accepted Referral  Here we go again!10/26/07- DNA Authorization 12/13/07- DNA Test and SWI (FINALLY!)  12/28/07- It's a match 99.99% 1/28/08- Out of Family Court! 2/26/08- PA on day 61! 2/28-3/3/08- Visit Trip  4/7/08- Entered PGN--It's about time!!!  4/24/08- Previo-but PGN won't release our file! 6/3/08- BMI 6/26/08- File FINALLY released with KO 7/3/08- File resubmitted! 7/28/08- Previo  8/6/08- File resubmitted! 8/26/08- OUT!!!! 9/12/08- Submitted to RENAP 10/17/08- OUT of RENAP 10/27/08- BC!  10/31/08- Passport 11/4/08- Orange 11/6/08- DNA 11/17/08- Results at USE 11/19/08- PINK 11/24/08- USE 11/27/08- HOME- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! Last edited by susmjones : 07-11-2007 at 09:45 AM.
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07-11-2007, 09:43 AM
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Addy was 10.5 months but we got her referral when she was 5 months old.
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 Mandy Formerly known as ph0enix_29
To see my timeline, visit my website at http://adventuresinfamilyland.blogspot.com
Mommy to 3 homegrown (B- 7, B- 5, G- 3) one Guatemalan princess5/25 Accepted Referral of beautiful baby girl (bd 1/19/06) 12/5/2006 Welcome home Addisyn Lucia May!!!
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07-11-2007, 10:13 AM
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Our baby girl was 5 1/2 months when we brought her home in September 06.
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