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A newborn vs. an older child (to adopt)
Hello all. I was surfing the net the other night and came across this adoption website that shows pictures of kids waiting to be adopted. I looked at almost all of them and wish I could have them all! While there were a few newborns, most of the kids were older kids.
Anyway, I got to thinking...wouldn't it be nice to give my son the brother he has always wanted and have him be about the same age as son? We have recently moved to the country and my son left all his old neighborhood friends behind. That was the only bad thing about our move. The only kid that lives next door now is way older than my son so not a good playmate. So while I would still like a newborn, I am now thinking twice about the age of child we could adopt.
I guess I'm just venting...and maybe looking for advice...what does everyone think?
Blessings, Michelle
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1 ds from prev. marriage, 12 y.o. (Bradley)
1 adorable adopted son, adopted at birth, in July of 2007 (Joshie)
Me: 37 poor ovarian response; hypothyroidism
Dh: 38 and testicular failure (no sperm)
TTC since 1999
Many failed IUI's and a couple chemical pg's
IVF converted to IUI 8/06 (poor response) BFP
Ended in m/c of twins at 5-6 weeks 
Last medicated IUI this June; can't now, dh changing jobs and health insurance, have to wait 90 days for new ins. to kick in, argh!...but I don't expect it to work...if BFN, we will adopt again when Joshie is of school age (domestic and hopefully a biracial or full AA little girl)
www.totsites.com/tot/joshiedale
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