Take a Guess!

When our file made it to Sri Lanka, I sent an email to our family and close friends. Along with our pregnancy (on paper) announcement, I started an unofficial pool.

Just like some couples get their families to try and guess if they’re expecting a boy or a girl, I asked everyone to pick a gender, age at referral and year of referral.

It’s just for fun, there’s no money involved or anything else than the satisfaction of winning... And it makes waiting and dreaming about our kid so much more fun for us!

Take a guess too! Here’s what you need to know:

-          We requested a child under 12 months old. Babies are usually not available before they’re 3 months old.

-          We didn’t specify a gender, but we said that twins were ok.

-          There’s approximately as many boys as girls available in Sri Lankan orphanages, but our agency has received a few more requests for girls than for boys.

-          We started waiting on June 18, 2012. The average wait is about 18 months. The shortest wait our agency has had is 8 months, the longest, 24 months.

You don't have to know us personally to participate. Just leave a comment telling us:

-          Girl, boy (or twins)?

-          How many months old will our baby be when we receive the referral?

-          In what year will we receive our referral?

Whoever is the closest wins!