Many adoptive families at some point consider bringing a child into a family that is the same age as a child already in the family. In adoption circles this is called artificial twinning. Some adoption agencies feel comfortable with it, and some do not.

We adopted two boys who are 2-1/2 months apart in age. The second boy came home (at 20 mo) when the first was almost 23 months and had been home 1-1/2 years. The decision was not one made lightly. We entered into it with lots of thought and prayer, and also with a certainty that this second child was meant to be in our family.

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