Has anyone adopted out of foster care/public adoption?

Can you tell me a little bit about your experience? How old were the children you adopted? Did you foster the child/children first? How long after your homestudy did you match with a child? Any advice or suggestions?

My husband and I are in the homestudy process right now, and I just feel so nervous (excited, but nervous). When we tell people we’re adopting they all assume we’re adopting a baby. They seem confused when I tell them we’re trying to adopt out of foster care (but not fostering).

We are located in Wisconsin. We’re not super picky on ages however 0-12 would be best for us since we’re in our mid-late 20s.