Choosing a Birthdate

I got confirmation from my agency today about my court date (Feb. 15) and they also asked me an interesting question. They wanted to know what birthdate I want for L. It's a really odd thing to be asked to pick a birthdate for your child. Lalie's birthday is Dec. 25th - not something I would have picked - but I figure it is what it is and that's when she was born. Luckily she's never been bothered by having to share her day with Christmas. But, to have the chance to steer a birthday clear of holidays and other family members' birthdays, etc. is a weird sort of power to have - not necessarily one I want. They estimate her age to be 8 years old but other than that, there is no birthdate. This isn't uncommon since, as far as I know, birthdays in Ethiopia aren't necessarily tracked or celebrated like we do here. I ended up asking for L. to be the younger sister (by five days) with a birthdate of December 30th. We'll just have to see if that goes through.