Dear Birthparent,

We know this isn’t an easy decision for you and are grateful for the opportunity to tell you about our family.
My husband Greg and I have been happily married for almost ten years. I am a photographer and an elementary school art teacher, and Greg works as an accountant for my family’s business.

Our son, Jake, joined our family through adoption fifteen months ago.  After struggling with infertility and miscarriages, we were left asking ourselves why we were still waiting for a child when everyone around us had already started their families. The answer came the moment we held Jake in our arms. We hadn’t been waiting for A child, we had been waiting for Jake. I never fully understood what a miracle adoption is until Jake came into our lives.  He is the perfect fit to our family in so many ways. We love him so much and he makes all the waiting worth it.

Before we had Jake, we spent a lot of time traveling. We have been everywhere from Hawaii to Alaska, and lots of places in between. It was amazing to discover that the sound of our son laughing as we tickled his belly, or his first word, or his first step, or even being awake at three a.m. to feed him is even more enjoyable than all of our travels combined. We look forward to traveling as a family, but for now we love just being mom and dad.

My husband and I grew up in large, close knit, families. I am the oldest of five children, and Greg is the youngest of four.  Our extended families are huge with tons of cousins, aunts, and uncles. We all live within a few miles of one another.  It is not unusual for us to hang out with our families on the weekend, to go swimming, or to grill out together, or watch a football game. Greg often teases that I have talked to each of my family members by 7:30 am. That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but hardly a day goes by when we don’t see or talk to our family. This is especially nice for Jake. His grandparents (five grandmas, two grandpas) often drop by to spoil him with hugs. He has eleven cousins (so far) and really enjoys when they come over to play.  The youngest of his cousins will be in the same grade as him and they are already good buddies. Whenever they are together, Jake has to pat him on the head or give him kisses.

Greg and I feel that family is the biggest priority in our lives. When we adopted Jake everything changed.  I cut back to just three mornings a week as an art teacher, and Greg readjusted his schedule at work so that he could stay home with Jake while I teach.  When we adopt again, I plan to focus more on my freelance photography and design so that I can stay home full time. It is really important to us that our children to have the same type of upbringing that we had. We feel fortunate that our careers offer us the flexibility for one of us to always be home with Jake, while at the same time, we will be able to provide our children with educations at Catholic schools, the opportunity to play sports or take art lessons (or whatever they may be interested in), and to be able to take vacations as a family.

We feel that we are best described as happy, close, fun loving family. We have good values and work hard to provide for our son. We love just “being” with each other. Our family is blessed with a nice home that is full of laughter. Family is our greatest blessing and we look forward to the day that another child comes into our lives.  Growing up in big families, we know the friendship that exists between brothers and sisters and we want for Jake to experience that love and friendship.

Once again, We would like to thank you for taking the time to learn about our family. We know that this is a tough decision for you, but would like to assure you that another child would be welcomed and loved in our home.

Sincerely,

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