Dear Expectant Mother

We realize that the decision to place a child up for adoption requires a tremendous amount of strength and love. We admire your courage to consider adoption as an option for your baby's future.

Four years ago, a young mother contacted us about placing her baby for adoption. We had been trying to find a baby through independent adoption for several months (what seemed like forever.) She was 8 months pregnant at the time, and while she loved her baby, she wanted the best for her child. She invited us to her doctor’s appointments, and allowed us to be in the delivery room. We felt so fortunate to be there where we were able to witness our son’s birth. Also, it might sound strange, but I’m glad that we were there to see how tough the delivery was for her and how hard it was for her to say good bye to her baby because that made me appreciate even more what she was doing for our son. Knowing these things firsthand, adoption is not just a happy story for the adoptive parents, but it reminds me everyday that we get to spend our days with Noah because of what she did. That memory is my guide, my motivation to be the best mother I can be, because she deserves that. And so does my son. She had once told us that she considered aborting the baby, but she decided not to. She was struggling and scared, like many other single pregnant women. She could have taken an easy way out, but she didn’t. It never fails to amazes us that one person can be so strong, selfless and determined to give her baby a chance for life. We realize that she didn’t do this for us; she did this for our son. So, as adoptive parents who are just fortunate to be his mommy and daddy, we feel great responsibility to raise him with all the love we can give him and more. We are incredibly grateful to her for letting us be part of her choice.

What’s important to us: Education – Part of the reason why we are away from our family and decided to stay in Washington State is because its educational opportunities and level are better. We also want to make sure that we can pay for our children’s college education, so we are setting aside money now for it.

Also, we value our family time together. We make sure we eat breakfast and dinner together which means Andy has to leave work early. He’ll then eat supper with us and play with Noah before he tucks him into bed. Then, he will work from home to catch up on his job. This arrangement works well for us because this family time together is fundamental to our relationship. We hope to have an open and trusting relationship with our children where they feel comfortable talking to us about anything and everything. We strongly believe this every day effort to have family time will help us to build it.

Our interests lie in exposing Noah to new and exciting experiences and activities. Every weekend we look for activities or places we can go and have fun. That could be a trip to a zoo, Children’s Museum, taking a walk, riding a bus to down town, going to see a baseball game, visiting the nearby farm, taking lessons in swimming, soccer or other sports. We are a very active family and just love doing these things together.

We have no doubt that choosing adoption and the right family for your child will be the most difficult decision you may ever make. We would be honored if you considered our family and would welcome the opportunity to tell you all about us! Whatever you choose for you and your baby, we wish you peace in your decision, support from family and friends and the very best in life.

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