American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 We are very excited that you are considering adoption and look forward to learning more about you and the future you desire for your child! We also appreciate having this opportunity to tell you about us and our decision to pursue adoption as the means to completing our family. |
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The single most important thing in our life together is our family. We both work very hard to provide and care for our daughter. Dustin is a stay-at-home dad and Tracy has been with the same national financial planning firm for over a decade. The stability, income, and resources our hard work provide make it possible for us to give our daughter a safe and nurturing home filled with books, instructive materials, activities, and plenty of room to play and grow. Since education is an essential part of our vision for our children, we devote time each day to activities that allow our daughter to learn and grow. We also maintain an active college savings plan for the future so our children will have the opportunity to complete at least an undergraduate degree in their chosen area of interest.
Although we both work very hard to support our family, we also make time for recreation and sports, whether it's a simple walk around the neighborhood, a trip to the local aquatic park, boating with family members, or attending local professional sporting events. While we enjoy football, basketball and hockey, baseball has a special place in our hearts since we first met as teenagers when we were introduced by a mutual friend at a ballgame. When we're not cheering on our local teams, we love to play board and card games at home, including Monopoly, Scrabble, Sorry, Phase 10, Pitch and Uno.
Our 7-year-old daughter Brayden is a lively and active little girl who loves reading, playing with her friends, and spending time with our extended family. Considering her passion for animals, history, and books (she currently reads at a third grade level), it's no wonder that Brayden wants to be either a veterinarian or paleontologist.
Brayden is fully aware that we are in the process of adopting and cannot wait to be a big sister to our new son or daughter. Once we made the decision to expand our family through adoption, Brayden has been inquisitive about developments and progress at every step of the journey. We believe in complete honesty at all times and spend time answering Brayden's questions whenever she asks when her new brother or sister will be joining our family. Brayden is so excited about the prospect of a new family member that she wrote the following and asked us to include it here:
Dear baby. You don't know me yet, but I'm going to be your big sister. I cannot tell you how hard it has been to wait so long to meet you. I sure am glad that someone decided to let you join my family. I cannot wait to teach you all sorts of things, like how to walk and ride a bike. I already love you so much and I cannot wait to meet you.
In 2009, when our biological daughter Brayden was almost five years old, it became medically necessary for Tracy to undergo a radical hysterectomy. At that point, the decision to expand our family with another biological son or daughter was taken out of our hands. We always knew we wanted more than one child, we just didn't know we were going to have to rely on a gift from another to make that a reality. Even before Tracy underwent surgery, we came to terms with the consequences of the procedure. We began to explore adoption soon after and are thrilled that it will allow us to welcome another child into our family.
