American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 We want you to know we have been thinking about you even though we haven't met. In choosing our photos and writing our profile, we spent many hours talking about what you must be going through and how you must be feeling. Although we can't put ourselves in your shoes, we feel you are making the most difficult selfless decision. Your courageous everlasting love will be something we will always celebrate if you choose us to give your child a safe and happy home.  |
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Even before we adopted our son, adoption was a part of our family. Jason's mother and uncle were both adopted. As far back as he can remember he has known his mother was adopted. She has always had a general curiosity about her birth parents and adoption 55 years ago was much more secretive and little information was shared between birth and adoptive parents. She has always expressed how lucky she was to have two adoptive parents who loved her. It has been a long time since Jason's grandfather passed away, something that is still very hard for his mother to think about. She is still very close to her mother and talks with her often. Both his mother and grandmother are very excited to share their love and adoption story with both their grandchildren.
Then, two and a half years ago we had our own adoption journey that led us to our son Lucas. His adoption was an amazing time in our life that we will always remember. We still talk about the day we got the call and the first time we held our son. We got to meet Lucas' birthmother and were so glad to share stories with her about her life, favorite foods, things she likes to do, and feelings so that we will be able to tell Lucas about his birthmother as he grows up. We could see how much love she had for him and she is in our thoughts always. She gave us an incredible gift and we will always be thankful for her courage and love. We are enthusiastic about our next adoption journey that will bring a brother or sister, son or daughter to our family.
We like to have fun ourselves and it is easy to share these great times with our children. We like to hike, fish, camp and play outdoors. Lucas loves to be outside and we will share these activities with your child as well. One of our favorite activities is going to the zoo. We go early in the morning and see the animals, play at the children's zone, and feed the giraffes. Then we have a picnic lunch before heading home exhausted! We also love to play at home both outside and in. We will always play games and play with toys with our children. Every toy and game provides a learning experience for a child as well as building a fun, loving, and bonding relationship. We want our children to grow up remembering all the time we spent together learning, playing, and having fun. As they get older, we will take them on vacations and allow them to experience sights like Washington D.C., New York, the beach, the mountains, and historical sights throughout the world. We want them to experience what they are learning about in school. We want this child to have an adventurous spirit and have the opportunity to try new things. We also want them to develop their own hobbies and interests. As this child grows up we will support any activity, sport, or hobby that he or she has and will be supportive and active in their interests!
We are so excited to add another child to our family! Both of our children will have been brought to us through adoption and we will be very open and revealing with them about their adoption. From children's books when they are younger to open conversations as they grow, we will always share their adoption story honestly. We feel it is our job as parents to let this child know the amazing story of their birth and the gift their birth mother gave them. From the time this child is an infant we will talk to him or her about the courageous decision their birth parents made. We will tell them as much about you as you would like them to know. Hopefully, we will have a picture of you to share with your child as they grow up and we will gladly send you pictures and letters showing you their growth throughout their life. We already read stories about adoption to our son and tell him about his adoption so that he will always grow up knowing and feeling secure about his beginning, his birth mother and father, and our unconditional love for him.
