Dear Birth Parent(s),

In our hearts we have always known that we were meant to be parents. We truly admire you and your special qualities. We see you as an unselfish person who is willing to give the gift of life to someone she doesn't even know. We have so much love to give to a precious child that you will be secure in the knowledge that not only will this child never have to question his or her parents' love, but he or she will always know that your love brought him or her to us. We are so excited to realize our dreams of starting our family and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us better.

We are Julie and Jeff. We were fixed up by mutual friends in 2003 and we just hit it off right away. We were married in the fall of 2004. Jeff proposed on April Fools Day and from that moment on we always knew that there would be laughter in our lives and, rest assured, we can always make each other laugh and smile. There is also plenty of romance in our marriage. We are best friends and soul mates and our marriage and commitment to each other is based on love, friendship and support for each other. We are truly blessed to have found one another.

We were both raised in warm, supportive homes and have always wanted a family of our own. One year after we were married we were thrilled to get the news that we would be having twins. Sadly, in her fifth month of pregnancy, Julie went into labor and complications quickly arouse. She had to deliver both babies but they were too small to survive. While we were tremendously saddened by our loss, it strengthened our love and support for each other and our commitment to having a family. After two more years of fertility treatments, we have been unable to become pregnant. Our main desire is to share our lives with a child and we are overjoyed that adoption will be the answer to our dreams.

Your child will be raised by a warm and loving family and will be surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who can't wait to welcome him or her into our family. We will provide your child with unconditional love, a nurturing environment and all of the support needed to help him or her achieve their goals. We can't wait to dress them up for Halloween, go trick or treating, teach them to ride a bike, take them to the zoo, or just spend the day hanging out at home or playing in the yard.

We are both committed to maintaining a balance in life between work and family. As a photojournalist, Jeff's work schedule is very flexible, which will provide us with the unique opportunity for him to be a part-time stay at home dad. When Jeff is not on an assignment he is working from home or taking care of our household needs, like shopping and cooking. We can already imagine that Jeff will drop by Julie's office for a surprise family lunch or go on play dates with our friends and their children, always providing a day full of fun and adventure. There will never be a day without lots of hugs and laughter.

We believe that it is important to be open an honest about how your child became a member of our family. We will share with the child our journey that brought us to choose adoption and tell them of the amazing strength of your decision to seek adoptive parents and how you chose us as the recipients of this precious gift. We will always portray you in the most positive light and we will tell your child that you loved them so much and that you wanted the best opportunity possible for them. We will send you pictures and letters if you so desire, or we will respect your privacy if that is what you choose. Either way, we will never let them forget you.

We sincerely hope that this letter has given you a glimpse into our lives. We have waited many years to be loving parents to a child and we can assure you that your child will be loved with all of our hearts and have the best possible life that we can give. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our letter.

Jeff & Julie