Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. We understand this must be a difficult time for you. We are hopeful that you will consider us as adoptive parents for your child and in doing so you will influence the fate of all of us involved in a very positive way. We think of you and the baby each and every day and try to imagine how it will be when we meet for the first time if you so desire. We can only imagine how you are doing and feeling at this moment and hope that you are receiving all the love and support you need from the people close to you. We admire your decision to open up to your child the best opportunities possible and to give him or her the best life possible.
Like many couples, we decided to form our family through adoption when we discovered there were some infertility issues. We knew our greatest dream of becoming a little family would come true with adoption. The experience of adding Lara-Joy to our family reinforced that adoption is a positive and natural way to form a family.
We came to know each other over 20 years ago and immediately fell in love. We grew closer together day by day, and our love has gone through thick and thin. We compliment one another as a couple and share the same ideas and dreams. We have learned to appreciate our mutual strong and weak points and can count on each other at all times. We cannot imagine a life without the other and are grateful that we have found one another.
Our daily routine is centered around meeting the needs of our child. We eat breakfast as a family before Matthias goes to work. Petra and Lara-Joy enjoy going to playgroups a few times each week. Stay-at-home mums and their children meet and play and learn from each other. On the days without playgroup they go to the playgrounds around or if the weather is nice to the swimming pool. We spend our weekends together doing fun activities such as visiting parks or the zoo.
As parents, we feel our greatest strengths are the unconditional love and time we have to give your child. Petra will continue to be a Stay-at-Home Mom. This is very important to us. Petra loves this role! Matthias' job is flexible and allows him to work from home every now and then. We look forward to sharing in all the milestones! We will teach them right from wrong, how to read, ride a bike, swim, play games, plant flowers, build sandcastles and snowmen, and much more. We want to spend time outdoors, take them to church, visit family and friends, go on lots of fun vacations, attend ball games and events like the circus.
Children are our passion. We thrive on experiencing the wonder of life with them. Nothing makes us happier than spending time together as a family. We will make sure that your child has access to great opportunities including the best education. We promise to set a good example. We will always be supportive. From consoling them after a boo-boo to celebrating their proudest moments and everything in between, we'll be there for them. We will listen
and see to it that they enjoy each and every day. Lots of hugs and kisses will be passed out! Doing things that interest your child will be exciting. What will they be interested in? It will be for your child to decide and we will encourage them to follow their dreams.
We shall give your child all the love possible. We shall always be there for our children. They will grow up safe and secure. They shall be provided with everything they need to discover and develop talents and skills; to become happy, content and self-confident individuals; to find their own place in life as an independent individual, yet with our continuing love and support. For this reason Petra left work when Lara-Joy arrived to be a stay at home mom.
Your child shall learn about the adoption in an open and honest way right from the beginning. We will tell the child what a selfless and loving decision you made. The child shall always know that all you wanted was the best for them. If you wish, we will be glad to keep communication open through letters and pictures.
Once again, to complete our family to four is what we want more than anything else in the world. We shall be sincerely and forever grateful to you should you select us.
American Adoptions, a private adoption agency founded on the belief that lives of children can be bettered through adoption, provides safe adoption services to children, birth parents and adoptive families by educating, supporting and coordinating necessary services for adoptions throughout the United States. For more information on American Adoptions please call 1-800-ADOPTION (236-7846).
