We are Per and Helle, and we want to thank you for reading our profile. If you should choose adoption, and us as your child's adoptive parents, we are aware that while it would be a time of great joy for us to welcome your child into our family, that same time could be a difficult one for you. We want you to know that we would do anything in our power to help make this easier.
If you would like, we are completely open to maintaining an ongoing relationship throughout your child's life, so that you can know us, and can know for sure that your child is loved immensely. We will also send pictures and letters as often as you wish us to, and plan on letting your child know as much as possible about you from early on.
A little about us: We met back in 1999 through a mutual friend and instantly became friends. We then started seeing each other as friends for months before admitting that something more was going on. But out of that initial connection grew a love that was based on trust and genuine friendship. Nine years later we still admire and love each other.
We are financially independent, something we've worked hard to accomplish, and will as a result be able to afford a great education and a comfortable life for your child, with us nearby to protect and love him or her always. Being parents means being there for a child in our book. Therefore we will both be stay at home parents the next two - three years and will devote this time to being together as a family and to having fun. Helle will be able to remain a stay at home mom when Per eventually returns to his work, which by the way, also takes place from home. There will always be two parents at home in our house.
We believe that good communication skills and mutual trust go a long way, and have to admit to not being great disciplinarians. We both believe that it is important to listen to a child's point of view and try to understand where he or she is coming from before saying no or telling the child off. Our main approach to child rearing is taking the time and patience needed to guide a child in the right direction, towards positive and rewarding activities, so that he or she will have many experiences of doing things that brings success, high self esteem, rewards and lots of praise from us.
Our daughter is 1 ½ years old. Her story is one of true miraculous survival, as she almost died at birth, but lived to teach us a thing or two about unconditional love. She has brought a lot of joy and light into our lives, which is one of the major reasons why we wish to have more children today. In our house we spend a lot of time just playing and goofing around. Helle loves reading books out loud to Sophia, and she in turn loves her sound books, especially the one with the farm animals. She also has a very specific taste in music and has really taken to mambo, so sometimes the whole house is shaking with loud music and Sophia is yelling along to the best of her ability. Helle also belongs to a group of women and their kids, whom she meets up with often, taking turns to host the playgroup. And Per is an excellent cook, so as a result we often have people over for dinner, and get pleasure from spending an evening with friends whenever possible.
However much we like it here, our future plans include moving back to Europe, to Italy, most likely in a couple of years time. We feel the need to be near grandparents, the rest of our families, our friends, and their babies, so that all the children can grow up knowing each other. Your child would grow up tri-lingual, learning to speak Danish, Italian and English. We love to travel and your child would get to experience many different cultures. Helle has lived in several countries over the years and has friends everywhere.
We are very excited at the possibility of becoming parents again and to double the joy we already have. It is very exhilarating for us to imagine to welcome another little miracle child in our house and in our hearts. And because we now have the time and a fairly stress free life, we feel we have created a great setting for that to happen.
Our heartfelt promise to you is that we will help you give your child a great life, and to love him or her completely.
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).
