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Dear Birth Parent(s),

First, we would like to thank you for the opportunity you have given us in considering us as adoptive parents for your child. We are so happy you have chosen adoption. We have longed for a family ever since we got married. I was adopted as a baby and I know how much of a blessing it was to my parents. I look forward to having the same opportunity when we adopt again. We both desire to have more children for our family and through adoption we will have the chance to love and cherish yet another child. We will always be open and honest about how your child became part of our family. We will share with your child how thankful we are that you made such a self-less choice. We believe that how they joined our family is extremely important. We want your child to know how special you are and how much you cared about your child and the loving gift that you gave. That is a promise!

We met when we were freshman in college. A mutual friend introduced us to each other. We built up a strong friendship and started dating our junior year. From that day on we have shared true love and devotion. We married 6 months after we graduated from college in October 1997. We celebrate each other's successes and support each other through the tough times. From the beginning our focus has been on our family. When we finally decided the time was right and we started trying to have a baby, things did not work out quite the way we had planned. We had always talked about the possibility of adopting so we happily embraced the opportunity. We are both so grateful to have the chance to do so again, and it gives us hope for a larger family. One of our highlights with our daughter Kaitlyn's adoption was that we got to meet her birthparents after her delivery. We learned a lot about each other and our families, which we will be able to share with Kaitlyn when she gets older. We know that her birthmother has so much love for her to make this choice. Kaitlyn's birthmother will forever be a part of our lives. The same was for Timothy's adoption also. We spent some time with is birthmother and got lots of information that we will be able to pass along when he gets older. We also send letters and pictures two times a year to their birthparents so that they can see the children grow and how happy they are. Both Kaitlyn and Timothy are so excited at the prospect of having a little sister or brother and the joy of sharing our love and our lives with another child.

We are very excited about the chance to raise a family of our own. Both of us came from happy, healthy homes. Our parents were affectionate, loving people who taught us the importance of hard work and cooperation. They also taught us the fine line of discipline and kindness that is so vital when it comes to raising children. We understand and feel ready for this most important job of our lives.

We love being parents. We can not wait to share our values and life with another child. We both enjoy being around children. It truly makes us happy. Both of us want to hand down the traditions and lessons our parents have taught us and start new traditions for our own family. We want your child to know they are loved no matter what. Nothing is more important to us.

These old and new traditions will begin in our lovely 4 bedrooms house. The nursery is a bright and cheerful room awaiting a baby. Our community is filled with children of all ages, who play safely every day on our dead end street. There will be many playmates to help create some of those special childhood memories that we all reflect upon from time to time.

Michaela loves being a stay at home Mom with our children. We do lots of fun outings with the kids - parks, museums, ice cream, and craft days. Michaela has lots of friends that are also stay at home Moms and we get together weekly for play dates. The kids have a great time playing with each other and establishing friendships. Joseph is a wonderful father and is very involved with the kids and their activities. He has a flexible job so he can work from home a few times a month and is home on the weekends. On the weekends we usually set one day aside to plan something fun to do with the kids. It might be a day trip somewhere local, downtown to the museums, or just a day at home watching a movie and eating munchies. We really try and focus on our children and we have a good time together.

We enjoy spending time together at home and with our families and friends. Since Michaela's family lives so close we get to see them often. We also have lots of married friends with kids and we see them a lot since we all live close to each other. When we are not visiting family we keep busy with entertaining, playing sports, taking walks, vacations, or just curling up in front of the fireplace to watch a movie or play a board game.

We want to thank you again for reading our letter. We can only imagine how difficult this decision has been for you. Please be assured that your child will be told of the tremendous amount of love you had for them and what a sacrifice you made for them and we will be eternally grateful. You are a very special person.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Joe & Michaela