I wanted to make it all go away, forget about it and never look back. In fact, for the first 6 months of my pregnancy I acted like I wasn't pregnant. Things finally started to turn around once I called American Adoptions.

I had no idea that I was already pregnant again, and now that I knew, my fears seemed to consume my entire body, invading my every thought and affecting my every action. What had I gotten myself into?...

I am 100% sure this is the right thing to do. I am also 100% sure that there is not a better couple nor family on the face of this earth to raise my child than Julie and Steve.

I had just turned thirty when I found out I was pregnant. I was already a single parent with three kids at home and about to have my sixth kid and I was scared. I knew I would not be physically, emotionally, or financially able to support yet another child. So I started searching the web for other options and I found American Adoptions.

I couldn't emotionally or financially support another child on my own. I struggled with making the decision about adoption.

I chose adoption because I became a single mom. My fiancée didn’t want a family anymore and I knew I couldn’t take care of two children on my own and raise them in a good environment.

After I graduated from high school I found out I was pregnant. My emotions were running in all directions and I couldn't think clearly. However, I knew I had some important decisions to make.

When I found out I was pregnant, I was only 18 years old and fresh out of high school. I realized I would not be able to care for this baby and I knew I had to take action.

I chose Pedro and Michelle because my heart felt that they would make great parents and when I met them they were exactly what I was praying for.

Their dad left me and he left them and I knew I couldn’t do it on my own.