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Joe and Shawn
Hello! We are Joe Welborn and Shawn Bollig from Denver, Colorado. We respect the love you have for your baby and admire your strength as you consider open adoption. We're very excited to become parents and strongly believe open adoption can benefit all of us. Please visit our website to learn more about us. We can't wait to hear from you. Hablamos Español. (website)
Eliza and Eva
Hi! We’re Eliza, Eva and Klara.
Thank you for taking some time to learn about us, our lives and adventures – all of the things that we can’t wait to share with another child. We hope to have a chance to talk with you about what’s important to you as you make this big decision. We treasure our relationship with Klara’s birth mom, and would also love to build a lifelong relationship with our second child’s birth family as well. We hope you’ll visit our website to get to know us.
www.lovingfamilyadoption.com
Calvin, Michael, and Vivien
Hi, we are the Cruz family from Brooklyn and we're thrilled to have this opportunity to connect with you! We're a young, fun-loving and affectionate family and we're so excited to keep on sharing the love and joy that family brings - both with you and a new baby. Please give us a call or check out our website to learn all about us. We hope we can learn all about you, too! Many blessings and absolute best wishes. (website)
Denise and Dawn
Hello from Phoenix, AZ. We understand that you have hopes and dreams for your child and we look forward to hearing about them. We know it's an incredible gift you are offering and we thank you for considering us. We chose open adoption because Dawn is adopted and understands the advantages first hand. We'd love to get to know you too! Feel free to call us at 1-888-318-098 (website)
Chris and John
Hi! We are Chris and John from Atlanta, GA. We respect your courage as you consider open adoption for your child. We are excited to welcome a child into our family through open adoption and are looking forward to building a relationship with you to the degree that you are comfortable. (website)
Monique & Pamela
Hello from Southern California! We look forward to getting to know you and hope to share in this journey together. We are excited about becoming parents and Pamela can't wait to be a stay-at-home mom. Open adoption is the perfect choice for us. As a family, we hope to experience new things, grow together, identify our passions and realize our dreams. Call anytime at 1-866-649-6106 or email contact@my2mommys.com. (website)
Vince and Carmen
Hello! We are Vince and Carmen, a loving bilingual couple who have been married for eight years. We feel great joy about this opportunity to introduce ourselves and share with you our heartfelt desire to become parents through open adoption. We love our kid-friendly neighborhood in Berkeley, California, and we cannot wait to welcome a child into our lives! (website)
Jeff and Helena
Hello! We are Jeff and Helena Tummers from Newport Coast, California
. We can't wait to become first time parents and welcoming you and your child into our family. Your baby is so blessed to have your love and courage to consider open adoption. We look forward to getting to know you better. Please feel free to take a look at our website or call us anytime at 800-309-6841. (website)
Meg and David
Hello, we’re Meg and Dave.
We’ve been happily married for 12 years. We’re creative, love outdoor adventures, and we hug and laugh a lot. We both come from big, fun-loving families. In fact, Meg’s brother and sister were adopted, so we know first-hand that adoption is a wonderful way to create a loving, close-knit family. We can’t wait for the moment when a child is entrusted in our open arms and we become their Mom and Dad. We’d love to share more of our story with you at meganddavead option.com or you can call us toll-free at 1-877-833-2440. We’d love to get to know you too.(website)
Lauren
Dear Expectant Mother. My name is Lauren and I am thankful for this opportunity to tell you about myself. I can only imagine that considering an adoption plan must be an emotional and difficult decision and I respect your strenght and courage. I am really excited to form my own family through open adoption! Your child will grow up in a home filled with laughter, creativity, good values and a large and loving family with an abundance of unconditional love. (website)
Steve and Wendy
We’re Steve and Wendy...from Novato, CA,
just north of San Francisco. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to become parents through adoption, and we appreciate you reading our website! Our hearts, arms, minds and home are open and ready to love, nurture and teach our child. Along with our family and friends, we eagerly await the arrival of a special little one to share our joyful and adventurous life. We’ll adore, support and encourage our child every step of the way. We look forward to including the birth family as much as they’d like to be involved. (website)
Lauren and Erik
We are Lauren, Erik & Aleksander and We want to thank you for reading our profile and taking the time to get to know us.This website is just a small introduction to our family. Even though we have been through the adoption process before with our first son, Aleksander, We still can’t imagine what you are going through right now and our hearts go out to you. Please know that you are doing a courageous, selfless and loving act by considering adoption. The happiest day of our lives so far was the day we adopted our Aleksander two yearsago. We are forever gratefulto Aleksander's birth mother.We love being parents and we are praying for the miracle of adoption again to make our family complete. We have the love andcommitment to provide another child with unconditional love, tons of fun and limitless opportunity.(website)
Karen and Scott
Hello, we are Scott and Karen. Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents for your child. The following website is for you. We used pictures from everyday pieces of our lives and of places we have been together over the years. We want you to feel comfortable about picking us, and know that you are getting who you see. We are not perfect; we are simply a couple wanting to build a family and share our love with a child. (website)and
Tony and Cynthia
We are Tony and Cynthia from Berkeley, California.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and learn about our desire to expand our family through an open adoption. In July of 2007, we joyfully became parents when our son Benjamin was placed with us through a fully open adoption. We cherish our visits and relationship with all of Ben’s birth family and consider them as our own extended family. We are excited to become parents once again and look forward to welcoming your child, and you, into our hearts and lives with unconditional love. It is our hope that something in our website will speak to your heart, and that you will find our world a safe and happy place for your child. (website)
Bobbie and Henry
Hello from Bobbie & Henry,Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents.
We recognize that you are facing a difficult decision and we want to provide you with as much information about ourselves. We are very excited about expanding our family. We have a son, Joshua, who will be a great big brother and has asked, more than once, when will he get a baby! We will cherish a child forever and provide him or her with the brightest future possible. (website)
Earl and Sean
Our names are Earl and Sean and we've been together for five years, having married in Massachusetts in 2009. We have a lot of laughter and love in our lives and we dream of growing our family and sharing that laughter and love with our children. We share our beautiful home with the gentlest and most pleasant of dogs, our long-time kid-loving buddy Bartlett. We can't wait to become new parents and are so appreciative of your consideration. (website)
Susan and Mary
CONGRATULATIONS! SUSAN AND MARY HAVE ADOPTED! (website)
Max and Craig
We are Max and Craig, fathers of Mosi, and we are excited to continue growing our family. Mosi is also very excited to have a sibling! We think a child feels most “complete” when nurtured with honesty and love. We hope to have a relationship with our second child’s birthparents, sharing his or her growth and important milestones. (website)
Cheryl and Erkki
We are an energetic, international family of three.  We have been together as a couple for 15 years, married for 12 and parents to a happy little boy for 4.  In that time, we have discovered the adventure in everyday things and the joy of simply being a family – a joy that Cheryl enjoys full time as a stay-at-home mom.  Now, we look forward to sharing our love with another child or with twins.  We invite you to visit our website to find out more about us, and we wish you the best of luck on your journey of finding the right family for your child. (website)
Vlad and Jessica
Hi! We're Vlad, Jessica and Sophie...we admire the wisdom courage, and love that motivate your decision. We invite you to consider our family as you decide who will love and raise your child in an open adoption. We are a loving, active family eager to welcome your baby to our warm and happy home. (website)
Lloyd and Alice
We are Lloyd and Alice. We are very excited to grow our family through adoption again. Being a family gives us so much happiness that we can’t wait to bring another baby into our family and hearts. We respect that you are making a very loving decision and appreciate your consideration of us as possible parents for your child. We would like to share a little about ourselves so you have an idea of who we are. (website)
Tony & Emily Frazier
Hi! We're Tony and Emily from Wake Forest, NC. We are so thrilled you are looking at our website! Thank you so much for taking time to learn a little bit about us. We hope this website expresses how much love and value we have for each other, our families and how much we would love to become parents through open adoption. We would be overjoyed to hear from you! (website)
Hi, we are Danielle and John!
We are a happily married couple from New York, hoping to build a family through adoption. We realize that choosing adoption for your child and finding the right parents are probably the two biggest decisions you will ever make. We understand that your decision is being made out of love and hope, and that deserves our utmost respect. In order to help you with your decision, we would like to give you a sense of ourselves, our families and what we hope your child’s life will be like with us. We know that it may be difficult to get an idea of who people are through their websites and profiles. However, we want you to know that we are being honest in everything we are writing, and we hope that you will come to believe that we are the right parents for your child. (website)

We are Chris and Bill...
from New York City. Thank you for visiting our website and getting to know about us and our story. We believe in our hearts that while life sometimes brings people together in unexpected ways, they are always brought together for a reason. As you consider whether an adoption plan is best for you, please know that we are deeply committed to compassionate and open adoption. We hope that as you explore our website, you will get to know more about us, our life together and our dream of creating a family through adoption. (website)
Rich and Temple
Hello! We live in Santa Rosa, about an hour north of San Francisco, and have been married for over 7 years. We share a passion for hiking, dogs, chocolate and the ocean. We feel fortunate to have found each other as partners, and are excited about opening our hearts and home to build a family. We can’t even imagine all the variables you must be considering as you face the important life decision of choosing the people to raise your child. We admire your courage and appreciate you taking the time to learn more about us. (website)
Hello, we are Angela and Matt
from northern Virginia. Thank you so much for taking the time to look at our profile and considering open adoption. We are excited to get to know you and form a relationship that will last a lifetime. We know open adoption is right for our family because the child will grow up having a relationship with you. We want you to know that we are looking forward to providing a loving, nurturing and positive home environment for your baby. (website)
Hi! We're Seth and Jerry
from Berkeley, CA. We've been together since 1996 and were able to legally marry in 2008. In early 2008 we adopted our beloved daughter Sophia, and raising a family is now our greatest joy in life. We adore kids and can't wait to raise a baby sister or brother alongside Sophia in our happy home. We appreciate that you have a lot to consider, and are bravely facing hard decisions. If are thinking of making an adoption plan, we hope that you will consider our family for your baby's adoptive home. (website)
Hello, I'm Dawn Wojcik
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and for making the courageous and loving decision to consider open adoption. I want you to have comfort in knowing I will be the best parent possible to your baby. I embrace the type of relationship you want to share with me and your child. I promise your child will always know how much you love him or her and that your decision was a completely selfless act and from your heart. My family and friends will embrace you into our family so you always feel welcome. (website)
Veronica and Everardo
CONGRATULATIONS! VERONICA AND EVERARDO HAVE ADOPTED! (website)
Kristine, Mark, & Emmett
CONGRATULATIONS! KRISTIN AND MARK HAVE ADOPTED!
We are Mike and Liz of Berkeley
CONGRATULATIONS! THE MIKE AND LIZ HAVE ADOPTED!
Liz and Paul
CONGRATULATIONS! LIZ AND PAUL HAVE ADOPTED!
Rodney and Krista
CONGRATULATIONS! RODNEY AND KRISTA HAVE ADOPTED!
Martha and David
CONGRATULATIONS! MARTHA AND DAVID HAVE ADOPTED!
Eddie and Joel
CONGRATULATIONS! THE EDDIE AND JOEL HAVE ADOPTED!
Hello, Jeremy and Eric
CONGRATULATIONS! THE JEREMY AND ERIC HAVE ADOPTED!
Hi, we are the Kenny's...
CONGRATULATIONS! THE KENNY'S HAVE ADOPTED!

Dale and Michaela
CONGRATULATIONS! THE DANA AND MICHAEL HAVE ADOPTED!

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