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Dear Expectant Parents
We are Mark and Susie. We would
like to take this chance to thank you for looking
through our portfolio and we hope that you can begin to
get to know who we are and how much love and stability
we have to offer. We can only imagine what an
emotional and stressful time this is for you and we hope
that this letter and portfolio will help you begin to
know us and we look forward to meeting you in person as
you continue to make an adoption plan for your baby.
We live in northwest Washington and
we love our community because of the lush green beauty
of the northwest and the many wonderful experiences and
sites we have access to, being close to the beautiful
cities of Seattle and Tacoma. We chose the
area we live in because it allows us to be close to our
places of work, it has a smaller town community feel,
and we have wonderful friends and neighbors after having
lived in this area for over twelve years. We live
in a beautiful family oriented neighborhood and
participate in frequent gatherings in our safe
cul-de-sac to watch, laugh, and play with the
neighborhood kids. We live close to schools,
playgrounds, and nature trails that we currently enjoy
with our dogs Cole and Boo.
We were introduced to each other on a
blind date at Mark’s god-sons hockey tournament whose
parents happened to be close friends to each of us
individually. We knew immediately that we had found
something really special in each other. We have been
together for eight years and married for six years and
we still get excited to see each other every day after
work and sometimes can’t wait all day and meet for lunch
or coffee to make the day go faster.
Mark owns and operates a product and
service business that he has been committed to for 14
years. Mark is a very caring boss and gives his heart to
his work and employees. Mark has one brother and
parents in eastern
Washington
that we visit for horseback riding, catching up and good
food.
Susie is a Physical Therapist and
works for a skilled nursing facility near their home.
She has a soft spot for the elderly and enjoys helping
them regain their independence. Susie has a sister
and step-brother who provide us with three wonderful
nephews that all think that the sun rises and sets on
their Uncle Mark. Susie’s sister is expecting a
baby girl in December and is thrilled that we plan to
adopt a baby in the near future so they can grow up
together. Susie’s parents live close in southern Washington and we see
them often for long weekends, holidays, and just any
excuse we can think of to get together. They can’t
wait for the addition of a baby in our lives and have
already built and elaborate play land in their backyard
and passed on a baby quilt that Susie’s great
grandmother made.
We both enjoy the outdoors and find
activities to share with our two dogs that include
hikes, runs, swimming and just enjoying the beautiful
area we live in. We also enjoy movies and love
having movie night in our home with our sweats on, dogs
by our side, and cats in our lap. We make time to
entertain family, friends and neighbors in our home and
travel to see them when they can’t come to see us.
We enjoy traveling and try to get away to a tropical
destination at least once a year to enjoy swimming,
snorkeling, and scuba diving. Mark studied Spanish
in college and enjoys visiting Mexico to try and keep up his
ability to speak the language.
Susie plans to be a stay at home mom, finding
opportunities to continue her work on an on-call basis
when Mark can be home with the baby. Mark has been
building his business so that when a baby enters our
lives, he can work some hours from home and be readily
available to help since his business is less than ten
minutes away.
We are excited about adoption because
we know that sharing our love and our lives with a child
will complete us as a family and because it has always
been our dream and plan to live our lives for someone
other than ourselves. We know we can provide love
and stability to a child and will work hard to provide
the opportunity for knowledge, experience, fun, and
kindness. It is important to us both to be kind,
understanding, sharing people who make every attempt to
contribute to those in and out of our lives and to leave
every situation better than we found it whenever
possible.
We are excited about an open adoption because we know
how important our ties are with our families, who are in
our case our birth families, and we know that this will
be important to every child and parent. We can
only imagine how difficult this decision is for you and
that trusting your child with us to care for and love
will hopefully be easier knowing that we all embrace a
lifetime of interaction. We are so excited to meet you
and begin a lifelong relationship so that we can all
share in the life and experiences of your child.
We so appreciate you and the time you are taking to
consider us. It warms our hearts to know that you
are making a decision that you have found is best for
you and your baby and that regardless of who you decide
on to adopt your child, that there will be a joy filled
couple in the world that could not have been a complete
family without your decision. We both firmly
believe that only the really strong people in the world
find a way to make the best out of really tough
situation, and that if you are reading this and even
considering trusting another couple to parent your child
then you are one of these strong people that make the
world a better place.
Thank you!
Mark and Susie
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