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Dear Expectant Parent,
Thank you for taking the time to consider us as
potential adoptive parents for your baby. At this
time of your life, we can only begin to imagine the hard
decisions you must make. We look forward to
explaining a little bit about ourselves so you can make
a loving and caring decision for your baby. First,
we’ll introduce ourselves… we are Neil and Rebecca.
We first met our sophomore year of
high school in choir class. We were friends
through out high school and started dating three years
after we graduated. Knowing each other for six
years before dating allowed us to build a strong
foundation of respect and trust. After dating for
two and a half years, we got engaged. We have now
been married for 11 wonderful years.
Our home… Born and raised in the
Portland area, Neil is a native Oregonian and has lived
in the Portland area his whole life. Rebecca was
born in New Mexico and moved seven times before entering
high school. Living in Oregon for the last 19
years, she is now a true Oregonian.
We both love living in Oregon because of the green
trees, the coast and our family members who live near
us. We look forward to raising a child in the
Northwest near family and close friends. We live
just miles with in shopping malls, family fun centers
and out door parks. We live only an hour and a
half drive away from the Oregon Coast and only a
two-hour drive away from Mt Hood.
We bought and still reside in our
first home purchased in 1999. Our home is a
two-story house in a kid friendly neighborhood. We
live within walking distance of an elementary school
located in a top rated school district. A park is
across the street from our home and we have a large back
yard with lots of tall trees. Our home has three
bedrooms, two of which are perfect for a little ones
room. Our home is warm, friendly and spacious.
Our family… Our parents live at the
Oregon Coast, which is about an hour and a half drive
from where we live. Only living an hour and
a half away allows us to maintain a close relationship
with them. Some of our family traditions include
going trick-or-treating with our nieces and nephews,
trips to the Oregon Coast to visit our parents and
playing board games or cards.
Neil’s older brother and sister-in-law live near us and
we get to see them often. A few of our activities,
with them, include a dinner out or a relaxing evening at
their house. His brother and sister-in-law have
four kids; so one of our favorite activities is hanging
out with them and their children. Rebecca has an
older brother as well who lives in Tampa Florida.
Her brother and sister-in-law have two adopted
daughters.
We have ten nieces and nephews ranging from age one to
seven; most of them live with in 15 minutes of our home,
which allows us to frequently spend time with them for
birthdays, holidays and special outings.
Each of them is excited with the prospect of us bringing
another baby into our family to love.
Our sweet doggies… We have two
Pomeranian dogs (Coco and Shandel), which we love very
much. They each are valued members of our family.
We go on walks together, cuddle together and play ball.
Coco isn’t much into playing ball, but Shandel loves it.
Our education… We are firm believers
in higher education. Rebecca graduated with a
Bachelor’s of Arts in Business Management and Neil has
recently returned to college to earn his bachelors
degree in Business as well.
Our work… Rebecca has worked in the
credit union industry for 14 years. She is
currently the Branch Manager of one of the largest
branches in the organization. After 10 years of
working in the high tech industry as a buyer, Neil
transitioned to working for the largest electronic
retailer in the world. We both enjoy our
jobs because of the opportunity to help others.
Our passions…While Neil likes to work
in the yard and read, Rebecca likes to exercise and
spend as much time as possible with nieces and nephews.
We both spend a lot of time hosting our nieces and
nephews at our house, which has better prepared us to be
parents. Our nieces and nephews frequently refer
to us as their favorites because of the fun activities
we plan for them when they visit. A few of the fun
activities include tea parties, going to a movie, taking
them to the park for a picnic or walking our dogs.
They also look forward to returning the favor by helping
us when we are able to bring a baby home.
Although we enjoy going on special outings and spending
time with friends and family, we also enjoy time at home
watching TV, playing board games or reading. We
have been on several special vacations together, which
we enjoy. A few of our best trips include a trip
to Disneyland, a trip with extended family to Japan and
another trip with close friends to Hawaii.
As parents… We are both excited to
extend our family through adoption and create an open
relationship with you. We feel it’s important for
the child and birthmother to grow up knowing each other
and having a relationship with the child and our family.
We believe there are kids who need a home and we will
work hard to prepare and provide a healthy and safe home
for a child.
As parents, our role will be to raise
the child to be their own person. We will focus on
encouraging the child to discover who they were born to
be instead of what we want them to be. We feel
strongly about open adoption. An adopted child
knowing their birth parents and adoptive parents while
growing up allows them a deeper understanding of self
and their history. We would encourage and support
the communication and relationship with you as the birth
parents and our family.
We know you are making a difficult decision and we
respect your desire to do what’s best for your baby. We
are supporters of open adoption and look forward to
embracing you into our lives. We will respect and
honor you in our homes and would love to include you in
the child’s life over the years.
Sincerely,
Neil and
Rebecca
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