Dear
Birth Mother,
You have made a very brave and honorable
choice for your baby. Thank you for taking the time to read
our letter, I would like to tell you about my husband and
I in the hope that you will decide to bless us with your
child to love.
Simon
and I met 8 years ago when we joined a community volunteer
group. This group helped local elderly people with house
improvements and we had mutual friends in the group who
introduced us. We fell in love, got engaged and married
within two years. We are soul mates and best friends,
I cannot believe how lucky I am to have Simon as my husband;
he is as completely committed to me as I am to him. We
share the same good values and sense of humor. We share
an understanding that comes with years together, and we
share a love that we are grateful for everyday.
Once
we were married we started trying to have a baby, eventually,
with the help of fertility treatments, our efforts resulted
in a pregnancy. Sadly, there were complications and we
lost the baby late in the pregnancy. This was very hard
for us, but we never gave up hope of having a family.
Now we are fully committed to growing our family and are
fully committed to doing this through adoption. There
have been some tough times, but we have become stronger
people through our experiences and remain enthusiastic
and very hopeful for the future.
In
December for 2001 we adopted Sam; and now after two years
we are ready to adopt another baby, someone who will be
a cherished member of our little family. Our dream is
to have our children grow up to be all that they can be.
Our children will understand that families are made in
many ways, and our love for our children will be never-ending.
Adoption is a way to give your unborn child a chance to
be a part of a loving family and to grow up strong and
full of confidence. We commit to you, and to our children,
that we will always be open and honest in dealing with
our children’s heritage and how our family came
to be. Our philosophy is that to be good parents you must
give a child love and security, and work toward him or
her having a bright future. We are looking forward to
building our family and teaching our child to respect
himself/herself, and other people. Love and communication
are two of the most important elements in raising a child,
we will give support and encouragement to our children
and teach them to be good people.
We
live just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. We are both
Irish and have lived here for nearly seven years. Our
extended family visit us regularly and we go to Ireland
at least once every year. We are part of a large close
circle of friends who support each other here in New England.
We own a nice large house which, because of Sam, is usually
littered with toys and Barney videos. The area that we
live in has many parks, libraries, playgroups and schools.
Most Saturday mornings we all go to feed the ducks on
the river at the end of our street, head over to the library
and finally we go on to have brunch at a local diner.
Our community is diverse and we like living here very
much, even in the winter when it snows.
Simon
Simon
is a big-hearted, loving man with gentle brown eyes and
a big bear hug. He has a degree in engineering and works
as an electronic engineer designing components that go
into cellular telephones. His career is very secure and
he enjoys his work. Simon is very close to his family,
his mother Felicity and father David are the best in-laws
anyone could ask for. Simon’s sister Debbie and
her husband Andrew have two children and live in the Irish
countryside.
Simon is a wonderful fun loving
father to Sam. They adore each other and make each other
laugh; it’s enjoyable just to watch them play. Simon’s
ability to love is immense. One day he hopes to teach
his children about the world. He enjoys sports and is
very active. I see him being the little league coach,
the soccer coach or the swimming coach, whatever sports
our children want to do. Children are drawn to Simon because
he is so sweet and gentle and he spends time talking and
playing with them. People describe Simon as sincere, funny,
honest, hardworking, a true family man. He is patient
and down to earth, but what I love most about him is his
sweet nature and gentle smile. I know Simon will be a
great Dad to your baby; he will love him or her with his
whole heart as he does us.
Lydia
Lydia
is a wonderful mother, she is affectionate and fun loving
with Sam and I know she has lots more love to give. Lydia
works part time in Human Resources, when we adopt again
she plans to stay at home full time. She comes from a
large extended family, her two sisters and one brother
live in various places around the world, but they keep
in constant contact. Lydia is a kind person; over the
years she has spent time counseling people in need and
often gives time to charities.
Her
parents, John and Betty, raised their children to be open
minded, confident and socially responsible people.
People often say she is a very
easy person to talk to; she is warm, and very caring.
She is also a loyal person who has friends of many years
and also makes new friends easily. I (Simon) would describe
Lydia as a happy person; she has a sunny and calm disposition
that appeals to people. She has a sweet smile, she is
soft-spoken and gentle, and above everything else she
loves being a Mommy.
Sam
This is our Sam, he turned 2 in December 2003. He is a
happy little boy, full of charm and smiles. He loves to
swim in the bath, run around the play ground, feed the
ducks and watch Barney and the Wiggles on the TV. Sam
loves to make us dance with him and he often cooks us
dinner in his play microwave or builds towers with his
blocks. Often people wonder if he ever stops smiling.
Sam wants to be everyone's friend, overall he is a very
good little boy and he will make a wonderful big brother.
He is a gentle soul and I believe he will grow up to be
a kind little boy and young man.
We
met Sam's birth parents before he was born and remain
in touch with his birth mother, we send her photographs
every couple of months. The respect we have for each other
will ensure that Sam will understand her decision when
he is older. Through our experience of adopting Sam we
have gained a deep appreciation of how this can be an
overwhelming and deeply moving experience for everyone
involved.
Together
Sam, Simon and I spend a lot of
time together, we look forward to the time our family
is complete with one more child. We enjoy walking in the
country and getting together with friends. We like to
travel, over the last couple of years we have been on
vacation in Ireland, Spain, Jamaica and Canada. We like
to explore new places during the weekends but we also
enjoy working in the garden with Sam playing in his sandbox
or helping us plant flowers. Simon likes to play golf
but never has any time to do so. Instead, when the weather
is good, he goes to the park with Sam. I like to decorate,
cook, watch movies and read thriller novels. Sam enjoys
helping me with the laundry, but one of our favorite past
times is cooking. We often have friends over for dinner
with their kids. Simon is well known for his deserts,
he makes a great lemon pie. During the summer we go to
our family house at the beach. Sam loves to play in the
sand and we often have a picnic and have friends over
for a barbeque.
We
would be honored to be chosen by you to bring up your
baby. Our lives are happy and we enjoy having a family
where love and tenderness play the main role. We talk
all the time about our next child, who she or he will
be and how wonderful it will be to have our family complete.
It is our dream to hold a baby in our arms and we will
love this baby with our whole hearts. Your baby will have
the best that we can provide, we will work very hard to
give your child the foundation of love and security each
child deserves. We are ordinary people with a lot of love
in our hearts, your child will have a happy childhood
and we will strive everyday towards our kids having a
good, wholesome and happy foundation in life. We would
be very open to speaking to you and meeting you before
the baby is born, if that is what you want. Over the years,
as the baby is growing up, we would be open to sending
you photographs and letters. We promise to speak of you
with the respect you deserve and to teach our child to
respect your decision. Thank you for giving us this opportunity
to open our hearts and share a little about ourselves.
We hope that you'll come to know us, like us, and trust
us to raise and love your child. We have so much love
and affection to give your child.
If you would like to talk to us please
call Cindy at 1800 556 5635. Thank you.
Thank you for reading our letter, we
wish you peace and happiness in your future.
