Waiting Families
Eddie and Emily
Dear Birth Parent,
We thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us as you make this difficult decision. We appreciate that you are putting the needs of your child first and making what must be a terribly painful, but remarkably selfless decision. Thank you.
We are Eddie and Emily. We have been happily married for over seven years. We have been together over ten years. We met our first year in college and have been best friends ever since. We have one dog, Sadie, and two cats, Shadow and Sylvester. We have a wonderful home that is comfortable and cozy with a great finished basement. Our backyard sits next to a park in which Emily often takes our dog, Sadie, for walks.
We both have our own businesses. Eddie began his own insurance agency and has a great deal of flexibility in his schedule. His assistant often brings her kids to work and Eddie enjoys seeing and playing with them at the office. Emily is a lawyer. Her office is less than a five minute drive from our home. Her law firm is a family business that was started by her Dad. Emily also has a great deal of flexibility with her job schedule. In addition, Emily’s Mom, a former second-grade teacher, has gladly volunteered to provide daycare.
Both of us are very close to our parents and families. Emily grew up in the town in which we live with much of her family nearby. We usually have dinner with them at least once a week. Emily has a brother and a sister, who was adopted. Eddie grew up in Kentucky. We see his parents often and speak with them on the phone once or twice a week. Eddie has a younger brother whom we often visit. Both of our parents and extended families are very excited about and are supportive of our decision to adopt.
Holiday traditions and family vacations are important to us. We often get together with our extended families for large family dinners at Thanksgiving, at Christmas and at Easter. We also try to take a family vacation each year including our parents and siblings. In addition, we usually have a couple of mini-vacations with Eddie’s parents and his brother each year since we do not see them as often.
As parents, our goal is for our children to be healthy and happy. We will provide them with opportunities to pursue education, activities and careers that they enjoy and find fulfilling. Both of us value education and after-school activities. Eddie played a variety of sports during high school including baseball, football, wrestling, and basketball; he even played football in college. He currently plays on and coaches a co-ed adult softball team as well as enjoys cycling, triathlons, and the outdoors. Emily played tennis and swam on her local swim-team throughout high school and was very active in other extra-curricular activities, such as her school newspaper, drama and student government. We both also enjoy hiking, camping, and kayaking together. We believe that education is key to our children’s growth and development and will provide every opportunity for our children to go to college and pursue careers of their choice.
We attend Church regularly. We have participated in youth ski trips and other youth events at our church and would like our children to participate in those events as well.
We believe that it is important for our children to know that they are loved unconditionally. After learning that it would be difficult for us to conceive, we decided to pursue adoption rather than infertility treatment. Adoption has always been close to our hearts as Emily’s sister was adopted by Emily’s parents. We both have a very special relationship with Emily’s sister and her sister’s daughter, who was named after Emily.
We also recognize that you, the birthparents, are very important to our child. We will openly share the adoption process with our child and will share as much information about you as you wish.
In closing, we are so very excited about the opportunity to become parents. We thank you for considering us. We will take the trust that you place in us very seriously and will make sure that your child knows that he or she is dearly loved.
With all of our warmest wishes for you,
Eddie and Emily