What does "Family Life" mean to you?
Family to us is a knit unit formed by love and understanding. They are the people you share your life with, they celebrate when you are happy and they are the ones you lean on when things are bad.
Describe your childhood:
Adoptive Mom? Challenging, my parents were divorced when I was 9, I helped take care of my siblings. It wasn’t all work, I had friends and spent my time the usual way teenage girls do, movies, sleepovers and trips to the mall.
Adoptive Dad? I had a challenging childhood also, my parents were divorced when I was 4 years old. I had a normal childhood as far as friends and school.
Tell us about your home?
Small 4 bedroom rancher in the suburbs of a small town. People usually describe it as a very cozy, warm and relaxing house.
When you have a 3-day weekend, what do you like to do?
Sleep in! Sometimes there are things needing done around the house, if there isn’t anything pressing we like to get together with friends or take in a movie.
Do you have pets? If so tell us about them?
No pets yet...
What is your favorite food?
We like Mexican and Japanese (Hibachi style not so much sushi)
What do you hope to teach your children?
That it is important to keep your word and honesty is not overrated. Be your own person. Do it afraid, that is usually the most worthwhile endeavor.
Do you play any musical instruments?
No but we love music and wish we had learned.
Describe your neighborhood?
Quiet. A mix of older couples with teens and younger couples with babies and a few retired couples.
Share something about your spouse that only you know:
Husband? She likes to watch old black and white movies and listens to older era music, I tell her she was born in the wrong timeline.
Wife? He cries when he watches the end of Overhaulin when the men get all emotional.
Describe the last romantic thing you did together?
Snuggled together and told each other the things we liked about the each other that made us love them so much, we are so corny
What will you tell your child about their birthmother?
We aren’t sure. When the time comes we will mostly concentrate on what a great person she is. How hard it must have been for her to do what she did. We haven’t met her yet so it is hard to say anything personal about her other than how amazingly selfless she is.
It's Daddy's day - what activity do you want to share with your child?
I’m open for anything even just hanging out at the house, going to the movies,or maybe going to the Zoo or a baseball game.I also would like to see if he or she shares any interests of mine like going to car and motorcycle shows and motorcycle races. I would spend the day however they wanted.
Do you plan on sharing with your child what their birth parents were like?
Yes
What kind of education are you hoping to provide for your child - Private or Public?
Depends on what our options are and which is the best for them at that time.
How did you come to the decision of adoption?
We want children very much and when we learned it wasn’t an option for us we knew adoption was the way.
What faith will you raise your child?
Nondenominational Bible believing church
How will you help your child accomplish their dreams?
Lots of support and encouragement. Positive attitudes are a must.
What kind of a relationship do you hope to build with your birthmom through her pregnancy?
A trusting relationship. We want her to know that this baby will never want for love and attention. We would like for her to be able to trust us to keep the baby safe and happy.
How did you meet?
Julian was visiting a friend of his who was my parent's neighbor. They invited me over and it was love at first sight.
What was your relationship with your parents like?
AM: My mother and I are very close, she is one of my best friends. My father is a hard person, he is distant and we never really got along. AF: My parents divorced when I was very young, my father moved to another state, he didn’t visit much and passed away years ago. My mother and I get together a few times a year.
What attracted you to each other?
Looks! Haha, actually, we connected right away, it was so easy to be ourselves with each other. We lived an hour apart when we met and we spent our first year mostly on the phone getting to know each other, we are still like that, never at a loss for conversation.
Please describe your personalities:
Husband? I am kind of laid back. Takes a lot to get me worked up unless you are a home repair, HA. I kind of go with the flow, but if I don’t like something I will say so.
Wife? I am a funny girl. Love to laugh. My family nick name is bulldog though…I am fierce when it comes to protecting those I love and I jump right in to do the protecting.
What are your hobbies (please share those you enjoy as individuals and those you enjoy as a couple):
Husband? I like to mountain bike, watch motorcycle racing and sports.
Wife? I like to read, cook/bake, entertain and scrapbook.
When you close your eyes and see yourself holding your precious baby in your arms what are your thoughts regarding the birthmother?
Unending and total gratitude and appreciation. I can’t thank her enough.
How will a child enrich your life?
In every way possible. A child is everything good in the world…love, joy, hope and laughter.
Why did you each choose the career path you decided on?
Husband? It kind of chose me. Circumstances and life choices.
Wife? I always wanted to be a stay at home mom, June Cleaver always had the best career.
What makes a birthmom special?
Her choice to choose the happiness of her child over her personal convenience. In the world today there are not many who would give someone else a chance for happiness in the midst of their own unhappiness.
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