becoming parents for a long time. After struggling
withinfertility,weareexcitedtobecomeparentsand
toexperiencethejoyofachild.Wehopethatbysharingsomeofour
lifewithyou,youwillgetatruefeelofwhoweareandwhatkindof
parentswewillbe.
Wehaveamarriagebasedontrustandrespect.Weareanactive
coupleandenjoyavarietyofactivitiestogether.Walkingourdogs,
takingcareofournewlawn,playingtennisandgolf,traveling,and
socializingwithfriends/familyaresomeofourfavoritepastimes.
Welookforwardtosharingourinterestswithourchild.
enthusiasticperson.Iregularlyhearfromfamily,friends,andco-
workersabouthowmuchfunitistobearoundher.
family.Gingerisoftencalledonbyherfriendsandfamilyforsup-
portwhentheyarehavingproblems,andsheisalwaysabletofinda
waytohelpthemworkthroughtheirissues.
currentlyworksfulltime,butplanstoreduceherhoursoncethe
babyarrivestoenjoyhertransitionintoparenthood.
friends,anunwaveringloyaltyandstrongsenseofintegrity.Hislaid
backpersonalityistrulyablessing,andhehasanabilitytomakeme
laughlikenooneelse.
Dad.Watchinghimwithournephewandfriends'children,Ican
tellthathewillbeawonderfulfather.Heisfun-loving,gentle,and
demonstratesacompassionforpeople.KyleearnedhisBachelor's
degreeinManagementandnowworksforasmallcompanyspecial-
izingintelecomsales.
familyorientedsuburbancommunityinnorthTexas.Spaciousand
warm,ithaswideopenlivingareasandlargefrontandbackyards.
Welivethreeblocksfromanelementaryschoolandjuniorhighthat
areinoneofthetop-ratedschooldistrictsinthenation.
dogs,AbigailandChloe,alwayskeepusamused.Andourtwocats,
NormandCliff,arealwaysrightinthemiddleofthings.
beentogetherforalmost45years.Theyareveryinvolvedinour
nephew'slifeandareanxioustodothesamewithourchild.
ofherclosestfriendsand
livesnearby.Herexcitement
ofbecomingagrandmother
forthefirsttimeisevident
-shehasbeensubscribingto
babyandparentingmaga-
zinesforthelasttwoyears!
Unconditionalandnon-
judgmental,shetaughther
theimportanceofvaluing
differencesinpeople.
inOhio,instilledinhera
strongworkethic.Incrediblyloyal,hetaughthertobeastrong,con-
fidentwoman.Hisexcitementtobeagrandpaisalmostpalpable.
yourchildunconditionally.Wewanttoraiseourchildinmuch
thesamewaywewereraised:lotsoflove,hugsandkisses.Wewill
guidethemandteachthemtobehonestandrespectfulofothers.
Wewillrejoicewiththemwhentheysucceedandliftthemupwhen
theystruggle.Wewillencouragethemtoliveuptotheirpotential
andofferthemeveryopportunitywecan.Webelievestronglythat
educationisimportanttothelifeofanychildandplantostartacol-
legesavingsfundimmediately.
thatyouareinourheartsandprayersasyoumakethebestdecision
foryourbaby.Wewillalwaysbeopenandhonestwithourchild
aboutadoption,andhe/shewillknowhowmuchyoulovedhim/her.
Wewouldbehappytosharewithyoulettersandpicturesforaslong
asyouwish.