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Sandy and Jeff
Dear Birth Mother,
How and where do we begin the most important letter of our life? We want to commend you on your ultimate sacrifice and decision to place your child for adoption. We know it takes great courage as we have been through the adoption process before. There are no words that can express what you must be thinking and feeling. We hope by reading our letter, you will be at peace with your decision and know that your child will be loved and protected the way you would love and protect him if you could. We are Jeff, Sandy, and Jayden and this is our story…
Our life together began 19 years ago. We both grew up in small towns in the Midwest. We met at work. After dating for a year, we got married. Sandy had the opportunity for employment in Arizona, so 2 days after our wedding we loaded a moving truck and started a new life in Arizona. We both feel moving to a new state with no family or friends strengthened our relationship and proved to us we could survive many hardships as long as we had each other.
One of these hardships has been infertility. For many years we had decided that our life was complete with each other, our 2 dogs, our family and friends, and our activities together (golf, softball, hiking, skiing, and traveling). In 2002, we decided to become foster parents. We were blessed with the opportunity to raise a baby boy from birth. He was 19 months old when he transitioned back to his birthmother full time. Although our hearts were broken, we know we gave him a solid, loving foundation on which to continue his life. After saying goodbye to him, we discovered that our life was not complete and would never be complete without the joy, laughter, and love of a child.
So in 2004, we contacted AdoptHelp and started the adoption process. In February 2005, we were blessed with our beautiful son, Jayden. What joy and pride he has brought to our home. Not one day goes by that we don’t marvel at his accomplishments, laughter, and love. Knowing that his birthmother chose us as his ‘forever’ family still makes us giddy. You should know there was a special reason we were chosen. As foster parents, we have experience caring for and nurturing drug-exposed babies. You see, Jayden was born exposed to methamphetamines. His birthmother was so afraid we would refuse to take him when we found out. The minute we saw him, we fell in love. Luckily, we were able to meet his birthmother, reassure her, and relieve her fears. He has not been without some medical issues but he is now a healthy, happy, rambunctious boy!
About a year after Jayden came into our life, we decided to foster again. We received a baby boy and cared for him until he was 20 months old when he was returned to his birthmother. Not only was this loss difficult for us but it was especially hard to explain to Jayden – where is his baby brother and why is he not coming home? This is why we have once again turned to AdoptHelp to help us with our next adoption.
Our Family
Our family consists of Jeff, Sandy, Jayden, and our 2 miniature schnauzers, Serena and Lexie. Jayden has a grandmother, aunt, and lots of cousins in Missouri and a grandmother, grandfather and aunt in Arizona who are excited to welcome another baby into their hearts and spoil them as they have spoiled Jayden. We spend every holiday with family – either in Arizona or when possible in Missouri.
Our Home
We live in a new 5-bedroom home with an oversized backyard containing a fenced pool and plenty of room to run and play. We are only 3 blocks from our community park, which has all the play equipment a child could ever want. Our neighborhood is new and filled with lots of children. Our local school is within walking distance and is in one of the highest rated districts in the state.
Our Interests
Neither of us is a work-a-holic but we are both very successful in our jobs in the computer industry. We enjoy our individual hobbies (Sandy with ceramics and crafts and Jeff with woodworking) but we spend most of our free time together.
We are sports enthusiasts. We both play softball and golf together and attend professional sporting events with Jayden when possible. Although Jayden is only 3 ½, he loves playing sports. He started playing soccer when he turned 3. He absolutely loves it. He also begged us to let him play baseball. He is too young for league but Sandy found a T-Ball fundamentals class for parent and tot through the local parks. Jayden and Jeff have enjoyed this special time together. We also have a family membership to the zoo. Not only do we get to see and learn about the animals but there is a huge playground, water spout play area, and carousel. During the fall and winter months, the zoo offers breakfast with the animals. Jayden and Sandy attend several of these and love being able to get ‘up close and personal’ with the animals.
We are excited to expose our children to not only our interests but to any activity they may be interested in. We will support and encourage them in whatever activities they choose.
We enjoy traveling to exotic places. We have been to Hawaii, Fiji, Cozumel and San Carlos Mexico where we have learned about local customs and culture. We explore these destinations by hiking and sightseeing and by scuba diving. Jeff holds a Dive Master certification and is working on becoming an instructor. We plan to continue our adventures with our children.
We are eager and ready to make the lifetime commitment to another child. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about us. We hope we have given you a picture of our life together and of the life that your child will have with us. It is our goal to make your hopes and dreams for your baby come true. We will do everything possible to keep them healthy and happy and make sure they are loved for the rest of their life.
If you would like to speak with us about adopting your child or have any questions for us, please contact your Adoption Advisor at AdoptHelp – (800) 637- 7999, toll free.
Thank you again and please take care.
Sincerely,
Sandy and Jeff
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