Thank you for considering our family for adoption. We are forever grateful for the potential opportunity to have a precious baby join our family.

My husband and I married in April of 2019 and blended our two beautiful families together. Our current household consists of myself, C, my husband A, our two daughters, from my previous marriage and our foster son.

Our family values time together, whether that be getting outside and doing something fun or just sharing and listening about each other’s days. Our home is a safe place built on kindness, honesty, empathy, and perseverance.

As you grow up, you learn life does not always go as you planned. Sometimes the world has a different plan. Our biggest struggles have a way of building a stronger foundation for you to stand on as a family and make you realize all that you have and appreciate life more.

During my pregnancy with my second child, I went through a challenging divorce when my ex-husband chose a different life path. I remember feeling so sad. Losing my perfect family picture and the thought of sharing custody and being away from my children made me choke for air. Thoughts of how we would navigate this change and what our futures would look like raced through my mind.

Now, on the other side of my divorce, I am grateful to say I was able to meet and marry my soul mate. My daughters have a better role model for true love and a strong marriage, and I am proud to say my husband and I have a healthy co-parenting relationship with my daughters’ father and his wife.

Our lifes journey has taught us that families do not have to fit a mold and can be beautifullly different. Together, my husband and I decided to try to grow our family in September 2020. At the time, we both were naïve and thought it would be easy to become pregnant as that was my previous experience. We never thought about “infertility” as being an issue.

After about 6 months of trying to get pregnant, the worries started to pop up. We contacted our obstetrician and got the reply “Just give it time.”

Tick away the time of one year and no pregnancy, when we were able to get a referral to reproductive endocrinology. We spent the next two years, tracking our cycle, doing a battery of tests, needle sticks, hormones, adjunct therapies like acupuncture and chiropractic care only to be left with two failed IVF cycle attempts.

The most challenging part was no one could find a definite reason why. My uterus and endometrial cavity are healthy, no cysts, polyps, or adhesions. I have carried two previous full-term pregnancies. My husband has adequate sperm. Our doctor told us “You must just have old eggs.” In that moment, as a woman I felt completely inadequate, and our hearts felt weighed down by a ton of bricks.

We were advised our next best step, would be to try egg donation that could be fertilized with my husband’s sperm. After much thought, we decided to try this option. We selected our donor and received 6 eggs. All 6 eggs survived thawing; all 6 eggs survived to Day 5 after insemination and were all labeled as good quality. Our excitement and anticipation were at their peak. It seemed like finally we were going to become pregnant. Per the recommendation of our physician, we sent all six eggs for genetic testing. The results were heartbreaking. All six came back as abnormal and not viable. We were back to ground zero.

This loss made my husband and I pause to decide if we should give up on our dream to have another child together.

The desire to have a child remained, but after prayers and discussions, we decided it would be best for us to find a way to serve and help other families. My husband and I began the process to become licensed foster parents. The licensing process included a background check, a home study and multiple required trainings. One week after being licensed, we got a call that a baby boy needed a home. We were excited to welcome him into our home. It is great to have him with us, we all adore him. We have learned quickly that fostering also comes with its own challenges and heartaches. Our foster son will be reunited with his mother in December 2024. Our hearts will miss him greatly and his time with us reminds us even more how much we want to have another child.

Everything happens for a reason; we truly believe that. Shortly after learning that our foster son, would be returning to his biological mom, we saw a post on Facebook, discussing adoption of embryos and the incredible gift of how one family can decide to help support another family. This was the first time we saw this as a feasible option as it was not discussed as an early choice by our physicians. That post inspired us with new hope that our dreams of another child is still out there.

We continue to feel the drive and love that there is a child that is meant to be a part of our family. We genuinely believe embryo adoption is how we finally get to meet him or her.

Thank you so much for your kindness, generosity and for considering our family.