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Leah and John
Hello! We are John and Leah and we're excited to introduce ourselves to you and tell you a little about the life we'd love to share with your child. We wish there were words to express how grateful we are that you are considering us to be the parents of your precious child. Please know that your baby will always know what a courageous and loving person you are and how much thought and care went into this decision.
About Us
We met nearly 18 years ago at a high school football game and became best friends. Six years later we started dating and we got married not long after that. We've been married for ten years now and we are a classic example of opposites attracting. Leah's an introvert, John's an extrovert. Leah loves science, John loves the arts. Leah reads fiction, John reads non-fiction. Leah likes scary movies, John likes comedies. You might think that would make it hard for us, but our different strengths complement each other and make us stronger as a whole. We share a lot of interests, too. We like to watch movies, go for hikes, take road trips, and see plays together. We have shared amazing vacations around the world. During our marriage we've taken turns supporting each other through school and so we know how to have fun together when money is tight. We are fortunate to have jobs we love that also provide well for our family. Then almost three years ago we started the most incredible journey of our lives-being parents to our beautiful daughter Emily.
We are really excited about adoption. Nothing makes us happier or is more important to us than the time we spend together as a family. For us, the best things about being parents are the little things that we do with Emily every day. We love to read and re-read her favorite books with her-we've read "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" about 5 million times and counting! We love to hear her laugh and watch her dance and tuck her in at night. We would love to be able to share that with another child. Even though we aren't able to have any more biological children, we both know in our hearts that our family still has some growing to do. We are so grateful for the opportunity that adoption has opened up to us.
John through Leah’s Eyes
John is a fun-loving, outgoing person and an amazing dad. He tells great stories and loves music, theater, travelling, and is a master at trivia. People are drawn to John. He is genuine and charismatic and knows how to get even the quietest person talking. He makes me laugh all the time. We have so much fun when we travel together because we both love to stop at all the cheesy roadside attractions along the way. John is a history buff and can always come up with interesting facts about the places we go and the things we see. John and Emily love to sing and dance and there is music playing at our house all the time. At two years old could already name all the Beatles thanks to her dad.
John is a full-time dad and a part-time high school teacher. He teaches first thing in the morning so he can be home with Emily when I go to work. We are lucky to be able to balance raising a family and everything we've worked for professionally. We have the best of both worlds and our kids never need to be in daycare. Even though John is only gone for a couple of hours in the morning, Emily still races to the door when she hears him get home so she can give him hugs and kisses. Her face lights up when her Daddy gets home from work. John and Emily go on little adventures every day and they are always laughing together. They love to go to the park or the zoo on their outings. I love to get home and hear all about the new book they read or the new park they found or the new game they invented together. John is my best friend.
Leah through John’s Eyes
Leah is brilliant, fun and amazing in the way she puts people at ease. She has a calming effect on people. Leah is remarkable in that, while she loves science and is a physical therapist, she also understands literature and the arts in a way few people do. She is a fantastic mother who gave up her job as a Regional Manager and returned to being a staff therapist because time with the family is more important to her than moving up the corporate ladder. She provides for us and makes it possible for me to stay home with Emily. She found a job that enables her to set her own schedule, so I have the opportunity to work part-time and she still gets plenty of family time. When it's time for Leah to get home from work at the end of the day, Emily watches out the window for the car to pull up. Then she races to the front door, opens it up, and yells "Mommy!" as soon as Leah starts up the steps. When Leah gets home from work in the evening, she focuses on us. She doesn't spend her time at home working. She spends it playing with us, and listening to Emily talk about our day.
Leah enjoys finding outings for us to go on as a family. It may be that she has heard about a great hike, or an event at the Seattle Children's Museum, but she always makes certain that we have a good time. Our nieces and nephews love playing with Leah. She has an incredibly creative mind. She uses her talents in crafts to create fun things for the kids to do. I am lucky to be married to Leah.
About Emily
Our daughter Emily is two. She enjoys singing and dancing and would love to be a big sister. She is affectionate toward everyone, but has a lovely gentleness that comes out when she is around a baby. She loves to kiss babies and hold their small hands. She is good at sharing her toys and will be an excellent teacher to her little sister or brother.
Our Friends and Family
We have a large network of family and friends. Leah's sister, Angie, lives nearby and comes over often. Emily loves seeing her "Aunt Gigi." The rest of our family lives in the Midwest. We make it back to the Midwest two or three times a year and our parents visit us two or three times a year, so even though we are far away we see each other quite often. John is close to his three brothers. We also have five nephews and one niece. We have made some close friendships since we moved to Washington and have friends sharing in the excitement and anticipation of welcoming another child into our family. Everyone is excited about our plans to adopt.
Our Home and Community
We have a three bedroom home with a nursery all ready to be filled with a child's sweet dreams. We live in a safe community in Washington State with lots of families and excellent schools. We are surrounded by parks, but we have a few favorites that we play at all the time and our backyard is a greenbelt with a salmon stream running through it. We have cultural opportunities like Children's museums and children's theaters nearby. The Sesame Street exhibit at the children's museum is one of our favorites. The ocean, mountains, forests, and lakes are all a short drive away, too. We love to go on nature walks in the mountains or at the beach on the weekends.
Our Promise
We are so fortunate to have lives filled with love, hope, and happiness. We want more than anything to share that with our children. If you feel that we are the family that you would like to raise your child, we promise to welcome your child into our family and surround him or her with unconditional love. What we want to give this child is what we have committed to giving Emily. We will open every door and give our children every opportunity to achieve great things in their lives. We will nurture our children and keep them safe. We will give them a stable and loving upbringing. We won't complain when their grandparents spoil them rotten and let them eat cookies and stay up late. We will tuck them in every night with kisses and cuddles. They will always know that we love them no matter what. We will laugh all the time. We will take a million pictures then we'll flip through our albums and retell our family story together. We'll tell your baby about the courageous and loving birthmom who helped us become a family. We will treasure our littlest family member and the woman who made it all possible. A child can never be loved by too many people. The baby we adopt will never doubt your love or ours.
Thank you
Leah and John
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