Waiting Parents

Dear Birthparent
Thank you for taking the time to read our profile and for considering us as potential adoptive parents! We hope this profile will give you a sense of our life together. If you think we can be partners in your adoption plan, please read on and contact us!

Susanne is a manager in learning and development. She grew up in a small beachfront community in Rhode Island and is the oldest of three. After her brothers are done teasing her, they’d quietly admit she is strong, devoted and caring. Sean is an attorney. He grew up in Long Island, New York, the second of four children. Sean is seen by his siblings as loyal, trustworthy and really fun to be with.

Our Story
We met on a crisp fall day in New York City in September of 2003 on a blind date. It may sound corny, but it was love at first sight! To this day we can close our eyes and vividly remember everything about our first meeting. In an instant we each knew we had met our one true companion. When we met, we lived in separate states (Massachusetts for Susanne and New York for Sean) – and thus began a whirlwind year of commuting eight hours every weekend to see one another and many long talks on the phone. As much as we missed each other during the week, we learned a great deal. We learned to treasure every minute we spent together and appreciate what we had between us. We learned to communicate. We learned that we were strong enough to get through challenging times. We even learned the value of small gestures like Hallmark cards and flowers. These would be lessons we’d rely upon throughout our life together. We were married on a beautiful, sunny Long Island day in June, 2006. We had such a ball at our wedding, dancing until our feet hurt and singing until our voices cracked. It was truly a celebration and we were thrilled to begin our new life together.

Today, we live in a quiet, residential neighborhood in a town that is equidistant from our two families. We enjoy having loved ones to our home for holiday meals and weekend get-togethers. Our home is a three bedroom Colonial, and we’ve really enjoyed making it our own. We have the perfect room picked out for a nursery; the room is very cheerful and gets lots of sunlight. We’re having so much fun getting it ready! Waiting in the room are stuffed animals and gifts given to us from various friends and family members for the new baby. Our town is a terrific place to live, known for its educational system, friendly neighbors and warm sense of community. The recreation department offers terrific programs for kids and teens, including sports leagues, art classes, a summer concert series and an annual Irish Festival. We’re also grateful to live down the road from our siblings, Michael and Rebecca, and their beautiful, energetic four-year-old daughter Kelly. Spending time with family is a great source of joy in our life, and as Kelly’s God-parents, we feel blessed to watch her grow and learn new things.

All of our family and friends have been incredibly supportive of our plans to adopt. We know they’ll love this child, as we will, unconditionally and without reservation. They will work tirelessly with us to provide a wonderful environment for a child to grow up in.

Our Path to Adoption
Like many adoptive couples, we struggled for a number of years with infertility. But after five failed procedures, we came to the conclusion that our love and our energies were better spent finding a little heart that needed us the way we needed them. It’s true this wasn’t our original path to parenthood, but it’s the right path for us. You have the ability to do something we simply have been unable to do on our own; you have the ability to complete our family through the gift of adoption. The thought of that humbles us every single day. If our struggle with infertility has taught us anything, it has taught us what a miracle and a blessing a child can be. This child will be among family and friends who adore him/her, and parents who literally think the sun rises and sets around their ten fingers and toes!

Thank you again considering us as your partners in the adoption process. We hope to hear from you soon!

Warmest Regards,
Sean & Susanne
 

 

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