Family Friday

This week we would like you to meet Michele & Steven.  This couple lives in one of the busiest cities in the county.  They are homestudy ready and waiting to be matched.  Read below to get to know them a little better.

1) Are you listed with an agency? No we are working with a lawyer. Deborah Steincolor www.theadoptattorney.com

2) What do you see your open adoption or semi open adoption to look like?

Every situation is very different and really is an agreement that both adoptive parents and birth parents feel comfortable with. We are open to sharing pictures, text and phone calls and visits during the year. It really is important that the child knows where they come from and the love that the birth and adoptive family has for them. Family is very important to us and the birth family would be welcomed in to ours as part of our extended family.

3) You live in one of the biggest and busiest cities so I am sure there are tons of amazing things to do every day and weekend. What are some of the things you look forward to doing the most with your child?

One of the greatest things about living in NYC is that everything one desires is right in your own backyard, you never run out of things to do.  We look forward to museums like the Transit Museum, Children’s’ Museum and Museum of Natural History. There are also several zoos like the Bronx Zoo (one of the largest zoos) and Central Park Zoo which is a quick walk from our home.  Central Park is one of the most amazing parks and we love to spend weekends there having a picnic, exploring the park and playing in the playground with our nieces and nephews. We also belong to a theater club and have taken our nieces and nephews too many wonderful shows. We would love one day to take our own child to these shows.  During the summer we love to take weekend trips upstate to visit friends or visit some of the local beaches. We have also taken trips to Coney Island and spend time on the board walk and amusement parks.

4) How long have you been in the process of adoption?

A year ago we decided to start a family through adoption. A friend of ours recommended our lawyer and after speaking with her we knew this was the way we were going to start our family.  We completed our home study and got certified in the end of July2014 so it has been roughly 7 months that we have been actively advertising. We know that when the right situation arises it will be the most wonderful experience.

5) What brought you to the decision that adoption was what you wanted to do?

  We always knew we wanted to have children and have talked about it prior to getting married. Due to certain circumstances we knew that having a biological child would not happen. We did not want this to stop us from fulfilling our dream of having our own family. We love being around our nieces, nephews and friends’ children and wanted to share our life with a child of our own. We spoke to a few couples who adopted and the joy that it brought them. We knew that there were children out there who needed a home and we wanted to be able to share ours with them.

If you would like to get to know Michele and Steven or contact them below is their information.

Our Website :WWW.MicheleandSteven adopt.info

Facebook Michele Steven Adopt

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michele-and-Steven-Adopt/798962896807013

Twitter:  @MicheleSteven1

We at What to Expect Adoption Support wishes Michele and Steven the best of luck for we know what a blessing adoption is.

 

Family Friday

This week we would like to introduce to you Paul and Kim.  This couple are in the waiting stage of the adoption process and are home study approved to adopt up to 3 children from newborn to the age of 3.  Paul and Kim have been married for 12 years but have know each other since they were teenagers.  They love to travel all over the world and experience new things.  When they are not traveling to places like France, Italy, Germany and England they love spending time outdoors hiking, and exploring nature.  Paul loves to make homemade pickles and Kim loves to knit and their favorite holiday is Halloween.  Paul and Kim have also been parents to several exchange students over the years and enjoy a close relationship with the students still today.  
I have to admit the description of their home makes me want to ask them to adopt me.  But all joking aside it is a place a child would be able to make great memories and enjoy growing up at.
I was able to have briefly talk with Paul and Kim to get to know them a little better.   
What made you choose adoption? Kim has known since she was about 16 that she would probably have problems having biological kids due to both genetics as well as a medical issue. After we had been dating a few years, naturally we discussed our future and the idea of kids. Paul loved the idea of adopting too and after we were married, we started doing a lot of research into it had thoroughly embraced the idea of raising a child through adoption.
How long have you been waiting to adopt? That's hard to answer. We've been looking into it for several years, researching, reading books, attending seminars, deciding what path was best for us. We eventually settled on domestic newborn and finished our home study for that in January 2014. So, "officially" we've been waiting a year. Un-officially, quite some time.
Will you renew your paper work after it expires this year? Again, a hard question. We hope and pray that we won't have to because we have adopted before that point. If we haven't, we still would definitely love to have kids in our life to raise. After our paperwork expires, we might choose another path...maybe foster-adopt...maybe international. A lot can happen in a year.
Are you with an agency? Yes, we are currently with an agency, but also have some connections with lawyers, if an expectant mom prefers to not go through an agency. Our home study does not lock us to a specific agency, so it's pretty flexible.

If you would like to get to know Paul and Kim better, speak with them or just offer support you can find them at the link below.
http://paulandkimadopt.weebly.com/

We at What to Expect Adoption Support want to wish Paul and Kim the best of luck in their journey and can't wait to see how it ends for them.

Minnesota Parent Magazine article

Check out the latest article about one family's heart-warming story of adoption that was featured in Minnesota Parent Magazine! This family is very near and dear to our heart here at What to Expect, because she is one of our founders!

The February issue of Minnesota Parent is out now! 

 

 

 

 

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