Patrick & Victoria
Dear Friend,
Let me offer our sincere gratitude for considering Patrick and I as adoptive parents of your child. We understand the sacrifice you are making and the difficult decision you face. We are grateful that you are considering us. It is important that you are comfortable with your decision, so I’d like to tell you a little bit about us. This year, Patrick and I celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. We met during our senior year in college and were married 6 years later. Family plays a huge part in our lives. Both of our parents are still happily married. My parents have been married 39 years and Patrick’s have been married 53 years.
We tried for many years to conceive a child. After 5 in-vitro fertilization treatments, Pearse was born in 2004. He has been a blessing to us. We always planned on having a large family. Both of us have brothers and sisters with whom we are close, and we want our son to have siblings that he can grow up with. Since then, we have tried unsuccessfully for another child, which led us to consider adoption. It makes no difference if a child is biologically ours. Our hearts and home is ready to receive a child that we can love and raise as a happy, healthy child.
As far as recreational interests, we both love the water. On the weekends during the summer, we go to the river where we go boating, swim on the beach, and fish. We both like to camp, and have tried to give Pearse an appreciation for the outdoors. We also love to travel. Part of my family lives in Limerick, Ireland and we try to visit them at least every other year. Last year, we took Pearse on his first trip to Disney World and this year we are going to teach him to ski. Fall in our house is a football haven. Patrick loves to watch football, and I love to cook. We love animals. We had a yellow Labrador until last December, when, after 13 years, she suddenly passed away. One day, we hope to get another puppy when the time is right.
Traditions play a big part in our family. We love to celebrate all holidays: birthdays, Christmas, Valentines Day, Halloween, Independence Day. Our Thanksgiving tradition is to have the entire family - mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins around the table – sometimes as many as 30 people! It is very chaotic, but filled with love and laughter. We are both Catholic, and intend to raise our children in the Christian faith.
Parenthood has been a blessing to us both. We are thankful every day that we have our son in our lives and yearn to have another child that we can provide for. I’d like to assure you that your baby will grow up in a loving home. We will provide every opportunity possible and will nurture them and teach them to grow up to be a loving, responsible person. Again, thank you for this truly selfless, caring act. It will complete our family.
Patrick & Victoria
