We are NO Strangers to Family
As of right now we are the proud Aunt and Uncle of 5 nieces and 6 nephews with three more on the way. My sister will be adding a new addition through an adoption in China this year. Diversity plays a huge part in our lives as well... We have Mexican, Puerto Rican and African American neices and nephews in our extended family.
Our 3 Psuedo-Kids
These 3 call us their Second Parents
What's Our Story? Wanna Hear it? Here It Goes...
One never knows where to start with things like this. So I supposed for us the best thing for me to do is start at the beginning. Because if I start in the middle it could leave unanswered questions and I would prefer to have all of your questions answered before you even have time to ask them.
My husband and I met the summer before my junior year in High School. It was one of those romances that everyone till this day jokes about. He was interested in me long before I even realized that he existed. We had mutual friends who moved heaven and earth and made sharp right turns to get me to notice him. When I finally did notice him my heart skipped a beat. And when I inquired as to whom that adorable guy was there was a lot of eye rolling that I didn’t understand until years later when they told me how long they had been trying to get me to notice him.
So first started the friendship between he and I. From the friendship blossomed a true deep love. My husband is more then my husband. He is my best friend. Whenever something happens he is the first person I think of that I have to tell what happened. We are that sickeningly sweet couple that works together, drives together and just sits and cuddles on the couch every night together. He was my High School sweetheart. We have been married for 7 1/2 years and together for 10 1/2 years. We are the “old married couple” amongst our friends and love it. We laugh at the games that newly dating couples engage in and remember when we played those games. We laugh not at the games but how incredibly simple it is to just look at each other and say exactly what is on our minds without the games.
If there was ever a soul mate for me he is it. I know of no other woman who would “put up” with him like I would. I also know of no other man who would “put up” with me. Let’s face it, there is no such thing as a perfect human being. Just the person whose quirks that you should hate make you just roll your eyes and go well that’s just how he/she is.
We are both at the same place in life right now. We love each other so much that we need another being to be able to pass this love on to. We have our dogs and our cat but they have learned where to hide. =) We want to raise a little being who will have all of our positive traits and none of our bad. We want to raise a little being that will make a positive impact on some small piece of earth. We know lots of people who can lie down and wake up pregnant. Most of who do not understand the great gift that they have. Most of who have never gone through the trials and tribulations of infertility. Every time we hear of a baby in a dumpster or yet another 15 year old girl pregnant it saddens us. Then we are forced to ask the question why not us? And here is what we have figured. We know why us. Because the child that comes to us is going to be great and special. The child that comes to our family will be more then we could have ever hoped for. But we also have come to the realization that we will have to adopt this child. And it doesn’t matter to us. Our child doesn’t have to be one with our genetic make up. Our child will be born in our heart. Our child will be able to stand tall and say "My mother and father wanted me so badly that they found me."
Please Help Us With Our Struggle
Future Grandma & Grandpa
The ones who have taught Terry how to be a great parent when her time comes.
Can You Say HUGE Family?!
All this and there's 16 people missing and 2 more nieces on the way and another future addition to be added in July! There's ALWAYS room for more, though...
