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Joshua & Jennifer are hopeful adoptive parents from Illinois waiting to adopt a baby.

If you are pregnant and considering placing your child for adoption, please read the following Dear Birthmother Letter.

Dear Birth Mother Thank you so much for taking the time to read our letter. This may be the most important letter we have ever had to write. We thank you for your bravery in making this difficult decision. This is a tremendous opportunity that you will be giving to one very lucky family. Choosing parents for your baby is both scary and hard, so please, let us tell you a little about ourselves.

We are Josh, Jen and Alexis. Alexis is a bright, curious, and an energetic five year old. She loves children very much and loves to help take care of them. When Lexi was two years old we decided to try to conceive another child, but we were faced with infertility. After two and a half years of trying and three failed attempts at IVF we realized that it wasn’t what was meant for us. That is when we decided to go back to my roots, as you see I (Jen) too was adopted. Ironically 31 years ago my mother had a healthy biological child, but could not conceive anymore children, and they too wanted another child. So, my parents adopted me when I was three days old and gave me unconditional love, a close knit family, and endless opportunities. It is our destiny to do the same thing for your child. Having been adopted myself, I understand the feelings that your child will one day have, as they grow and begin to understand what being adopted means. I am uniquely able to guide and nurture your child, as I too have walked in their footsteps. We look forward to creating the same bond with your child that my mother and father have created with me.

A little about how we met

From the first time that we met we were inseparable. We have so many common interests, values, and dreams. We spent many endless nights sitting up and talking about our families, our lives and how much we loved and cared for each other. After eleven months of dating we took a trip to Disney World and in front of Cinderella’s Castle, Josh got down on one knee and proposed, I couldn’t believe it was really happening. One year later we were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony in front of all our family and friends. After six wonderful years of being married we are more in love now then we were when we met. Our marriage is based on unconditional love, respect, family, friendship and a lot of humor!

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How We Feel About Eachother Jen about Josh


Josh is one of the most amazing men that I have ever met. He is there for me unconditionally through good times and bad. I enjoy his wonderful sense of humor and even his quirky obsessions with the Chicago White Sox and the Disney character Goofy. I admire his dedication to his work and his commitments to his family and friends. He is a wonderful father to Alexis; she can’t wait for him to come home every night from work so that she can golf with him, ride her bike or play Tee Ball. He is what I was looking for. He is my best friend, and my dream come true!

Josh about Jen

Jen is a warm, patient, thoughtful, and caring individual with a wonderful sense of humor. She is my partner, friend and long life companion. We have been together for seven years and our relationship becomes stronger and closer everyday. She is very good at connecting with people; she makes friends easily and always makes people feel special and valued. She puts the needs of others ahead of her own, especially in doing what is best for our daughter and our family. One of the things I admire most about my wife is that, because she was adopted she understands the emotions that can come with adoption. I feel this has made her a very strong and compassionate individual.

The first time I saw Jen with children I noticed the natural passion she would have in raising her own. She possesses the strength, devotion and love that a great mother has for her children.

Jen loves to entertain. We often have family and friends over for dinner or game nights. She is a very energetic person who is always planning wonderful adventures and activities for our daughter and friends such as going to the zoo, ice skating and swimming at our family’s farm. I feel lucky to have met Jen, and I know that the two of us together will be perfect to raise your child.

Our Families and Our Home We both come from strong, tight knit families who play a continuing part in our lives. Both of our families live in the area which allows Lexi to see her grandparents and her cousins often. It is important to us to spend as much times as possible with our families. During the summer months, we spend a lot of time with everyone at the family farm, playing horseshoes, basketball, riding our bikes and swimming in the pool. Tradition is very important within our lives. For example, every winter we take a family trip to Florida with Jen’s parents, sister, brother-in-law and our niece. We go out there to relax, play in the sand and to catch up. We also make it a point to have family Friday night dinner with everyone; grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We all pitch in and cook and spend the rest of the night eating and playing games. As a family, we love to be together. We always have fun, no matter what the activity.

Jen’s parents live about 10 minutes from our house, which make it very easy to swing by just to say hello. Even from a young age my mom and dad instilled in me that education was extremely important and that no matter what I wanted to do in my life, I knew that I would have my schooling to fall back on. As a child, my parents took my sister and me on many trips to experience the different place and cultures of the world. As I grew older my sister moved away to start a family in Texas where she now lives with her husband and their one year old daughter. We make sure that we go to visit them as much as we can, and they come to visit often also.

Josh’s family also lives very close, about 20 minutes away from our house. They moved there from South Carolina about one week before Josh and I got married, so that they would be able to spend more time with us and to be able to watch their extended family grow. Josh is the oldest of three children; he has two sisters that he looks after in his brotherly way. The youngest just graduated high school and will be venturing off to college in the fall, and the other one has a set of three year old twins.


Our Home

We live in a small suburb of Chicago. We chose this area because of the wonderful school district and family atmosphere. When we were looking around to buy a house we made it a point to make sure that there were a lot of children in the area so that our children will have close friends right next door. We have a 4 bedroom house with a nice size yard to run around in and play in.

Thank You

You, as our child’s birthmother, will always have a very special place in our hearts. You chose life for your child, and you have made the selfless decision of giving your child the opportunity for a better life. Together we will be there for your child to guide them though life’s endless adventures. We will be eternally grateful to you for the choices that you have made. By putting your child into our loving arms you are showing this wonderful baby that his/her well-being will always be put first. By giving your baby life, you are giving us an opportunity to make our family grow in love. There is no harder decision in life to make than this, but you can take comfort in knowing that choosing us to raise your child was the best choice that you can make as their birthparent.

We are open-minded in regards to adoption and understand the necessity for you to know that your child is well provided for and happy. We would be happy to include you in the child’s life through pictures and letters. Of course, this is dependent upon your wants and needs as birth parents.


Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

Josh, Jen and Alexis
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