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Chris & Jenny are hopeful adoptive parents from Texas 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 Parent, Although we have never met, we already respect you. We are humbled by your courage and the selflessness of your decision to create an adoption plan for your baby. Even though we have faced difficult decisions in our lives, we cannot pretend to fully understand the range of emotions you are sorting through as you seek to find the right family for your baby. We feel sure that this may be the most challenging choice you have ever had to make. We sincerely hope that you find the family you are looking for and the family that makes both your heart and mind feel secure in the knowledge that they will love and care for your baby no matter what life brings. Becoming parents has long been a dream of ours. It was always part of our plan. We are excited to begin our family through adoption. What an amazing journey this will be for us. We thank you for taking the time to get to know us through our parent profile, to see not just pictures and words but to see us, to see into our lives and into our hearts.

Us
We met in 1987, just as we were beginning our college adventures at Texas A&M University. In a trashy and not so romantic story, we met for the first time while taking Hefty bags of garbage to the apartment complex dumpster. At first, we were friends and neighbors. Our apartments faced each other so there were many opportunities for casual hellos as we came and went. As we dated other people, our friendship continued to grow, until one day, we had a first date at Bennigan's, to be exact. Chris showed up with a single rose, and everything was great, which not all first dates are. We already knew each other so well that dating was simply an extension of our friendship. Many dates and lots of late night conversations helped a true friendship blossom into true love. Chris proposed on June 12, 1992 and one year later to the day, in front of God, family, and friends we became husband and wife. Even after 16 years of marriage, our relationship continues to grow stronger every day. Our marriage works because we trust and deeply love one another. We try hard to balance the other's needs with our own, supporting and encouraging each other to follow our dreams. We laugh, a lot; a joyful sense of humor will see you through any situation.

Chris by Jenny Chris grew up in a suburban Texas neighborhood with his parents and younger brother Curtis. He enjoyed every kind of sport. His favorite childhood memories include time spent at his grandparents' house in Florida crabbing and water skiing, camping with his church youth group, and learning to snow ski. He still loves to be outdoors whether it is a walk in the park with the dogs or a trip to the mountains to ski. He will be the dad that is always in the front yard playing catch or kicking around a soccer ball. When we met in college he and his roommates played every intramural sport Texas A&M had to offer. Now, he can be found on the weekends, golfing with friends or riding his bike, unless, of course, it is football season and the Dallas Cowboys or the Texas Aggies are playing, and then he will be riding the couch. He is a dedicated fan! His competitive spirit is one of the things I love about him. Chris works as a sales manager for a tile and stone distributor. He enjoys the fast pace and constant activity. I admire his work ethic and dedication to top notch customer service. He works hard to be successful and have the kind of career that will provide enough income for our family so that I can be a stay at home mom when the time comes. Chris is shy and quietly in control. He goes out of his way to be considerate of others and his spirit of generosity is amazing. Chris is where I find my strength. I know that when the opportunity comes to us, he will be the kind of dad that loves, encourages and supports our child unconditionally.

Jenny by Chris
Jenny grew up in a suburb of a large Texas city with her parents and two older siblings, Nathan and Merritt. She was quite the athlete, playing soccer all over the world with a select girls' soccer team. Her best childhood memories are centered around family. Simple things like cooking with her mom to bigger things like summer visits to her grandparents in Ohio and West Virginia where she learned to love to garden and drove her grandpa's garden tractor. Gardening and cooking are still things she loves to do. They are things she does to make our house a home. Jenny likes to take care of her friends and family. She always takes the time to find ways to celebrate the little and big things in life. Traditions are also important to Jenny. To her they are comforting; they reassure her that we belong together. One of the best traditions we celebrate is on Christmas Eve, the feast of seven fishes, a food fest where together we cook seven different seafood dishes. Let's just say no one leaves the table hungry. Jenny is a very dedicated teacher who cares for the well-being and success of each and every student. She makes a difference in their lives and they will always remember her. It is fun to run into her former students around town, they are always surprised that she remembers them. She was A+ teacher for her school and a finalist for Teacher of the Year in her district a few years ago. She has been at the same school for 17 years teaching both fourth grade and art. She is generous, big-hearted, caring and thoughtful. She has a lot of love to share with a child. She will make a wonderful mother. I get to see her first-hand with our neighbors' children, our close friends’ children, and of course, the kids at her school. She loves reading and will always spend quality time reading and helping our child to grow.

Our Home Home for us is a community that is 45 minutes from a major Texas city, but still feels like a small town. We love it because it is close enough to the city that we can enjoy all it offers like the zoo, museums and travelling Broadway shows whenever we want. But when what we want is more small town like the annual homecoming football parade or the town's Fourth of July fireworks, then we have that to choose from, too! There are many parks in our community; our dog's favorite is just a few minutes from our house with a creek for fishing and jungle gym for climbing. Our house is in a quiet neighborhood with a pool and park of its own. Our neighborhood is a great place to raise a child. Our home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. We have a room that is perfect for the nursery; it is just steps from our room. There is lots of room to play both inside and out. We are looking forward to hearing the sound of little voices filling the rooms. We know the school district well, since Jenny has worked there for 17 years. It is award-winning and has many amazing teachers.

Our Furry Friends
We share our home and hearts with four furry friends. Lu Lu, our howling hound, and Olympia, our purple-tongued pup, joined our family 12 years ago. They were adopted from a local animal shelter. We actually went to the shelter to just check things out. The next thing you know we were walking out the door with two eight week old puppies to potty train. They love walks at the park, chasing squirrels and taking long naps.

Both of our cats adopted us, they simply showed up and decided that our home was the place to stay. Buffy made her presence known around dawn from the top of a 12-foot fence. She was our outdoor cat for awhile, but now thinks she owns the place. The morning after a huge storm swept through town, Bitty Kitty followed us home from a walk. She had spent the storm hunkered down in the brush at the back of our lot. She was wet, hungry and bold.

Family
Our families have supported and encouraged us in our adoption journey every step of the way. A new baby would be a welcome blessing to us all. Great Grandparents, Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to snuggle and spoil a new member of our family.

When I think of my family, I think of the joy heard in a deep belly laugh, the strength of convictions debated at the kitchen table and unconditional love. I think of parents that sacrificed so that their children could have the things we needed to find success in life. I think about deep sense of belonging and many wonderful traditions that I want to pass to my own child.
By Jenny

I owe my parents a lot. They have had a huge influence in my life. It is from them, that I got my compassion, my work ethic and my sense of pride. They taught me through example that to succeed and to get the things you want out of life, you have to work hard. I can thank them for my sense of adventure and love of the outdoors.
By Chris

Little Things about Us We enjoy spending time with our friends. Whether we are dressing up for a night on the town or hanging out at one of our house's playing guitar hero we always have a good time. We cherish our couple friends, but each of us has friends that have stood by us since elementary school. We look forward to our child becoming friends with their children, so a new generation of friendships can begin.

We love to travel and experience new things. When we were kids, our parents "dragged" us all over to see the sights. We have been too many different places; some of our favorites are Hawaii, Maine, Colorado, Las Vegas and Vancouver, Canada. It will be so exciting to share all of the places we love with our child. Look out Mickey Mouse!

Why a Baby?
Simply put, our hearts are ready for a baby. We can't wait to see our child grow up. We want to share the happiness of our own childhood experiences with a child of our own. We are excited to take care of the day to day needs, like bath time, bedtime stories, feedings and even diaper changes. We can’t wait to experience all the big first time events, like first word, first steps, first tooth and first hair cut. We look forward to getting to be the tooth fairy, making Halloween costumes, playing Santa and taking an annual bluebonnet picture. It is important to us that you know we will do our best to raise our baby with love and laughter. We will keep them safe and provide as much opportunity as we can. We will encourage them to pursue the dreams that make them happy. They will always have our love and support. We promise you, that when the time comes for our child to learn about their adoption and their birth parents, we will honor the sacrifice that you made and make sure they understand the difficulty of your decision. We deeply appreciate the time you have spent getting to know us through our profile. We hope that no matter where life takes you that you find the happiness that you are looking for.

With heartfelt thanks,
Chris and Jenny