Dear Friend,
We hope, at this time, you are receiving all of the peace,
comfort, and support you need as you venture into the possible decision to
place your sweet baby for adoption. We understand more than ever, the selfless
sacrifice and great love of a birth mother. We can honestly say, there are few
people in this world with more unconditional love than those that make such a
difficult decision.
We would like to take the opportunity for you to get to know our
little family better by telling you a bit about us:
We met after Brad’s sister (Hannah) introduced us at her Provo, UT
apartment one night in the fall of 2009. That quickly got to know each other
through conversations of baseball and tennis. We really hit it off while
attending a school devotional together with Brad’s sister and her friends. Shortly
after that we began dating and were engaged the following April. We were
married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple on July 30, 2010.
Brad (from Emily’s perspective) is all boy. He is the oldest of
five with four younger sisters. Being the only boy, he stood out in the family.
Even though he is “all boy” I feel like having four sisters helped him learn
how to take care of me. Brad is very thoughtful and is always noticing details
and small things that he knows will make me happy. Brad loves sports and is
always finding new, fun ways to stay active and makes a competition out of
anything. He loves helping around the house and is often found spending his
afternoon making us some sort of baked treat. Brad currently works as a Financial
Analyst at Ancestry and is consistently recognized for his hard work and
dedication to performing well at his job. I know that Brad will always be a
great provider for our family, helping us to always live comfortably. He truly
values family time and will always make time for it. He takes his church
responsibilities seriously and enjoys getting to know other people through his responsibilities. Brad has such a great relationship with our little boy,
Carter. Brad is a very involved dad and is constantly, proactively finding ways
to take care of him. Everyday, Brad comes home from work, plays with him while I finish making dinner, then we eat together. While I do up the dishes, Brad gets Carter ready for bed, then we read and pray together before he goes to bed. I love that they have their special routine together and I
know that Carter really looks forward to it. We could not have asked for a
better “Dad” in the family.
Emily (from Brad’s perspective) is a social butterfly. She loves
to be around people and likes to host gatherings. Emily loves to cuddle is
always finding opportunities to do so: star gazing, watching movies, snuggling
babies, etc. She is a very helpful person and is often the first person to
arrive and the last person to leave a gathering because she is always making
sure there she has done all she can do to help set up and clean up. I often
find Emily working hard as a homemaker, always finding ways to be a better wife
and mother, making our house a home. She is constantly finding new ways to
decorate our house, using her crafty skills.
I love to watch Emily interacting with Carter because that is when
she is happiest. Emily is a natural mom; she is an amazing, loving,
selfless mother that has fully embraced her special role in our home. Carter
and Emily have a special relationship that I love to be a part of – I look
forward to her making similar relationships with future children.
Carter (from our perspective) is the happiest, social little boy.
He is so easy going and loves to be around people. He loves playing with other
kids and little babies. He is 1.5 years old and would be SO happy to have a
little playmate in the family. He loves to eat and always wants to eat what we
are eating. He loves to laugh and play games with mom and dad. He also loves to
spend time with his aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Carter’s favorite place to
be is outside: at the park, on a walk, in the backyard, anywhere he can explore!
We feel so very blessed to have Carter and look forward to the opportunity to
give him brothers and sisters.
As a family, we enjoy spending time outside, and taking full
advantage of the beautiful park across the street. We have recently rekindled
our love of camping and took Carter on his first camping trip last summer – he loved
it! We love spending time with family and friends for any and every occasion;
but also cherish the moments and memories made as our little family. We love going
on family dates and watching Carter explore new things. We currently live in
Alpine, Utah in a family neighborhood, with a wonderful ward, full of growing
families.
Our families are VERY important to us. Both of our parents come
from big families, providing countless opportunities to get together and
support each other through many successes, celebrations, etc. We are constantly
finding ways to get together and it is never a dull moment with any part of our
families. We have over 120 cousins with over 50 aunts and uncles altogether! We
absolutely love being a part of a big family and having so many people we love
and care about -- not to mention the love and care they give us. Once we shared
with our families that we had chosen the adoption route to start our family we
were overwhelmed by the support we received. Our families have been nothing but
supportive and actively involved from the start. They are all anxious for us to
continue adding to our large extended family and look forward to welcoming
another little one into our family someday soon. They have loved Carter from
the moment he was born, and have welcomed him with open hearts and arms. Carter
and our future children will always feel an overwhelming amount of love,
attention, and support from so much more than just our little family.
We have been lucky enough to have had experience with adoption
with our little Carter man. Through our experience we have had the opportunity
to recognize that adoption is truly a miraculous thing and we feel blessed to
be a part of such a wonderful thing. We have found it so easy to love our
little boy and love the family that he came from. We have so much love and
respect for his birth mother and her family and are grateful for what we share
with them – an unconditional love for a sweet, little boy. Adoption is a
beautiful thing that opens doors for all who are involved.
In our family a birth mother will always be highly spoken of and
respected. We feel it is important for the children to know and understand that
these decisions are made out of unconditional love and a desire for the child
to have their greatest life opportunities. We also feel that a relationship
with birth parents has the potential to benefit all parties (if desired) and we
are open to all possibilities in this area. Birth mothers are the greatest
women on Earth and we feel honored to have the opportunity to associate with
them.
We have often been asked, why are you trying to adopt again, so
soon? We have always loved the idea of having children close together in age.
We are pretty close in age to some of our siblings and have made great memories
and have such great friendships because of it. We can only hope the children we
are blessed with will be just as lucky!
Thank you for taking the time to get to know our family a little
better. Please know that we could not be more grateful for your consideration
to make such a selfless and courageous decision. It is opportunities like this
that help bring happiness to families like us and opens doors for those little
ones. We pray you will be able to find peace, whatever your decision may be.
With Love,
The Marsh Family
Brad, Emily, & Carter
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