Letter to Birth Mother

Dear Birthmom,
   

    We're Steve and Katrina. We are grateful for the opportunity to write to you about our family, our home, and our hopes and dreams for a child. We live in a small town called Joplin ; all of our family is located with in a ten minute drive of our home. Our children attend an elementary school that is only 5 blocks away. We live in a quiet neighborhood so our children are able to play outside as much as possible. Our families are looking forward to having another child in our family to spoil, and my mom always has a saying that she is Grandma so she can give them whatever she wants because it’s her right to spoil them.
 

  Our children are 11 and 8, which makes it nice because they are now old enough to understand what adoption means not just for us but them also.And they can't wait for our newest family member to join us. Our children tell anyone and everyone that will listen how God is going to bless us with a baby through adoption and that means that our next child will have 2 mommy's that love them, and how that is something that is extremely special.

Our daughter Meghan is the sweet heart of the family. She never wants to hurt anyone's feelings, but she is also right there to help anyone that she can. My nephew loves May (as he calls her) because she will be the first to help him or play cars with him they are inseparable when they are together. She is big into Youth Cheerleading which allows her to cheer not only for her brother but for kids that are in her class that play the game.

Our son Andrew is a boy all the way through. He loves cars, trucks, and anything that he can take apart. If he isn't on the go then there is something wrong. He tells people he is the youngest at the moment but when we adopt then it will be his turn to be the Big Brother he can't wait.  He played his first year in Youth Football this year, and loved it, we love that our kids our active in sports because it allows us as a family to do things together.

    We as a family try to do something every summer. We have taken the kids on road trips to St. Louis ; Atlanta , Georgia ; and Lake Havasu , Arizona . We also love to take them camping and fishing--we try to do that at least once a summer with all of my family, which is nice not just for us but the uncles and aunts and my parents to see all the kids having a great time. My parents are the ones who, when the kids want to stay the night at Grandma's, are always thinking of ways to make it an adventure.

    We see both of our families on a regular basis, sometimes daily. We like to spend as much time together as a family as we can. Sometimes it's just the kids and us; sometimes it's the entire family. Sometimes it's my family and Steve's family all together. We all get along really well together. Sometimes spending time together means just hanging out at the house, or going to a ball game. We also like to go to Branson a lot, to Silver Dollar City or Whitewater. Last year our vacation was a trip to St. Louis to the zoo and the Arch. This year we are just hanging out around here. Next year we are planning a vacation with the entire family to Disney Land . We also have family that lives up there, so it will be a lot of fun. There aren’t many things that we do without our children--we feel that they are the most important part of our family.

    When I got pregnant at the age of 16, I looked into adoption, but in the end with the help of my family I decided to keep her. I can somewhat understand what you must be going through. This is one of the hardest decisions anyone can ever make. My daughter was a preemie and only weighed 3 lb; it was really hard going to school and raising a baby at the same time. My mom is a stay at home mom, so she babysat for me, and still does when I need her.

    Steve and I have always wanted 1 more child, and have decided adoption is what we would like to do. We plan on telling our child when he or she is old enough about the adoption. We would also like to tell them about their birth parents, if that is ok, and show them pictures of them, again if that is ok. Not just Steve and our whole family, but I also, would dearly love the privilege of loving your child as our own.

    I would like to thank you for considering us as potential parents for your child. We would love the chance to get to know you and what you are looking for in parents for our child we want you to know us as much as we want to know you. 

May God Bless you in this Journey

Steven and Katrina Owen