Mike and Stephen
Hello!
We are Stephen (on the left) and Mike. We have been together now for almost ten incredible years and have made our home in the Pacific Northwest. Our relationship consists of a strong sense of who we are, a physically active life filled with family and friends, silly times of play, quite times at home, and enough love to welcome a child into our hearts to complete our family. In our relationship and life, we value honesty, fairness, education, togetherness and a close bond with family and friends.
Maddie and Rocco (pictured below) are our cuddly “kids”, who have helped us prepare for parenthood over the past eight years. Maddie has already demonstrated her aptitude as a great big sister by the way she won’t leave the side of our godson when he visits, continually making sure he is in good spirits and well cared for (her maternal instinct is truly adorable). Stephen is a pediatric dentist and has recently opened his own dental office after many years working for a community health clinic. Mike is a Physican Assistant for a local hospital group with a great schedule that gives him 26 weeks off every year.
We are extremely excited about being able to fulfill our dream of becoming parents and feel strongly that an open adoption is the right way for us to make that dream a reality. Open adoption appeals to us because it fosters honesty and inclusiveness. We realize that being a same sex couple lends an opportunity for a birth mother to have a unique role in the baby's life. Regardless of the frequency of interaction and visit, she will always be the child's only mother.
Mike about Stephen: Stephen is best described as a kid at heart who can't help being an adult. His main goal in life seems to be making people laugh and smile. He is always trying to entertain me, our dogs, our friends or whoever happens to be around with some type of antics. He does not appear to have any end to his bountiful energy. But underneath this playful exterior is the responsible adult who can't help but make sure our home is put together and our family is well cared for.
Stephen about Mike: Mike is a bit more reserved than me. He comes off quiet in public but once he gets to know you, there is no end to his warmth and kidness. Mike isn’t as careless about throwing smiles in all directions throughout the day, as I am, but when he does smile, people can’t help but to return the smile and share in his joy. He is much more laid back than me and is the spontaneous one in our relationship. Mike keeps our life exciting with last minute plans for dinners out, having friends over or just getting me out of the house to a movie or other spur of the moment event.
We are fortunate to have a great set of friends and family. Everyone is excited about us becoming parents and have been offering all sorts of support if we should need it. We live in a quiet, urban neighborhood in a large Northwest city. We are lucky to be centerally located without being right in the middle of the usual hustle and bustle of a large city. We are about five minutes from the lake in one direction, and ten minutes from downtown in the other direction. There are two parks within one block of our home. Our neighbors have kids varying in age from newborn to teens, and are looking forward to the day when we have a little one of our own.
We are excited about hopefully getting to meet you. We know you have a lot of difficult decisions to make and we appreciate the time you are taking to consider us as adoptive parents for your child.
For this family's complete adoptive parent profile, please contact Open Adoption and Family Services.