Izzy and Ryan
Hello
We are Izzy and Ryan, and we wish for another child to love unconditionally for all times. We feel that your choice to look at open adoption shows a great source of love as well. We hope that this journey brings you and all those in your life what is right for you.
It has been a sacred honor to provide our son Noah with a safe harbor to call home, and now we want to share that home with another beloved child. Our children will grow up knowing that the only expectation we have of them is kindness to others, and that decisions they make from the heart will be respected and honored.
We have a very fortunate life that we share with our 3 year old son. Our relationship started when we were in college and has only gotten stronger, more loving and fun over the 18 years we’ve been together. But the center of our life came into focus when Noah’s birth family entrusted us to be his parents. We share a cozy home with a big kitchen that we fill up with friends and family on a regular basis. Ours is the home always open to loud and laughing book clubs, friends hanging out in the backyard, and potluck dinners. Our house always has music playing, a new recipe being tried in the kitchen, and things getting planted in the yard. We are the kind of family that hug and kiss a lot, all talk at the same time, who let our dog Mugsy in bed with us, and who enjoy mellow times at home as much as our adventures in the wider world. We are lucky that Izzy’s mama lives in our town and many of our friends live within a mile of us. Our quiet neighborhood is in a kind and friendly community where you can walk to our funky downtown, the co-op, the grade school, or to the beach within ten minutes. We have a family which supports us and are genuinely enthusiastic about our family growing again through open adoption, and who want to give our children a tribe of loving adults. We’ve learned a lot about parenting in the past three years, and as we did before Noah was born, feel a protectiveness and gratitude for the child yet to come.
We are lucky to have jobs that we really like and are proud of; Izzy is a nurse at our local hospital and Ryan helps people with disabilities access public transportation. We are lucky to work flexible hours, with Izzy only 1 or 2 days a week, so that we both get to be available to our children. We believe kids do best when both parents are hands-on and not just doing “Mom” things or “Dad” things. That is why we are making sure both of us get to be home for those important small-people years.
We are spiritual people who have a faith in social justice, equality and dignity for all living beings. We want to raise our children to be grounded but free. Part of what we think will give them this sense of self is the opportunity to know their birth families. This is why we were so excited, and even relieved, to discover open adoption. We feel the inclusiveness of open adoption will show our children what we treasure about relationships. For this we want to thank the person who will help our family grow, both with the presence of another child and with their own place in our lives.
Sincerely,
Izzy, Ryan, and Noah