Dear Expectant Parent, 

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us through this profile. Although we’ve never been in your position, your willingness to consider adoption for your baby is one of the most incredible sacrifices of love we can imagine. As adoptive parents, we would be honored to be considered and would do our best to make sure your child knows that out of love for him or her you chose the path of adoption.

About us,

I met my wife Sandra 20 years ago and we have been married for the past 12 years. We have one daughter, Maia who is 6 years old going into first grade this year. My wife is from Costa Rica and we have been fortunate enough to be able to visit each year where Sandra’s family resides. We have exposed our daughter to her rich Latin culture and she loves our yearly visits to Costa Rica. 

Sandra grew up with a very large family. Like most Latin families, she was impressed upon the importance of the family unit. Sandra is a wonderful mom who spends nearly all of her time caring for our daughter  and is a great role model.

We enjoy seeing Sandra’s family and introducing Maia to Latin culture. Maia is getting really good at speaking Spanish. Sandra has tried for years to get pregnant again but without success. We have wanted a sibling for Maia every since she was born and she asks us on a daily basis when she will have a brother or sister.

I grew up in a small family of 5 but always was around extended family, aunts uncles, nieces and nephews. I grew up in the Midwest and moved to California in 2000 after finishing my residency and fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine. I am a physician at a large Children’s Hospital. I love working with children and help making them better. It is very gratifying to help both parents and children get through what can be a very trying  experience. I think that being a father is one of the best things I’ve ever experienced in life. I always make time to be with our family as often as I can despite my busy work schedule.

We have a lot family time together. We  very much enjoy the outdoors. We enjoy traveling, going to national parks and hiking. We also enjoy going to the Zoo, Museums, Legoland and Disneyland and the many kid friendly venues that Southern California has to offer.

We believe in the importance of education. We teach Maia to respect all cultures, religions and ways of life. We believe diversity is better than sameness. We teach her to respect people coming from all walks of life. We teach her to believe in God but to also respect those that do not. Also to do things because it’s the right thing to do not for fear of punishment or need for reward.

Maia enjoys doing projects at home and spending the holidays with family. She loves swimming, playing soccer, dancing, and doing ballet and yoga. We believe in spending quality family time together. Family is very  important. She is learning to play piano and enjoys doing magic. She is very sweet and loving and can’t wait to be a sister. Although Maia has made many friends both in and out of school, she longs to have a sibling. She talks about this constantly. Every day she asks us when a sibling will come. We pray every night that this dream be fulfilled.

Our parenting approach,

We believe in lifelong learning for our kids as well as for us as parents. We try to listen to our child’s needs but also encourage them to discover the world themselves. We don’t believe in corporal punishment such as spanking or hitting a child. We want to give them advantages that we never had but stop short of spoiling them. We want our children to explore the world and realize their potential. We want to give them the tools to make this a reality. We also encourage them to be independent and to be able to discover many things on their own so that they will end up being self sufficient.

Our promise to you is to treat your child with love and respect as if it were our natural born child.

Ever since Sandra and I met we have wanted to adopt a child. We are hoping to grow our family so that we can share all of the love and appreciation we have. We so very much want to grow our family and we appreciate you taking the time to get to know us.

With love and respect,

David , Sandra and Maia