Anthony & Kelly
Dear expectant parent(s),
Our names are Anthony and Kelly. We are very grateful for the opportunity to share a little about us and the life we could offer your child as you consider an adoption plan.
We want to start by saying that we have an incredible amount of respect for you and understand that this is a complex and difficult situation.
We live in the east end of Ottawa with our two friendly and kid-loving pups surrounded by the love and support of nearby friends and family. In our home your child will have a life full of, unconditional love, kindness, understanding, adventure, respect and memories. We are very supportive in fostering an open adoption plan and would love to explore this with you.
We hope you’ll consider us as potential parents for your baby and that our story helps you in making your decision.
Quick Facts
Anthony
Age: 37
Ethnicity: White
Religion: Catholic
Profession: Carpenter
Education: Other
Interests: Anthony is an avid reader. Anthony loves to create. Whether it is carpentry, drawings or creative writing he is always in the middle of a project!
Kelly
Age: 36
Ethnicity: White
Religion: Spiritual
Profession: Not For Profit Director
Education: Masters Degree
Interests: Kelly loves all things gardening and plants. Travel is a lifelong passion. While Kelly loves a good night in, a day full of activities fills her cup!
Our Community
Years Together: 12
Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Neighbourhood: Suburban
Other Children: No
Pets: Oats - 3 year old Bernadoodle & Roo - 1.5 year old Sheepadoodle
Child Preferences
Age: Up to 5 years
Gender: No Preference
Ethnicity: No preference
Special Needs: Open To Discussion
Type of Adoption: Open
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About Us
We’ve been together for 12 years. We met while working part time jobs at a glasses store during university. Kelly picked out glasses for people, while Anthony made the lenses for them. We knew then that we made a great team and started dating a year later. We’ve been best friends and life loves ever since. We’ve come a long way since our glasses making days. Kelly’s built a career in the not-for-profit sector and Anthony is a carpenter. After four years together we got married and had all our friends and family over for an intimate outdoor reception in Kelly’s parent’s beautiful backyard. We’ve been married for 8 years amazing years. In 2018 we bought our first home (a real fixer upper) and have renovated the entire house ourselves, creating our perfect home. We have two 2 dogs, Oats and Roo, that we love to take on outdoor adventures. Our life is deeply rooted in our family and we are lucky enough that all our immediate family live in Ottawa, with our extended family in Toronto and Montreal. We celebrate Christian holidays, like Christmas and Easter, and love spending holidays with family and friends. On a Friday night you can find us around the fire, enjoying Indian food, and playing board games or having a movie marathon.
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Our Home & Community
We live in an old neighbourhood in the east end of Ottawa with lots of amenities and parks, in a great bilingual school district. There is no shortage of opportunity for outdoor adventures. We live minutes from a beautiful forested area, a skating rink, baseball field, soccer field, toboggan hill and a park with a splash pad. All of our immediate family members live in our area. Kelly’s sister and husband, live across the street from us, so your child would have an aunt and uncle one door away! We are great friends with our neighbours and have pizza and game nights with them regularly. Anthony grew up in our neighbourhood and has nothing but good memories here. There are many young kids and families close by, along with parks, community centres and schools. Our street and neighbourhood is quiet and safe.
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Our Thoughts about Parenting & Adoption
We cannot wait to be parents and have a family. After years of unsuccessful infertility treatments we knew our journey to parenthood would be a little different. Despite not being able to get pregnant, we knew we still wanted to read bedtime stories, play in the park on weekends and grow as a family. Anthony’s sister and mother are adopted, so we’ve always known that family through adoption is just as positive and special as any other family. We are incredibly lucky to be surrounded by people who support us and are excited for us to welcome a child through adoption. As parents we commit to thoughtfully sharing your child’s adoption story with them – honouring you in the process. We will foster an environment built on respect, kindness, self-awareness and good humour. We are grateful to both have access to parental leave and benefits and look forward to taking that time to bond. We hope in our profile and website you get a feeling for us as parents and the life we could provide your child.
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Closing Thoughts
We promise to honour and celebrate you.
We look forward to discussing your level of openness, how you see our relationship unfolding and the relationship you may wish to have with your child. Our dream is that you can take comfort in seeing that your child is well taken care of and loved beyond measure.
Our Promise to Your Child.
It is important to us that your child knows their roots.
We will provide a nurturing home, full of unconditional love, unwavering kindness and understanding, steadfast patience and respect. We will have fun, go on adventures, share belly-laughs and be silly together. We will encourage and promote curiosity, adventure and a love of learning. We will create a place for your child to thrive, and build the foundation of a wonderful life. We will celebrate their adoption story and support your child as they grow.