tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59179764307105494062024-02-21T02:40:39.284-08:00Becky & Ben Adopt : A Journey To BabyHoping to grow our family through adoption. We are searching for a child to love; can you help us?Ben&Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10260205312384094762noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917976430710549406.post-74953215804794992382013-01-02T08:49:00.000-08:002013-10-15T21:32:33.862-07:00About us... the basics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, here we are. Ben and Becky are searching for a baby to join
our family, to love, and to care for. If you are pregnant, thinking
about adoption, or searching for adoptive parents for your unborn or
young child, we are happy you are here. This blog is intended to help
you get to know us and see if we'd be a good fit for your baby.<br />
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First, let me tell you a bit about us:<br />
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is 34 and Becky is 31. We have been married for six happy years, and
live in beautiful, rural southwestern Wisconsin. We have lived here for
six years and can think of nowhere better to raise a family. This
region is known as the "Driftless Region" because of it's beautiful
valleys and bluffs. We live right along the Kickapoo River and just a
few miles from the Mississippi river. In fact, we love it here so much
that we built our new home here in 2012. It's a beautiful house,
perfect for us and our future family, located on the middle of a hill
with a perfect view of the valley. From the front porch we can see the
new neighborhood park and a small handful of neighbors. From the back
deck we overlook the entire valley and it's beautiful sunsets!</span><br />
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love to travel and have visited some amazing places like Ireland,
Italy, Nepal, Mexico, and Germany. When we are lucky enough to start our family, we
hope to bring our future children on trips like this so they can
experience the world and it's many treasures. Another thing we love to
do together is cook. Whether it's grilling steaks on the deck, baking a
loaf of fresh bread and enjoying it with our homemade strawberry jam,
or even making big batches of marinara sauce, a lot of time is spent
together in our large kitchen. This year we even learned how to make
homemade mustard and homemade soap! We greatly enjoy learning new
things and can't wait to experience so many new things through the eyes
of a child. </span><br />
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though we live within the town limits, we have a chicken coop with four
chickens, and a garden. Have you ever tried a fresh egg or freshly
picked veggies? They are so delicious! Healthy eating is important to
us, and we try to eat local and organic whenever possible.</span><br />
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other things we do for fun are camping, inviting friends over for
dinner or the weekend, and visiting family. We love to go on random
adventures where we pick a location and enjoy our day trying something
new. One time we ended up at an amethyst mine (and went home with some
great souvenirs!). Another time we spent the day walking through
historic Galena, Illinois. <br /><br />You may wonder why we're hoping to adopt? Well, we have been trying to start a family for 4
years. We've had six unexplained pregnancy losses and all testing has
come back showing us to be completely healthy. We have a lot of love to
share with a child, and have decided that adoption is a great fit for
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This is a tough post to write. We hope that those of you reading this post are considering us to be adoptive parents for your child. It's easy to say (and obviously very true) that we would love, care for, and nurture this child with all of our hearts. We have known from the beginning that we wanted to be parents, and have always talked about the day when we'd have children.<br />
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But obviously everyone has different priorities for their children, so we hope our values align with what you hope your child will grow up with.<br />
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Spending time doing outdoor activities as a family. Things like camping, riding bikes, visiting family and friends, doing activities at local outdoor attractions like state parks, hiking at scenic trails, and more are just a few of the things we do now and can't wait to share our love of these things with children. Ben is a big fan of fishing and can't wait to take our future son or daughter along, just like his dad did with him. Becky loves to go pick apples, cherries, and strawberries at the local orchards.<br />
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We also value local, healthy foods. We think it's important to feed ourselves healthy, nourishing food, and just as important to support our local farmers and farmers markets. Of course we love to go out to eat, but we do get a lot of enjoyment out of preparing dinner together, knowing that most of the ingredients came from within a few miles of our home.<br />
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We value education. Whether someone is too young for school, in school, or an adult out of school, we love learning new things. We often talk about how we would love for our future children to spend less time watching tv and more time in creative play. We love books and already have started a book collection for any child that joins our family. Kids that come visit us now love to look at all the books we have! Becky's mom is a great inspiration: when Becky and her siblings were young, her mom encouraged them to do fun science experiments, learn history through games, and to love reading stories. Ben's parents encouraged his technical mind by providing him with Legos, Lincoln Logs, and other toys to build up engineering skills. We love the thought of combining play with learning opportunities. When our children are older, we'll encourage them to dream big and follow those dreams. While we both attended college, we also had great life experiences in the military and by following a non-traditional path. So we feel it's important to support many choices in life, whether it's college, the military, or some other path that will help create wonderful experiences and great memories.<br />
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We value respect. After five years of marriage, we can honestly say that we are happy and very much in love. Going through several years of infertility wasn't easy, but we attribute our happiness to the respect we show each other. We feel that children are worthy of our respect, and even when they disobey, they can be punished without being disrespected. We think this is how little people grow up into happy big people. :) With that said, we would like to know your thoughts on open adoption. If you, as the birthmother/birthparent, want to be a regular part of our child's life, we would welcome it. If you prefer to receive photos and updates on a regular basis but have little contact with us and your child, that is fine too. (And did we mention Becky is a professional photographer? We can promise adorable photos!) Of course, if you simply prefer to lead your own life without much contact from us, we respect your decision.<br />
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Finally, we value faith and family. At the end of the day, this is what really matters. Your child would lovingly be a member of our family and raised in the Christian faith. Ben was raised Catholic and Becky was raised Protestant. Faith in God and a relationship with Jesus Christ are important, and we would raise our family with respect for the Christian faith. We are both close to our families, and can promise that any child joining our family will be loved more than they can imagine. Their presence is both anticipated and welcomed, and we can't wait to introduce them to all of their grandparents and great-grandparents, aunts & uncles, and cousins!<br />
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As we mentioned in our first post, we just built our new home in 2012.
We love it! It's high on a hill and looks over a beautiful valley. You
can even see a horse farm from our back deck. We are in a new
neighborhood on the edge of a small village. We love that we can watch
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Within walking distance is a small park, city hall, a dance studio, grocery store, and a few other businesses. <br />
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We have three bedrooms and room for an additional bedroom to go in the basement. We can't wait to have a child of our own running around our home! Ben&Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10260205312384094762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917976430710549406.post-18141109068071484362012-12-27T12:57:00.001-08:002013-10-15T21:34:04.670-07:00Our jobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Becky has owned a photography business for over five years. She started this business to allow her to work from home with our future children, but after several years without children, she went back to work in the non-profit sector. Right now she's the executive director of a small non-profit that revitalizes a city's historic downtown. Her non-profit work is four days a week, then she usually spends a day working from home on her photography business. <br />
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Ben is self-employed in the field of product development for hand tools. He is very technical and engineer-minded, and invents hand tools! Previously, Ben worked as a financial advisor and also as a machinist at his own machining business. He works from home and has a flexible schedule, which we both love. It gives him time to play with his motorcycles and go fishing. :)<br />
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One interesting thing about both of us is that we are veterans. Becky was in the Navy while Ben was in the Army. We met while Ben was still in the Army and have gone through two deployments: one while we were dating and another after we were married. Thankfully, we are both done with our commitments now so we won't have to face another separation in the future!<br />
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<br />Ben&Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10260205312384094762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917976430710549406.post-57300157806931310692012-12-27T10:23:00.000-08:002013-10-15T21:34:49.095-07:00What Our Friends Say<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>While we were creating this site, we thought it might be nice if you could get a better sense of us... more than what we have to say about ourselves. So, we asked a few friends to write a little bit on our behalf. </i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My husband and I have three kids who adore Rebecca and Ben. They have always been so generous and thoughtful when it comes to my children. Rebecca is always thinking of great activities when around my kids. She loves to read and has helped instill the love of books to my children.</span></div>
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Ben has had two deployments in Iraq. The second time, he surprised Becky by coming home the day before Christmas Eve. He went to their house to wait for her to arrive, but then he got impatient and called her cell phone. He hung up when she answered, but she had a feeling it was him. Such a great Christmas surprise!<br />
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Becky can read REALLY fast: she can finish an entire novel in a day or less. Ben doesn't read quite so fast but he can retain an incredible amount of facts and trivia. Becky doesn't like to play trivia games with him because she is destined to lose.<br />
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Future grandpa (Ben's dad) looks like Santa Claus and has big plans for Christmas when he can put on a Santa suit for his grandson or daughter. He'll need a little extra padding, though!<br />
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Ben lived in four different states when growing up but Becky lived in the same town until she was 18.<br />
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Becky and Ben gave their little dog, Shasta, a pack of hotdogs for Christmas. It was her favorite Christmas present ever! (But don't worry, she only got half of a hotdog each day.) She wasn't a fan of her ugly Christmas sweater, though.<br />
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Ever heard of Grandma Grape and Grandpa Grape? They are Becky's grandparents, and they got their name because "Grandma Grape" sounds way more fun than "Great Grandma Audrey"! Don't you agree? <br />
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