Hello, we are Brian and Megan! Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. Becoming parents would mean everything to us. We cannot wait to start this journey!

Our story together began in September of 2004. Brian and I (Megan) grew up 15 minutes from each other but didn’t meet until we were in our early 20’s. One weekend Brian came up to the college I attended to visit some of his high school friends. Luckily for us, those friends happened to be my college friends. After that weekend we would travel back and forth to each other and spend hours on the phone. After college, we moved in together and then almost exactly four years later, in September 2008, we got married. 

We have always known that we wanted to be parents. Even while dating, we would talk about baby names. I (Megan) have always wanted to adopt a child, and as soon as I brought the topic up to Brian he loved the idea. Two years ago I was diagnosed with endometriosis, and had surgery to remove a cyst from my ovary.  Both of which can result in increased risk of infertility.  After my surgery we continued to talk about adoption and decided it was the right choice for us. We feel that we can give any child a great home, and know in our hearts that we will be very loving and caring parents.

Brian was born just outside of Washington, DC, but his family moved to Pennsylvania shortly after he was born. Brian is one of five children. He is very close to his family and sees them often. All of his siblings still have the same great family values his parents taught them growing up.  

I know that Brian will be a devoted father to any child who joins our family. Whenever he is with his family you can usually find him running around and playing games with the kids. All of our nieces and nephews adore Brian, and he loves every minute he gets to spend with them. Any child would be extremely lucky to be able to call Brian, daddy.

Though Brian is an accountant and works in employee retirement plan administration, his true passion is cycling. Over the past few years, he has competed in several local races and a handful of charity rides every year.  If the weather is nice Brian tries to find the time to ride every day. I know he’s excited to teach a child how to ride and to take them fun bike rides in the future! 

Brian’s Favorites:

Movie: The Princess Bride

Cartoon: Spongebob

Band: Linkin Park

Food: Pulled pork sandwich

Dessert: Vanilla ice cream with caramel syrup

Sport: Football or baseball

Sports teams: Washington (football) Phillies (baseball)

Card/Board Game:  Risk

Megan was born in a suburb of Philadelphia and is the youngest of two children. She grew up with a love of playing and watching sports, which she picked up from her mother and older brother. Megan’s parents live in her childhood home about 25 minutes away and we see them all the time. Her brother and his family live a few states away. They always make sure to spend a couple of weekends a year visiting with us, along with coming in town for the holidays. 

Being married to Megan has been amazing. She makes me laugh and entertains me like no one else! She is also incredibly caring. We have gone on some great adventures together and I look forward to starting the adventures of parenthood with her by my side. 

Megan has shown time and time again how great of a mother she will be. She has been a nanny to her friend’s two children since they were born. Every day, she comes home excited to show me videos of their first steps, words, or of them dancing and singing. She’s also great with our nieces and nephews, and can comfort them when they’re upset like no one else can.

Megan’s Favorites:

Movie: Empire Records

TV Show: Friends

Cartoon: The Muppets Favorite Muppet characters: Gonzo & Rizzo

Food: French Fries

Dessert: Vanilla ice cream with M&Ms

Sport: Baseball

Sports teams: All Philadelphia teams, huge Phillies fan.  

Athlete: Chase Utley (Our dog is named after him)

Card/Board Game: Uno, Scrabble

We live in a single-family home in a quiet town on two acres of land. Right across the street from us is a State Park. It’s our favorite part of town with a lake, a pool and plenty of trails for people to explore. We try to take advantage of the park on nice sunny days. 

We share our home with two very important family members - our dogs! Utley and Layla enjoy running around our fenced-in backyard. They are both playful, friendly, and they love to cuddle. They would make great pet “siblings” for a new baby! 

We have lived in our home since 2014. We usually work together with chores and projects around the house. We have painted a few rooms, fixed up our eat-in kitchen, and our next project is setting up a nursery!

All of our neighbors are great people, and we have wonderful relationships with them. On one side of us is an older couple with three grown children. On the other side of our house is a couple with two toddlers. We have attended their birthday and holiday parties. Their children are always outside playing on their swing set or just running around. When the kids are outside they come to the fence to greet the dogs. Layla will even sit at the fence line and watch them play for hours!

Some of the many activities we enjoy are paddle boarding, canoeing, and hiking with our two dogs. We love having the park across the street and being able to to enjoy the outdoors whenever we want. Although we do like to stay active, one of our favorite things to do is just hang out on our deck and listen to music or play fetch with the dogs.

We really enjoy traveling, as well. For our honeymoon, we went on Megan’s dream vacation to Hawaii. Swimming with dolphins and sea turtles in the ocean is something I will never forget.  We recently attended Brian’s sister's wedding in Puerto Rico. We absolutely loved staying in a private hotel in the rainforest!  

Megan is a huge Phillies fan, so we make plenty of trips to the ballpark to see games. She also volunteered with an animal rescue. It was nice going to events, talking to prospective owners and finding the perfect match for their family. We have fostered dozens of dogs over the years and have really enjoyed that experience. 

Brian has a very close-knit family and they mostly live nearby. He works with his dad, brother, aunt, and uncle. Since Brian is one of five kids, it could be difficult keeping up with everyone. Luckily, with social media, we get pictures and updates on our four (soon to be five) nieces and nephews nearly every day. Brian’s parents are very caring grandparents. They are always ready to help out or spoil the little ones. They are also very active and love to water ski!

Megan’s parents live nearby, as well. Her dad loves helping us with projects around the house, and she attends antique car shows with him. Megan’s mom tries to teach us about gardening since she definitely has the green thumb in our family. Megan’s brother is married and has two sons. They live a few states away, but we try to get to some of their sporting events and stay in touch with each other daily. 

In addition to our family, we have a lot of friends who live nearby. We get together for Phillies games, dinner, or to attend their children’s birthday parties. It doesn’t matter how busy life gets we always try to get together with them!

Winter: We always get together with both sides of the family for the holidays. This past Christmas, we spent the day before Christmas Eve with Brian’s family and had a funny gift exchange. It is always a good time and full of laughs! On Christmas Eve, we traveled to Megan’s brother’s house. It was fantastic to spend a couple of days with family and watching our nephews get excited over presents from Santa!

Spring: Brian’s mom, two brothers, and one of his sisters have birthdays in March. We always have brunch to celebrate the March Madness of birthdays!

Summer: Brian's parents have a house on a river with a pool! All his family members spend time there swimming, boating, and roasting marshmallows by the fire in the evening. Megan’s brother lives in a beach town, so we visit them a few times during the summer. A typical day there includes hanging out on the beach, bike rides around town, dinner on the boardwalk and late-night movies! 

Fall: Thanksgiving weekend is usually spent with Megan’s family. It’s always great to catch up with her aunts, uncles, and cousins. The day after Thanksgiving is Christmas decoration day! Megan decorates the inside of the house, while Brian puts the lights and reindeer outside. We always decorate the tree together, reminiscing and telling stories about certain ornaments.  Saturday is Thanksgiving #2 with Brian’s family. Everyone eats, relaxes, and watches football.  It’s a great weekend to just enjoy being with everyone.  

Thank you for taking the time to read our story.  We imagine that adoption must be a hard choice to make, but we’re sure that the decision comes from a place of love. We'd be more than happy to keep in touch with you over the years through yearly updates if you'd like. However, if you'd prefer a closed adoption, we completely understand. No matter what, we'll always remind the child of you and just how much love you have for them. If we are lucky enough to be chosen to adopt your baby they will be in a home filled with laughter, happiness and of course lots of love. 

We have always wanted to start a family, so adoption would truly be a dream come true. We couldn’t ask for a better support system to help us raise a child. Our families are the best and are always there for one another. We cannot wait to introduce the baby to their grandparents, and many aunts, uncles and cousins!