Hello, we are Caterina and Joe.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. We admire the strength and courage you have to tackle the decisions and questions before you about adoption. Hopefully, our profile will put your mind at ease about who we are and how well your child will flourish with us. We are fully committed to adoption and ensuring the success and health of your child.

 

Home-cooked meals, health, love, family, patience, fun, common sense, gut intuition, and wisdom are some of the tools we will use to raise and grow your child. Joe and I have been best friends and husband and wife for 6 years. We cook most of our meals at home and are homebodies if we are not walking, playing tennis, catching up with family and friends, or volunteering at various community-based charities, theater or church functions. We are proud members of a church less than 2 miles away and volunteer there doing such things as cleaning and refurbishing their elementary school when they need help. We believe it is God's way that has led on this path of life, and we are ready to share our connection with the church with your child too.

 

Like many couples today, our story began online! We both had just gotten out of long-term relationships and weren’t looking to jump into another one. We agreed to meet at a board game meetup event. We became good friends for a year and a half and met every other month to catch up over dinner. Then one New Year’s Day while hiking together, we stopped, looked at each other, and decided to take the plunge and date. We were engaged a year later and got married in 2015.

 

After our honeymoon in Hawaii, we tried to start growing our family. We discovered we had a small chance of having a biological child, but that didn’t stop us! Becoming parents has always been our dream. We are excited and cannot wait to welcome a beautiful child into our hearts through adoption.

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Financial Support

Expectant mothers who choose to make an adoption plan may qualify for some level of financial assistance during their pregnancy. However, each person's situation and specific needs are different. Your adoption social worker can help you determine what level of assistance you qualify for and deserve. Many expectant mothers qualify for financial assistance to cover basic pregnancy and living expenses, including but not limited to - transportation reimbursement, utility assistance for phone, water, and electricity/gas, maternity clothing and supplements, etc.

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FAQ’s about placing a baby for Adoption

I'm considering giving my baby up for adoption. How much does that cost?

It won't cost you anything. If you choose to place your baby for adoption, all of your medical and legal fees will be covered and you may be eligible for financial assistance with other pregnancy-related expenses.

I'm experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and don't know who the birth father is. Can I still place my baby for adoption?

Yes. Even if you don’t know the identity of the birth father, you can still choose to make an adoption plan. However, every adoption situation is different. The adoption social worker you’re assigned to will get to know you and your story first, and then guide you through the process accordingly.

When is the right time to talk with an adoption professional?

You can make an adoption plan at any point in your pregnancy, even after the baby has been born. But, it's important to start the process as early in your pregnancy as possible. Connecting with those resources will allow you to gain access to important medical services, including prenatal care, to help ensure a healthy pregnancy.

When I create an adoption plan, will I get to choose who is in the room with me during delivery?

One aspect of your adoption plan is the "Hospital Plan" an outline of how you'd like your hospital stay and delivery to go. You can craft this on your own or with the help of your adoption social worker. But everything is up to you. You’ll be able to choose who comes to the hospital with you, who is in the room with you during delivery, and how much time you’d like to spend with the baby before signing the final papers.

How much contact will I have with the adoptive family after I place my baby with them?

As part of your adoption plan, you'll determine whether or not you’d like to have an open or closed adoption or something in between. Open adoptions may include phone calls, messaging (via social media, email, or text), and/or periodic visits each year. Closed adoptions may include no contact at all or annual updates provided to the birth parent(s) by the adoptive family. Each post-adoption relationship is different and can vary based on what an expectant mother chooses in her adoption plan.

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