The Cradle has a wonderful group of families waiting to adopt a baby. Here
are some of the letters and pictures our waiting families have compiled as a
way to introduce themselves to you. Rest assured that all of The Cradle's
families have been thoroughly screened to ensure that every baby we place is
going to a safe and loving home.
Irma & Chris
“Love is the best medicine, and there is more than enough to go around once you open your heart.” Julie Marie. We are Chris and Irma and we want to thank you for considering us as you prepare an adoption plan for your baby. Our hearts and minds are truly ready to welcome a baby into our lives. We are excited about the opportunities that adoption offers us in forming the family we... View Family |
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John & Doug
Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. We have always wanted to be dads and are so excited that we are in a place where we can provide a child with all the love, attention, and guidance they would want. We especially look forward to including you in our child’s life so they understand they were so loved that their birth mom chose an extra special family for them. ... View Family |
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Shannon & Ralph
Hi. We hope to meet you some day to get to know you. We’d like to tell you a little about ourselves so you can get to know us. If you like what you learn about us and we come to be a good match, we know that the most important thing that will tie us together is love for your child and putting his or her interests first – always. We invite you to learn more about Our Story, Our Pictures... View Family |
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Rebecca & Josh
After being adopted, Rebecca took care of foster babies…and now we’re ready to adopt and build our family
We are a loving, quirky family whose lives have already been touched by adoption. When Rebecca was three her birthmother chose to permanently place Rebecca with her foster parents Marge and Dock. Now it’s our turn to give a child everything that Rebecca’s adop... View Family |
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Emily & Gina
It’s been said, the best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role models. This is exactly what we intend to do when we are finally blessed with the gift of a child. We are Emily and Gina, and will do everything we can to raise a child who knows and is proud of his/her journ... View Family |
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Holly & Will
We are Will, Holly and Lizzie, and we are very excited to share a bit about ourselves with you. Our hope is that through this letter you will get an idea of the love we share, our life as a family and our commitment to open adoption. We are excited about the prospect of adding to our family once again through adoption!
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Cindy & David
Hello, we are Cindy, David, and our daughter Zia, and we are happy to share a little about our lives with you. We value family time and community connections, have a diversity of friends, and love to have just plain fun, from throwing big birthday parties to riding bikes on a summer day. Zia loves to help take care of babies or pretend to be them; being a big sister is just what she would like.... View Family |
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Keri & Sue
Hi! We are Sue, Keri and Noah and are excited to share our story with you! We know that this letter won’t answer all of your questions you will surely have, but we hope that you will want to learn more about our family after reading this. We also wish to thank you for taking the time to read our letter and we wish you peace during this life-changing process. ... View Family |
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Christine & Jeff
Hi! We appreciate your taking the time to meet our family. Christine is a stay-at-home Mom whose favorite noise is a child’s belly laughter. Jeff works in commercial real estate, but his favorite time of day is coming home to play with our son Alex, who we adopted with the help of the Cradle. Alex is one and a half, and he’s into everything. But our family is n... View Family |
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Megan & Shay
Hi! We are Megan, Shay and Seamus! Thanks for taking the time to learn a little about us.
Shay and I met at a local tavern through mutual friends on Shay’s 21st birthday. It also happened to be his first day back in Chicago after returning to Ireland for a year. We often joke about how Shay hit the jackpot on that infamous day!
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Scott & Russell
We are excited that you are taking a few minutes to get to know us. I’m Scott. I’m Russell. And, we’d like to become parents.
We met about 13 years ago at the urging of a mutual friend, Jerry, who’s now the father of our God kids, Jered and Jeremy. Jerry insisted that we join him in taking scuba diving lessons. We... View Family |
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Eleanor & Denis
Hello! We're Eleanor, Denis and Mikey and we would like to share a bit of information about ourselves in the hopes that it will provide a glimpse of who we are and our family life. We are very much looking forward to expanding our family through adoption for a second time.
On October 24, 2003 we met Kelsey, who would eventually be the birthmother of our child. We were both ex... View Family |
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Kip & Steve
Hello, we are Kip, Steve, and Keira! Three years ago Keira joined our family through a loving open adoption. Our lives have changed tremendously since then – our leisure time is now filled with games of hide and seek, sliding down slides, swinging on swings, and playing dress-up. Being parents has brought us lots of joy and happiness, and strengthened our commitment and desire ... View Family |
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Astrid & Torsten
Thank you for letting us share our story with you. We are Torsten and Astrid. As parents, we wish with all our hearts to have another child to love. Our three-year-old son Lucas was adopted as an infant. We are fortunate to have met with his birthparents several times, before and after he was born. There is an African saying: "It takes a village to raise a child." Together with you... View Family |
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Kim & Chris
Hi! We are Kim and Chris. A great leader once said, "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Our journey to have a child has involved many steps that we didn't foresee, and we are excited about building our family through adoption. We truly love children and are eager to create a loving and happy home for a child. We spent... View Family |
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David & Steven
We've talked about being parents for a long time, over 10 years. We discussed our dreams of creating a family through adoption and all the joys children would bring to us. So here we are now, 14 years together in a stable, trusting relationship. We're confident in our choice to grow our family through adoption, excited to be parents, and readying ourselves to provide a loving, supportive hom... View Family |
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Ann & Jerry
What does a Chicago city boy have to do with a Texas cowgirl? The answer would be Ann and Jerry, a fun loving couple who enjoys life and would like to add to our family. We are hoping that this letter will give you a glimpse into our lives and help you learn more about us and how we would like to share our lives with a child.
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Corinne & Josh
"Everything happens for a reason", that's the quote that we try to live by. You never know what will happen in your life and where it will take you. None of us thought we would be sitting here writing/reading this letter, but we are. Not one of us has had an easy journey getting here, and we don't pretend to know what you are going through at this time. However, what has happen... View Family |
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Chris & Mike
The native prairie plants of Illinois can grow up to six feet tall. But perhaps the most amazing thing is the fact that their roots grow three times as deep. That’s a lot like us, Mike and Chris. We are Illinois natives, Mike is six feet tall, and our roots are deeply fixed in family, friends, and community.
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Dawn & John
If you were to ask what open adoption means to us, our answer would be "everything". Open adoption gave us the most beautiful baby girl over two years ago. It has brought our families closer together and added even more loved ones to our lives. And we hope it allows our daughter to become the big sister she is meant to be. We are John, Dawn, and Amelia, and here is our ... View Family |
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