Hello, we are Patrick and Julie! First and foremost, thank you so much for taking the time to review our profile! We want you to know how much it means to us and we appreciate your willingness to consider us as prospective parents. 

The story of us began online. We were both in our 30s and looking for our forever person. We started messaging almost daily and really hit it off. After years of praying, we felt that we had found the right person. 

We first met in-person at a coffee shop and even though Patrick did not pay for Julie's coffee, we talked for hours and got to know each other. We started spending more and more time together on weekends and after work. We both felt so strongly about each other that we were already discussing marriage after only a few months. After dating for ten months, we were engaged and we got married a year later, in 2016. 

We both knew we wanted to start a family together, but did not rush into it after our wedding. We did not try long, and quickly became pregnant, and our son was born in 2018. A year and a half later, we became pregnant again, only to lose the child after several weeks. After a few more years of trying and a surgery for Julie, we knew God had other plans for growing our family. Through much prayer and consideration, we felt God leading us to adopt. We are excited to adopt and welcome a child into our hearts and lives through open adoption.