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Meet Michael & Katie O.-K.
Dear Birthparent,
We are honored that you’re taking the time to learn about our family. We are Michael and Katie. We understand that this is not an easy decision for you, and we truly appreciate your willingness to consider us as potential adoptive parents. From the moment we started talking about having children, we knew adoption was the right choice for us, and we cannot wait to welcome a new addition to our family!
Michael is a musician at heart and an engineering technician by trade. He enjoys finding just the right songs to sing to Sam and looks forward to playing for our next child, too. At work, Michael is known for his patience and his natural ability to teach others. At home, he enjoys cooking and reading. Our home is full of books of all kinds, including favorites from both of our childhoods.
With our dogs, Jackson and Zoya, at the Park of Roses
Katie is a consultant and is passionate about her career, especially developing younger employees and watching them grow professionally and personally. She works as part of a team that places a high priority on family and is currently working from home full-time. Katie is the oldest of three siblings who are all very close. She enjoys reading and loves music, especially making up silly lyrics to sing to Sam, and can’t wait to do the same with our new child.
Sam loves to laugh and eat, especially avocado. Sam has been welcomed with open arms by our entire family and is lucky to have several cousins and babies of family friends close to his age. He likes socializing with other babies in our neighborhood – neighbors on either side of us have children within six months of Sam’s age – and enjoys trying to figure out how to play different baby-sized instruments, especially the tambourine.
We live in Columbus, close to OSU. Our neighborhood is filled with young families and opportunities for learning and fun. We live across the street from a great public library and recreation center, as well as the Park of Roses, which has green space, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, and trails. Our home is a classic bungalow with a finished basement filled with toys. Hosting trick-or-treat is one of our favorite activities. Sam dressed up as a skunk this year and we can’t wait for him to have a companion to trade candy with (eventually)!
Relaxing at home in our living room
Family is our highest priority, and our home is the primary gathering spot for relatives. We host all the holidays with family dinners and do birthday celebrations in between. Katie’s sister Colleen, who is a professional nanny, lives with us. She watches Sam during the work week and is looking forward to watching our second child after Katie’s generous parental leave ends.
Traveling is our favorite mutual hobby. We love road trips and flying to all kinds of destinations.
We promise that if you choose us to raise your child, we will raise them with all the love and support we have. We aspire to raise children who are loving, happy, and confident. We plan to share the best parts of life with them including adventures at home and abroad. We want them to feel secure in pursuing their passions and know that they will always have a safe place to call home. Our children will know that they are loved all the more because they have both our love and the love of their birth parents.
Thank you, sincerely, for taking the time to consider us as your child’s parents. We appreciate the selfless decision you are making. We truly believe that your and our child will have double the love as a result of the choice you are making. We look forward to sharing your / our child’s life with you if you’d like. If you give us the opportunity, we promise to love your child and create a safe, happy home for them. Thank you!
With love and respect,
Michael & Katie
Our Family at a Glance
We live in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. We work as an engineering technician and a financial services consultant. We’ve been married since November 2013. Our hobbies include music, cooking, and traveling – especially to visit friends and family. We believe that open adoption is in the best interest of the child as well as the adoptive and birth families.
For more information about our family, please contact Adoption Link at 1-800-643-3356.
