Hello, we are Daniel and Stacy! We are so very excited to be on this journey together.
As fate would have it, Stacy’s cousin operated the same cancer treatment machinery that Daniel was assigned to fix. She encouraged us to meet, so the three of us headed out for a concert. We both tried to enjoy our conversation over the loud music, but all we could do is exchange numbers. Daniel felt bad that it was so hard to talk over the music, so he invited both Stacy and her cousin out to a dinner. We had a wonderful time and felt a deep connection. Stacy’s cousin even joked that she felt like a third wheel with all the questions and getting to know each other. From then on, we were together as much as possible.
In our first few months of dating, we attended Stacy’s brother’s wedding in Michigan, and took vacations to Hawaii and London. Just over two years later, we got engaged and celebrated in Napa Valley. We loved all the beautiful vineyards modeled after Italian Villa’s so much that we had an Italian themed wedding.
We both love children and spending time with our nieces, nephew, and friend’s children. It brings great joy to both our lives. We tried naturally for children for ten years and saw many specialists. After lots of thought and discussion, we decided that adoption was the right path for us to become the parents we very much want to be.
I was born and raised in Wisconsin near Lake Michigan and spent most of my childhood swimming at the community pool, biking, playing video games and rollerblading with my friends. I grew up in a suburb of a big city and I enjoyed the small hometown feeling as well as the ability to still venture into the big city for more excitement. During my middle and high school years, I was active in many sports, including soccer, football and wrestling. I followed in my father’s footsteps and studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin. I found the perfect job right out of college, working with a high tech company specializing in advanced machines that treat cancer.
During the beginning of my career, I traveled extensively over much of the US, England, Japan and Hong Kong. I love knowing that my job and company can directly and positively impact a person and their family’s lives. I just celebrated my 16 year anniversary with the company and hope to continue going strong for many years to come.
I enjoy staying physically active by visiting the gym daily, playing paddleball, riding my bike or heading to the lake to paddleboard. My personality has been described as very genuine, outgoing, patient, logical and considerate, which I believe will be a great combination of traits to become a father someday.
We first met and lived in Arizona before moving to Michigan to be closer to our families. We have called our house “home” for the past three years. Our home is a new build with cozy, modern farmhouse decor, four bedrooms and plenty of room to expand our family. Our two-story home has a finished basement, which provides a fun space to play games like ping pong, workout and watch movies.
We live at the end of a cul-de-sac on a private drive that has minimal traffic. This makes it very nice for the children on our street to safely ride their bikes, scooters and play in the front yards. We are close with our neighbors, their children, and their dogs. We often have bonfires for roasting s’mores, and watch games together.
We live within city limits and are close to the elementary and middle schools. There are two parks nearby, one is very easy to walk to, and the other, larger park with an outdoor swimming pool is about a five-minute drive away. We love living in Mid-Michigan because our city is big enough to offer many fun activities. Only a short drive away, you can find shopping malls, lakes, sports arenas, museums and many other attractions.
During the spring months, we enjoy planting new flowers and attending baseball games. Our spring family traditions include Easter dinner at Stacy’s parent’s house, followed by hiding Easter eggs for the kids to find.
In the summer, we attend the local farmer’s markets and community festivals. Our summer family traditions include a yearly week-long trip to northern Michigan with Stacy’s family. We spend a lot of fun days out on the lake, at the local beach and we play lots of mini-golf. We also take a yearly road trip to visit Dan’s family in Wisconsin with our dogs. Dan really enjoys getting out his smoker to make up some delicious smoked meats for summer gatherings and BBQs.
We love to go outside for walks, bike rides, and heading to our local nature center to see all the changing colors during the fall months. We have a Jeep that has removable tops, which is perfect for a drive through the tunnel of trees lining the streets in Michigan. We love spending time with our family, hosting Thanksgiving at our house and watching football. Stacy loves to decorate so we always put up fall and Halloween decor.
Every winter, we enjoy skiing, snow tubing, ice skating, bowling and going to hockey games. Our holiday family traditions include celebrating Christmas with Stacy’s family to exchange gifts and eat a delicious meal together. For Hanukkah, we like to host a traditional meal with brisket, potato latkes and jelly donuts. We play the dreidel game with all the children and get each other eight small but fun gifts.
With deep gratitude, we want to thank you for taking the time to look at our story and for all the hard work you’re doing to take great care of this unique and precious child. You are so strong and brave to bring this child into the world. We have wanted the wonderful gift of a child for so long and for the opportunity to be loving and nurturing parents.
If chosen as adoptive parents, we will give your baby all that we have to give, including our love, our understanding and acceptance. We will lead by example to give them a healthy lifestyle, show them the love of a large family who will always be there for them. We promise to ensure your baby has a good education and the tools needed to succeed in their life.
We hope that you will be a part of the child’s life when you are ready to. We will always keep our hearts and minds open for a relationship with you and with the child’s best interest in mind. Your strength and courage brought them into this world and we won’t ever forget that or let your child forget what a brave and wonderful thing you have done.
We wish you the very best in your life and hope that you make the decision you feel is the best one for you and the baby you carry.
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