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Hi, we’re Doris and Andy!

We’ve been together since 2010. We met abroad and had adventures living in places like London and around the Middle East. We now live in a small town in the Hudson Valley, close to New York City.

We’ve been trying to start a family since 2021. We tried the “old fashioned way” first, then a number of rounds of IVF....

Doris grew up in New Jersey and is proud to be from that great state. She grew up speaking Spanish at home and visiting her large family in Peru.

After college, she wanted to see the world and worked for nonprofits in a few different countries. She’s a writer and designer for a music app, where she loves getting to be creative at work.

Her favorite things have always been books and animals, passions which she hopes to share with a child one day.

Andy grew up in a little village in the English countryside. He studied international relations and was a diplomat for the British government. His assignments took him to countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. He works for a tech company.

He likes to keep busy and has many hobbies, from standup comedy to barbecuing. He loves the outdoors and camping, and he can’t wait to play outside with a future child.

Doris has loved the TV show Gilmore Girls since she was little and always dreamed of living in a place like Stars Hollow, where the show is set. We think the small town we call home is a pretty close match. North of New York City, the town has a tight-knit community where neighbors help each other out. It has a local fire department (where Andy is a volunteer firefighter) that runs local traditions like a Halloween children's parade and a Christmas tree lighting every...

Doris’ dad and sister live in Delaware, and her brother lives in New York City. While her mom died from cancer when Doris was 14, we keep her memory alive as much as we can. We all get together every few months to eat Peruvian food and watch sci-fi movies. The family has just as many cats as there are people, and our family group chat is mostly just photos of our cats.

Andy’s family are all in England, and they come to visit multiple times a year. His parents still live in the same village where Andy...

Andy’s happy place is the outdoors. As a kid, he was a Boy Scout and often went on camping trips with his family. Today, he still loves long hikes, mountain climbs, and teaching Doris how to camp. He’s excited to one day show a child how to find the perfect spot for a tent and how to make the best trail mix. Andy also enjoys baking and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. He’s our go-to chef, and Doris loves his cooking.

Doris enjoys a lot of cozy downtime. She loves reading thrillers,...

Thank you for taking the time to read our story and consider us as parents. We know that this decision may be really difficult. You are brave to consider this path.

We were blessed with great families, and we’ve learned a lot from them about how to be parents. We want to raise a child to be kind and curious, and we’ll always put the child’s needs first.

We value open adoption and will work toward reminding the child of the loving choice their birth parent made for them.