Phone: 360-620-0804
Email: andrea.j.cunningham@gmail.com
We have a hole in our lives and can't wait to fill it with the gift of a child. We would be honored to adopt a child and would love him/her as our own.
We are a young, couple hoping to give a child a forever home. We have been married for seven years and a couple for a total of ten years. Both of us come from large immediate and extended families. Michael has two sisters and four brothers; whom are all married and have children. Andrea has one brother and a large extended family living nearby with several aunts, uncles, and cousins. We both have a passion for spending time with our family, friends, the great outdoors, traveling, participating in sports and helping people in need. Five years ago we had a biological child, a daughter, who died due to an unknown rare blood compatibility condition shortly after birth. We then learned that we were unable to produce another child. This unexpected tragic loss took us on a soul searching journey, which made us an even stronger couple and led us to you. We feel that we have an abundance of love to give and we greatly wish to extend our hearts and home to a child.
We both understand the enormous responsibility and commitment it takes to be a parent, as both sets of our parents have been excellent role models. For us, it doesn’t matter if our child is our own natural born or an adopted child, as we want to raise this child with all of our unconditional love. We have twelve nieces and nephews, whom we have spent quality time with and we love with all our hearts. Now it is time to extend our love to a child we can call our own. We will love, care and nurture a child with every ounce of our being. We have an amazing support system, which includes both family and friends. Michael is a firefighter at North Kitsap Fire & Rescue and has a great schedule that will allow him to be an active parent at home. Andrea works at Catholic Community Services doing administrative work and has a very flexible schedule and can work from home on some days. We also have friends and family available to help with childcare so our child won’t have to attend day care.
We will be able to provide proper medical care with our exemplary health insurance. Both of our mothers are teachers and education is strongly valued in our families. Educational opportunities exist to allow for a college education. We have a completed Home Study, background checks and our adoption attorney is Mark Demaray. Thank you for considering our family for adoption, and we hope you will see that we will be outstanding, devoted and loving parents of a child.
Gratefully,
Michael and Andrea Cunningham
Contact Information:
Mark Demaray (adoption attorney): 425-771-6453 or markdemaray@msn.com
Andrea Cunningham: andrea.j.cunningham@gmail.com
Andrea
I am a very loving, caring, active person. I love helping people and enjoy spending time with my husband, family and friends. I love routines but also enjoy being spontaneous, some of my good qualities are loyalty, nurturing, caring, being supportive, strong, athletic and energetic.
Mike and I are truly best friends and we enjoy spending time together, whether being quiet at home or riding our mountain bikes. I also love spending time with our families and friends, being social is very important to me.
I grew up babysitting my cousins who lived one house away from my parents and continued to babysit into my adult life. I still find myself watching my friends kids when they need an extra hand.
I rode horses starting at the age of seven and rode all through my school years, it taught me a lot of responsibility and structure. I had to overcome fear and learned to work side by side with an amazing animal. I still love to ride horses but no longer do it on a daily basis. My new passion is riding mountain bikes, the biking community in Bellingham is amazing and I feel very fortunate to be a part of it.
I love my job and being able to make a difference in people's lives and caring for the most vulnerable in our community. I have worked for CCS (Catholic Community Services) for almost eight years and it is wonderful. My job has evolved over the years and now I have a very flexible job working on special projects for the Regional Chief of Operations.
In January 2013 I ran a marathon in Japan, it was a wonderful experience, I got the opportunity through Bellingham Sister City Association. I stayed with a host family and learned a lot about Japanese culture. Running a marathon was a big accomplishment and I feel lucky I got to do it in Japan.
I am yearning for a child to share my life with and watch them grow and guide them to become an amazing person. I have learned so much and have so much love to give and beyond ready to share my enthusiasm for life and adventure. + more