How others describe me

About Andrea (by David): I fell in love with Andrea's beautiful smile and amazing heart for all people, especially those she loves. She is both true to herself and to others, and always transparent about what she believes and where she stands. That's one of the many things I love about her. 

She has an amazing natural ability to be the life of a party or crowd, especially if it's among family and friends. She is passionate about spending time with family and cherishes the times we spend with our five nephews and when we get to chat or spend time with our nieces and nephews living afar. Andrea is also passionate about her faith in the Lord. She volunteers at church and attends weekly Bible study sessions with friends. She makes our faith-filled home full of love, happiness and memories, and is excited to share this with our new child.

Andrea always comes up with new and creative ways to prepare gifts for both visitors to our home and family members for every occasion throughout the year. Usually, these are gift bags creatively and ingeniously composed of collections of items from various stores, which you would never guess based on the way they're put together and presented. I love spending time with her, whether it's going on an adventure like browsing shops in a quaint local town, or something simple at home like making dinner together and watching a movie on a date night.

Andrea is Puerto Rican and takes pride in her diverse heritage. I know she will raise a child to have both open eyes to diversity as well as an open heart to all people, just as she has.

Andrea works in human resources and is blessed to be able to work from home full-time. When the time comes to adopt, we are fortunate that she will be able to have a flexible schedule to care for our new child.

About David (by Andrea): I fell in love with David's honest, sincere, no-nonsense personality. David is comfortable with himself and is always genuine. He is kind, considerate and confident. He is committed, always follows through, and shows up for his loved ones. He has a sense of humor and is handsome too. 

He is comfortable being the center of attention, but just as comfortable stepping back; this is an amazing trait of his comfort and appreciation for both socializing and quiet time. He is smart and committed to always striving for his best, not just for himself but for our family. I am so lucky that we can talk about anything and everything together and for the love and support he demonstrates towards me and all our loved ones. David is supportive and always willing to lend a helping hand at home, to our family and friends, and even to a stranger. It always amazes me when he stops and helps others. I cannot tell you how many times in our adventures in the city he has stopped to help someone struggling to carry an item up or down stairs. I love spending time with David; whether spending the day at home, out exploring or participating in an event. I'm fortunate to have found my love, best friend and soulmate, and look forward to welcoming our future child together.

David comes from a loving family, and he has recently uncovered more about his family and his diverse heritage— including his Jamaican roots. He has journeyed to connect with his family and excitingly continues to meet new members. I know that he will be a wonderful dad and show our child how to be true to themselves and embrace all their family and heritage.

David works as a finance director at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He loves bringing family and friends to the museum to see the exhibits and taking them on behind the scenes tours. He's always excited to share with people his work place, and he can't wait to show his new child where he works and have him or her experience the museum and learn all about science and astronomy.