First of all, we’d like to thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about us. It takes a great amount of love, courage and compassion to think about adoption, and since you’re reading this, we understand that you have a significant decision ahead of you.

We’re very grateful to be considered as adoptive parents of your child. We have always wanted to be fathers, and we feel so ready to make your baby the center of our world. We hope that our profile will give you a good sense of who we are and the kind of parents we would be, and we can’t wait to speak with you and hear about your hopes and dreams for your child.

He’s unbelievably kind and thoughtful. He can find warmth or humor in any situation, and his silliness never fails to inspire a smile, especially when playing with our friend Ashley’s children, Charlotte and Rory.

Eric is a doctor and assistant professor at a prominent medical school. Specifically, he’s a clinical neuropsychologist, which means he helps people who live with chronic medical conditions or have experienced brain injuries. (He even evaluates NFL players and Olympic athletes!)

Living and breathing in the world of psychology, Eric’s sense of understanding, empathy, and patience is unrivaled. I’ve never met someone as approachable and with such open energy.

Eric is from a small, rural town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, not far from the beach. It was the kind of place where everyone knew each other, and extended family was important to him – grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. He’s the third of four siblings, so he got to enjoy the fun (and sometimes chaos) of being both a little brother to Jennifer and Walter and a big brother to Hunter.

He was a rather active child – a flute player in marching band, varsity tennis player, and just shy of a black belt in Taekwondo – and he is excited to encourage your child to explore their interests as well!

He’s one of the most grounded and dependable people I know, and he brings calm, thoughtful energy to everything he does. Whether he’s planning our next vacation, reflecting deeply on big decisions, or secretly finding the perfect gift—like the surprise weekend trip to Paris he planned for me!

Jason grew up in South Florida in the suburbs of Fort Lauderdale. As an only child, he has always had especially strong ties to his parents, his grandparents, and his aunts, Meryl, Karen, and Laurie, and he is deeply loyal to his family.

From a young age, Jason had a passion for singing and playing piano, and he dreams about teaching our child how to read and play music. He also went to theater camp every summer, performing in shows such as Les Misérables and Guys and Dolls while nurturing a lifelong love of the arts — theatre, music, and storytelling.

In fact, Jason pursued a career working behind the scenes of major Broadway musicals, from Wicked to Oklahoma, overseeing the day-to-day – crunching numbers and making sure the Broadway cast and crew are taken care of… you know, keeping everything on track.

And over the last couple of years, he had the privilege of serving as a Tony Award voter, granting him the opportunity to see every new Broadway production and vote for his favorite performers and shows. He looks forward to sharing the magic of Broadway with your child by taking them to many of these shows as his special guest.

After a few messages back and forth, we went on our first date. Eric lived in Manhattan, and Jason lived in Queens, so we met in the middle, at a Latin American restaurant overlooking the East River and the New York City skyline.

Within a matter of months, we knew that we had something special. Soon enough, we went on our first trip together to Spain, moved in together (Manhattan won over Queens in the end!), and got engaged while camping in the mountains of upstate New York.

We decided to have a very small wedding ceremony in Paris. We were married by a pond in beautiful Parc Monceau, accompanied by Jason’s parents, Mindy and Gary, and Eric’s mother, Linda, and sister, Jennifer (on their first trip abroad!). It was incredibly romantic, and that day still brings such wonderful memories.

We’ve both lived in New York City for over a decade and still have so much more of the city to explore. We love that the diversity and cultural opportunities here are truly boundless, which means your child will experience sensational music, art, performance, and history. But we also value the calm and peace brought by nature and the outdoors. When we need a break from the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we’re just a short train or ferry ride away from beaches and parks, where we look forward to taking your child hiking, camping, and even sledding in the winter.

We try to cook together as much as we can, from salmon cakes to Pad Thai, and we love playing board games. (We have an entire bookshelf filled with them!)

We also love traveling and immersing ourselves in other cultures around the world. Some of our favorite excursions have included going on safari in South Africa and trekking through the jungle villages of Thailand. We dream about all of the wonderful places where we are going to bring your child, from the castles of Europe to the temples of Asia.

Our passion for world cultures extends into our daily lives at home in New York as well. Eric majored in Spanish in college, and we share a love for learning languages. We are currently studying both Spanish and French rather seriously.

In fact, we’re members of L’Alliance New York, a French cultural center where we enjoy attending the Animation First Festival every January, the biggest animation festival in the entire U.S. We look forward to one day attending this festival as a family and raising your child to be trilingual!

Eric’s the kind of person who wakes up early and can’t wait to get started on the day. He’s always had a lot of energy and loves staying active, whether he’s taking a long walk along the East River, rock climbing at the gym, or heading out on a run with Sy Sy. Eric loves plants; he has a green thumb. Every day, you turn around, and there’s a new plant by the window.

Jason has a passion for trees – family trees, that is. One of his lifelong projects is researching his and Eric’s family history, going back hundreds of years. Once we welcome a child into our home, Jason is excited to share this passion with them as well and help them learn more about their roots and where they came from.

Jason’s immediate family is in Florida, including his father, Gary, his aunt, Meryl, and his grandma, Lynn. We fly down to visit a couple of times a year, and they typically visit us in NYC once a year. Jason’s cousin, Alan, also lives a few blocks away, and Alan’s sister, Jackie, visits from Colorado every so often, so it’s nice to have family close by as well.

Eric’s family is mostly based in Maryland, including his mother, Linda, and two of his siblings, Jennifer and Walter. His younger brother, Hunter, lives in San Diego, and Eric always looks forward to his visits out west—especially if it includes a trip to the famous San Diego Zoo and a day hitting up hiking trails or the beach. Eric’s family visits New York regularly, which lets us pretend to be tourists and visit all of the sites we otherwise wouldn’t, since we live here.

Our family also extends to our strong network of friends, who mostly live nearby. Our NYC family helps us in keeping our traditions alive and in creating new ones.

And we have a built-in community among Jason’s colleagues on Broadway. It’s a close-knit group of actors and crew members, including a number of young parents, who often bring their children to the theater between shows to play together. We look forward to joining in on the fun.

Jason has always dreamed of having a family. He’s genuinely excited about the responsibility of guiding a young person’s development and creating those everyday moments that become treasured memories: weekend pancake breakfasts, teaching important life lessons, and experiencing the pure joy of seeing the world through a child’s eyes.

Eric has always been good with children and has always wanted to be a father. When his sister raised his nephew, Trey, and niece, Reese, he wasn’t just the fun uncle. He babysat them all the time – feeding them, changing diapers, playing with them, and keeping them safe. In his work as a psychologist, he has realized that he has a lot of love and compassion to offer. He’s provided that to his patients and their families for years and can’t wait to now share that with your child.

We feel like now is the perfect time for us to start a family. Our careers are solid and secure, our marriage is strong and committed, and we’ve built a stable, loving home and life together. It feels like the natural next step to share this with a new member of the family, to whom we can devote all of our attention (and we know little Sy Sy feels the same!).

We hope our profile has given you a better understanding of our values and the sense of love, stability, and joy we hope to offer your child.

We would love to share more and would be thrilled to learn more about you and your aspirations for your child. If you’d like to talk, please call or text 347-630-8052 or e-mail ericandjasonhopetoadopt@gmail.com. If you have questions about the process, our attorney, Suzanne Nichols, would be happy to speak to you at 800-255-1415.

Whatever path you choose, we wish you peace, strength, and comfort.

With love,

Eric & Jason