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The Kegg Family Profile

First of all, I want to say that my husband and I (and our son) are extremely excited to begin this journey to find a special child. We would like to adopt a child who is less than 13 years old. We are open to boys or girls and feel we can accommodate a sibling group of up to 2 kids. We prefer to adopt a child of Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, Native american, Pacific islander, Biracial or Mixed ethnic background since we are a mixed cultural home, by that I am Caucasian and my husband is a nationally Federally recognized Native American. We are open to children with special needs such as sensory processing disorder and ADHD (or isolated AD/HD), since we have experience with both as parents already. We do not mind having continuing contact with the child\'s former foster parents, by email or by phone or by mail or in person . In general, we are looking for a child that will has similar interests to ours, loves the outdoors and spending quality time as a family. We would love a child that does well with other children (especially younger if the child is older than 6). If a single child, we would prefer to find a little girl; however, if in a sibling group, a girl and a boy would be fine or two girls. My husband and I both came from larger sibling families, so we are more than happy to look at individual children and a sibling group of 2. We will help make the child feel right at home by showing an interest in things they like to do, things they like to eat, and traditions they enjoyed in their previous family/home. We would be more than happy to maintain existing connections to birth siblings, grandparents, and foster parents.

Introduction

Our names are Christie and Brian Kegg. I am currently 33 years old. My partner is currently 32 years old. We have one child. Our child's name is Gage and he/she is 5 years old. Like us, our child has a caucasian and american-indian ethnic background. Gage loves playing games, watching Disney and cartoons, loves outside activities, playing ball, and playing with our dog. He also enjoys his hip hop class, which he attends every Thursday evening.

Brian (dad) enjoys watching movies, going out to dinner with family, and going to local tourist attractions (zoo, science center, state parks).

Christie (mom) enjoys photography, crafts, scrapbooking, and being outdoors walking and going to local parks.

I work full-time for Express Scripts as a Inventory Manager and have a flexible work schedule. My partner works full-time for Service Source as a Security .

We are a Christian family

We are not big sports fans from a national level; however, we do enjoy going to the minor league games not far from our home during the summer. We enjoy the classic tv series, the Wonder Years, the Golden Girls, and Sanford and Son. We enjoy watching all kinds of Disney movies together as a family. Musicians- we have a wide variety! We love classic rock n roll, symphony, country, and alternative music. We spend our evenings as a family at home cooking dinner, helping with our son's homework, and watching TV or listening to music and just relaxing together. On weekends, we do chores, play outside in the yard with the dog, and just relax in the backyard or indoors. We play games and also visit with family and friends at our home.

Home and Community

We live in the State of Illinois. Our home is a single family home. We live in a quiet Suburban neighborhood. Our home is a sage green in color with a white railed front porch. We live on a quiet cul de-sac with our backyard facing the fields. We are friends with our neighbors and often let the dogs play back and forth. We know several families in the community. We have one dog named Kaylee , one cat named Tippy and or son has a new hamster named Finny Benny .

Some things we like to do as a family and will continue to do with the adoptive child is walk the community subdivision in the evenings, go to parks together to BBQ and play on the play grounds. We also plan to go camping and hiking together as a family!

We have a subdivision pool that is only accessible by our subdivision families. We have 5 local parks that is within just a few miles of our house that we also like to go to. We have excellent ranking schools in our area, which is one of the main reasons we moved to this area about a year ago. We have a school and community close to an air force base and is one that is very diverse and multi-cultural.

Parenting Experience

We have experience with our son having a sensory processing disorder, social development delays, age appropriate and some non-age speech delays, and also ADHD. We are used to working with counseling and therapist professionals and the school system staff for him to be successive in his IEP program and occupational therapy that is performed at the school. We are a very loving and nurturing family. We have a strong bond and connection amongst us as parents and with our son. We have a consistent and routine structure that we maintain. We are disciplined; however, still know how to have a good time, laugh, and be silly! We will show love, caring and understanding. We will listen and be empathetic and do what it takes to form a strong bond and connection as we grow together as a family. Pride classes completed, CPR, first aid, and starting books on behavior and traumatized children.

Support

We have local counselors nearby and excellent resources through the school system to help with certain issues that a child may face. We have our families that will be very supportive of us in this process. We have each other and local support groups and families through our agency.

Motivation to Adopt

Our son was a miracle to us. From the time I was 17, I wasn't sure I could have children and then when I finally got pregnant 10 years later, I had a lot of complications. We always said we would adopt a child that needed a family to love them. There are so many children out there that deserve a loving family and home to come to. It is important for a child to be loved and belong with a family. A family who will be there for them no matter what and a family they can share love, nurturing, and time together. A family to grow up with and be with. We promise to have that commitment to the child.