Natalie came to us in 2006 through an open adoption. We were fortunate to have a chance to meet and get to know her birth family, and Ellen even attended Natalie’s birth! We loved her from the moment we saw her, and we experience first-hand how much her birth family loves her, too. We look forward to staying in touch with them and seeing them over the years as Natalie grows up.

Natalie is a sweet, happy little girl. She loves dogs (her first word was Ziggy), Elmo and Cinderella. She likes to dance, draw, ride her tricycle, talk on the telephone, take Ziggy for walks, listen for airplanes, and “help” Mommy in the kitchen. She is looking forward to being a big sister.