Courtney and Dave Szymke

We have BIG news to share as we are beginning the journey of becoming parents through adoption! Our hearts are full of hope and excitement and we would love to share this adventure with you!

For those who may not be familiar with our story, Dave and I have been married since 2012. Dave retired from the U.S. Army after 17 years of service, and I am a Kindergarten teacher of 20 years and counting. We have been trying to grow our family since 2014. After ten years of infertility struggles, including 3 rounds of IVF and the heartbreaking losses of 4 babies to miscarriage, we found out in the summer of 2024 that IVF was no longer an option for us. Courtney required a hysterectomy and that ended our ability to carry a pregnancy. We have put in the love, time, and soul-searching needed to grieve and work through things together with the assistance of a wonderful counselor over the last 2 years. We are ready to move forward and find Baby Z!

We are hoping to soon match with an expectant mother looking for a hopeful adoptive family like ours. We’re praying and ready for you, Baby Szymke! (Our pups, Franklin and Chip, would love another playmate too!)

We are Home Study approved and beginning a crowdfunding campaign. It may surprise you to learn the cost of completing an adoption through a national agency is currently quoted at $77,000! After 3 rounds of IVF and this daunting news, we are working to fundraise as much as possible to help bring our baby to us and to ease the financial strain that often overwhelms adoptive parents. We can do hard things!

We hope that by inviting you into this process and bringing awareness to our adoption plans, you will see yourself as part of the bigger family and community celebrating Baby Z as he/she grows up.

Every donation helps bring Baby Z to our family!

Donations made to our project through AdoptTogether.org are tax-deductible. Bonus!

Thank you for your kindness and support! We are forever grateful!

View our adoption profiles with Adoption & Beyond at https://adoption-beyond.org/meet-our-families/#/profile/69509a0bbc60fa35a6be313f

and Hinkle Law at https://hinklelawfamilies.com/courtney-and-dave-adopt