Tracy and Giulio have been together for over 17 years. After getting married, they tried for a baby but struggled to conceive biologically, and so began looking into adoption. While their journey wasn’t always smooth, in 2022, they were connected with a beautiful baby boy.

As they were slightly older adopters, they always thought they would go on to adopt an older child, but then their social worker presented them with a baby. Everything just clicked into place, and it felt like he was always meant to be their son. Although Tracy and Giulio had geared up to welcome an older child, from this moment on, the process was smooth sailing, and Troy is now their confident and happy little boy.

Tracy and Giulio formed a brilliant bond with Troy’s foster carers, who have been a huge support to them all along the way, even making him his own life story book. They all immediately clicked the moment they welcomed Tracy and Giulio into their home, and they continue to stay in regular contact, recognising the love they all have for him.

Troy also has three birth siblings, two of whom they meet up with regularly, and they hope to meet the third sibling soon. They say : “It’s really important to us that our son understands where he comes from, so we’re just delighted that we’ve managed to maintain such a strong connection with his birth family.”

“Adoption has been the journey of a lifetime for us, and we are so proud to be raising our little boy. While it has been filled with ups and downs along the way, we can’t believe it has led us here – to our son who we absolutely adore.”