Hola y hello from sunny East Oakland and from two women who are waiting to meet you! We are in our early thirties and were married in 2012, and we are ready to add to our family. We love good music, strong opinions, and fresh veggies. We both work for the public library, and we plan on having a full-time parent at home. We love each other very much, and we want to share that love by welcoming a child through open adoption. Thank you for considering us as parents for your baby. We hope that you will get to know us (starting with this profile) and will decide to become part of our chosen family.
Remy is a purple-haired librarian who works with young children at her branch. You can find her tying shoes, picking up toys, opening milk cartons and handing out straws, and singing loudly at storytime. Remy grew up in the Bay Area and returned after attending college in Ashland, Oregon. An admitted homebody, she’s thrilled to work close to home and to spend time working in the garden before the sun goes down. Remy is so looking forward to reading picturebooks aloud with our little one. Some of the favorites we've collected are Buenas Noches Luna (Good Night Moon), Where the Wild Things Are, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. She is a constant reader, and she also loves to sing (especially songs from Broadway shows). She's learning Spanish and can communicate at the toddler level so far. Her Mama plans include baby-wearing (extra snuggles!) and being the #1 Champion Cloth Diaper Changer.
Lina (short for Adelina) grew up in Southern California and is a native speaker of both Spanish and English. She plays the violin and cello, she enjoys sports, and she sings all sorts of music -- from traditional Mexican folksongs to soft rock. She keeps us both fed with comfort foods like caldo de pollo, chicken and biscuits, and homestyle potatoes. Lina works at various branches as a library aide, and represents library workers at the union bargaining table. She is planning to be a full-time parent when our baby is little.
Lina has an attitude of peaceful confidence that makes babies fall asleep on her -- somehow they know they're safe! Having once been a swimming instructor, Lina looks forward to teaching a child of ours to love the water. She is a careful teacher with endless patience, and will be the designated Middle of the Night Mom.
The author Armistead Maupin wrote about biological family and “logical family” -- the people you’re not related to by blood, but who are nonetheless meant to be in your life. We have been building our chosen family for years, individually and together. Our relatives and our close friends support us in our decision to adopt, and look forward to spending time with our child. And they like that we visit with their kids in the meantime -- we have a standing babysitting date once a week with Baby E, who has just started to walk. Whether we're at the grocery store, making dinner at home, feeding or cuddling or playing with him, that baby time is great practice for our own future child.
We don't limit our friendships based on race, color, religion, or country of birth. As an interracial couple (Remy is white and Filipina; Lina is indigenous Mexican-American), we have done some culture-crossing work already, and we are prepared to do more of that to embrace our child's birth family and culture. We have room in our hearts for the biological family of our adopted child, whether or not you look like us or share our backgrounds.
Thank you for reading this letter and being open to making an adoption plan for your child. Although we don't know you yet, we believe that you are strong, worthy, and full of love. We believe that you want to make the best choices for you and for your baby, out of that love. If that includes choosing us to be his or her parents, we will honor your special relationship and make sure that he or she is raised in love. We want him or her to know you and your family, and vice versa. Please ask us anything you'd like to know. We are committed to an open adoption relationship and look forward to ongoing contact to the extent you feel comfortable. Whatever your decision, we hope that you find the perfect loving family you seek.