Dear Birth Mother,
Thank you for taking the time to read our profile, it means so much to us. We can’t even begin to imagine what you are feeling, and we understand what an important decision this is for you. You are incredibly brave, and your selflessness shows how much love you truly have for this child. We hope you let your heart be your guide in your choice as we have with our decision. The thought of welcoming your child into our family fills us with so much joy.
We’ve always dreamed of having a second child.
My pregnancy with Brian came easily. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for a second one. After a few years of trying on our own we decided to meet with a fertility specialist. During this process we learned that I had endometriosis and a large cyst growing on my ovary. I ended up needing surgery and it couldn’t have gone better.
A couple years later I am back to my healthy self. It was important for us to go through this experience because we found that infertility treatments weren’t for us and really just never felt right. The more we talked about adopting something about it just felt right in our hearts.
How We Met
Tom and Jen met through mutual friends at a party 16 years ago. Tom loved Jen’s green eyes and appreciation for silly humor, so he asked her out. After their first date, Jen ran in and told her roommate, “I met the man that I’m going to marry!” A few years later, Tom proposed to Jen on a secluded beach while on vacation in Bermuda.
About Us
Hello! We are Tom and Jen and we live in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have a sweet and funny nine year old son named Brian.
Both of us grew up just across the Golden Gate Bridge form each other, but we didn’t meet until a few years after we graduated college. We now live in a beautiful community in the Silicon Valley.
We were married about twelve years ago in Las Vegas. It was so special to us to have so many family and close friends share in our day.
We both enjoy traveling, being out in nature, trying out new restaurants (especially one we saw on Diners Drive-ins and Dives), seeing movies, watching Marvel super hero series or Stranger Things on Netflix. We both still love Mexican food, and Tom has developed a famous guacamole recipe!
Our families are both extremely supportive and all live within a couple hours drive.
Fun Facts about our Family
• We love to travel and make it a priority to explore the world as a family
• We love Star Wars and have seen all the movies
• We enjoy visiting national parks and have traveled as a family to Sequoia, Kings Canyon, The Grand Canyon, Zion, Crater Lake and Olympic
• Every year we plant a vegetable garden in our yard
• In 2015 the three of us traveled to Norway with Tom’s mom and had an unforgettable time