Amon and Javier

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From Us to You

Thank you so much for considering adoption. This selfless step you are taking shows the amazing human being you are. We are ready to welcome your child into our home and raise them to be a great human being who can achieve anything they set their mind to. We adopted our first son, Sebastian, in 2020 and it changed our lives forever. We are eternally grateful to his birth parents who gave us the most incredible and selfless blessing anyone could have ever given us.

We understand the adoption process is not only about us as adoptive parents, but also about you, your baby and our son, Sebastian. We are ready to welcome your child into our home and we are already teaching Sebastian the importance of being a big brother and all that it entails.

As a culturally blended family, where Spanish and English are both spoken at home, it is important to us to raise your baby to be bilingual so they can communicate with all of our Spanish-speaking family and feel part of our culture as well. Sebastian is Caucasian, Puerto Rican, Mexican and Native American, so we have incorporated celebrations such as “Dia de los Muertos” for his Mexican heritage, Puerto Rican Dishes, and hiking trails to learn about his Native American origins just to name a few. We as adoptive parents, are excited to include your culture as part of our day-to-day as well.

It is important for us to make the word “Adoption” a positive word in our home. We tell Sebastian his adoption story, have bought many books that tell tales about adoption and even have friends who are adopted and openly talk about it. Adoption is nothing less than the biggest demonstration of love that you, as birth mom, can give.

We imagine that while you are reading this, you are feeling so many emotions, trying to find the perfect family for your baby and realize that this is not an easy decision. We hope that through our video and our profile, you can get to know us more. We are also including part of a letter that Sebastian’s birth mom wrote for you as she is equally excited for us to embark on this journey for a second time and give her son a sibling. We have a great relationship with Sebastian’s birth parents as we have communication and visits with them.

When creating our profile, we didn’t want to portray the perfect family, but the authentic family we are. We consider ourselves to be loving parents and Sebastian is a very loving boy. We know he will be so excited to care for your baby as well and is learning to say “Brother” and “Sister.”

We want to thank you for taking this selfless step toward adoption. We know it is not an easy decision, but the courage you show is admirable. We promise you we will take great care of your baby and will always remind them of the amazing woman you are for allowing them the opportunity to live their best life.

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Why We're Choosing to Adopt

Being parents has been our dream since we got married. In 2019, we started the adoption process for the first time and were blessed to add Sebastian to our lives. We want to make sure Sebastian and his sibling are close in age so they can always be close to each other. We are both very close to our siblings and would love the same for Sebastian and his sibling, your baby. We have so much more love to give, and we assure you that your baby will be loved and cared for not only by us but by Sebastian. You will be so happy when you see your baby being so loved. We are asked so many times why we didn’t do surrogacy, and the answer is that it is just not the right process for our family, maybe for others, but for us, Adoption is such a beautiful process and to be honest is a beautiful story we will be able to tell Sebastian and your baby as they grow. Knowing their story is part of their essence and we want them to know that you, just as Sebastian’s birth mom, made a selfless decision solely based on love. We chose adoption, but over anything else, we thank you for considering adoption and us as your child’s adoptive family.

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About Amon, from Javier

Amon is an amazing husband and father, or as Sebastian calls him, Daddy. He is such a transparent soul that others describe as pure. His smile is infectious and he has the most amazing eyes I have ever seen. I could not imagine my life going any other way than it has. When that cruise brought our lives together, I did not imagine that I was finding the perfect man to spend the rest of my life with. I thought I could not love him more until I saw him take on the figure of a parent, seeing him devoted to Sebastian was a whole new perspective that made me fall more in love with him. Amon’s love for nature shows in everything he does, we lease a small piece of land close to our home where Amon grows vegetables and he donates part of them to families in need, and what we keep, we use for cooking. Amon cans some of them so we can have plenty of vegetables that are chemical free for the winter season. When Sebastian was a baby, Amon made homemade baby food and I know he will love to do the same for your baby. Amon adores our families and seeing how our nieces, nephews and Sebastian look up to him is endearing. Amon has taught me and Sebastian how to ride horses, gather eggs from the chickens and feed the goats at his parents’ farm, something that he takes pride in, to teach us about his traditions and how he grew up. I can’t define him in one word because it’s impossible but what I do know is that he is a loving father, husband and son that would do anything for those he loves.

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About Javier, from Amon

While having met Javier while on vacation with my best friend – there was for sure an instant attraction. There was something about that beautiful dark skin, captivating smile and beautiful Latino accent that was irresistible. After countless hours of laughter and sharing life’s stories, my best friend realized that our singles summer had come to an end the same week that it had started. Javier’s incredible sense of humor has me constantly entertained. His sense of adventure has me constantly on the go. His culture and diversity have me constantly learning. He is so positive and uplifting that you cannot help but want to be more like him. But the thing I love the most is his heart; you see Javier loves deeper and harder than anyone I have ever known or born witness to. He’s the most genuine and kind person I know. Watching him love and care for our son, family and friends sums up all the reasons I call this man my husband. Even when he’s working on his favorite hobby, crafting, he’s pouring his heart and soul into making us the most perfect items imaginable. Whether it’s volunteering at the local animal shelter, helping organize aid packages for people in his home country or feeding the homeless, Javier is a true example of leading with his heart. His parenting is just that – he’s the most kindhearted and patient father, or Papi, as Sebastian calls him. I can say if given the chance your baby would receive the same kind, gentle love that he shares with everyone in his file.

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Our Home

We live in a beautiful, two-story home with a fully finished basement that we turned into a movie theater in a very family-oriented neighborhood. This is a brand-new home that we built with our needs in mind, and considering Sebastian and your baby. Our home has 5 bedrooms and plenty of space for play areas. During the cold weather, we like to enjoy our movie theater and watch our favorite marathons such as Harry Potter and one of Sebastian’s favorites, Encanto. We also have big backyard with a jungle gym that Sebastian loves to play on with plenty of space to run around while we barbeque and eat outside on our patio. Our neighborhood has three lakes where we like to go fishing and has two playgrounds where all the kids in the neighborhood get to play together and have lots of fun. We decided to build in this neighborhood because there were several families around our age with kids close to Sebastian’s age and many of them are currently expecting. We can’t wait for your baby to make friends with them.

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Our Lifestyle

We like to define ourselves as active, outdoor adventurers. We love the eclectic noise of the city and the simplistic silence of the country. We have traveled to many places within the US; we love going skiing in Colorado and beach trips to Florida. We also travel outside the US to places such as Bahamas and Mexico and are planning to visit Europe in the near future. Chicago is one of our favorite cities to visit where we love to eat different types of food and are able to find a wide variety. Sebastian is a great travel partner; he loves planes, trains and car rides because he knows that when we hop on an adventure, it will include several fun options for him. We both work full-time so our evenings, weekend and vacation time are treasured. Recently we bought a camper and in the short 2 months we have had it, we have gone on six camping trips where Sebastian got to swim in the river for the first time. We are definitely a family that lives for the moment and impromptu getaways or fun plans are always welcome. We recently signed up Sebastian at the local trampoline park where he gets to have tons of fun with other kids and burn lots of energy. One thing is certain, our plans always revolve around the kids in our families, seeing them have fun, enjoy and laugh is our main motive, and your baby will fit perfectly in our family.

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Family Traditions

We have many traditions and love making Sebastian and soon, your baby, part of them. Some of our favorite traditions are yearly trips to the beach, camping during the summer and trick-or-treating for Halloween. Harry Potter Marathons during Christmas breaks are a must, and we celebrate “Dia de los Muertos” where we get to eat delicious Mexican food and remember those we love who are no longer with us. Christmas light viewing is a favorite and it is such a magical thing to experience Christmas through the amazed eyes of a little one. One of the things we love doing the most is, close to Christmas time every year, we bring Sebastian to deliver toys at the local Children’s Cancer Center. We understand that we are so fortunate to be healthy, but others don’t get that luxury, so we take the opportunity to deliver a little bit of happiness and Sebastian is popular there. Nurses remember him from the prior years and even look forward to his yearly visit. For us, it is important to teach the kids in our family that it isn’t always about receiving, and there is a special magic in giving.

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Our Relationship with Sebastian's Birth Mom

Sebastian’s birth mom wanted to share some words with you, so we will let her take on this one. This is just a small part of a special letter she wrote for you.

From Sandy: I just wanted to write a letter for these two wonderful human beings and maybe give a birth mother some comfort in the choice of choosing these two men as their baby’s parents. [Emon and Javier] fit my requirements for what I was looking for and they needed to want more than 1 child and everything else about them is a bonus! The first time we spoke on the phone, we just clicked, it felt right. Up until we met, I could tell they were very excited about any update I could give them about the baby. And when we finally did meet, I for sure knew I made the right choice in picking them. When I gave birth, I had so much anxiety about giving him up but once Javier and Amon came to visit and I saw them with him and saw how much they already loved him, I once again knew I was making the right choice in picking them. All of my anxieties and all of my worries completely disappeared when they were around, and I knew in the deepest part of my being that I could trust these two men with my baby. Almost three years later they have definitely shown and proven to me that my son is so loved and so cared for, not only by them, but by both sides of their families.

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Our Promise to You

We understand that the adoption process is a roller coaster of emotions and. while we will never truly know everything you are feeling, we can assure you that we will be there, by your side, through the entire process. What we do know is the adoption process and can help you navigate through it from the beginning to end and beyond. We promise we will love and care for your baby and make sure they grow happy and healthy. We want them to see the adoption process just as we do, as the most amazing gift we could’ve ever received and the way we will do that is by always talking to them about their story and how you blessed our family the day they were born. You will always be known as that amazing, brave and selfless woman who made our family complete, and we will be eternally grateful.