Amon and Javier

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From Us to You

When we first married, becoming parents was our biggest hope and dream. In 2019, we began our adoption journey and in April of 2020, we were blessed to welcome our son Sebastian into our lives. We are both very close to our siblings and would love for our son Sebastian to have that special connection with a sibling, and we would love for that to be your child.  We have so much more love to give.

As a racially and culturally diverse family, we celebrate many different traditions and Spanish and English are both spoken at home.  It is important to us to raise our children 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. Should your child’s ethnicity be different than ours, as parents, we are excited to include your race and culture as part of our day-to-day as well.

We freely talk with Sebastian about his adoption story and have bought many books that tell stories about adoption and have friends who are adopted and openly talk about it. Adoption is nothing less than the biggest demonstration of love that you can give your child.

Sebastian’s birth mom also wrote you a letter as she is equally excited for us to embark on this journey for a second time and to see her son become a big brother.  We have a great relationship with Sebastian’s birth parents as we have communication and visits with them.

We are ready to welcome your child into our home and share our love and lives with them. They will have an amazing life, a happy childhood and we will provide with the ability to achieve anything they set their mind to. Adopting our first son, Sebastian, changed our lives forever and we are eternally grateful to his birth parents who gave us the most incredible and selfless blessing anyone could ever have given us.

We know it is not an easy decision you face, but the courage you show is admirable. We promise we will take great care of your baby and they will always know of the great love you have for them.

With all our love,

Amon and Javier

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Why We're Choosing to Adopt

Adoption was just the right choice for us and to be honest it is a beautiful story we Share with Sebastian all the time and will share with your baby as they grow. For a child to know their story of adoption 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, and whatever decision you make, we thank you for considering adoption and us as your child’s potential 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 him 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. We happen to meet on a cruise.  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 life.

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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 raising a family in mind. 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 a big backyard with a jungle gym that Sebastian loves to play on with plenty of space to run around while we barbecue 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 both work full-time so our evenings, weekends and vacation time are treasured. Recently we bought a camper and in the short time we have had it, we have gone on several camping trips where Sebastian gets to swim in the river, play outdoors and appreciate nature. We are definitely a family that lives for the moment and impromptu getaways, or fun plans are always welcome. We recently signed Sebastian up 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. Sebastian gets to go to daycare three days a week and the other two days he spends them with Javier’s mom. She is such a loving grandma and loves spending days with him and makes sure she teaches him Spanish as it is very important for us that he grows to be bilingual.

During. A regular week, we drop Sebastian off at daycare around 8:00 AM and pick him up at 4:30 PM, we then come home, make dinner and make sure to eat dinner as a family and talk about our day. Playing games is never out of the equation, including Sebastian’s favorite hide-and-seek. When it’s time for bed, we read two books as Sebastian loves reading and stories. During the weekend, we always try to plan fun activities, either camping, visiting new places or watching movies in our movie room.

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.

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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 is a very special person in our lives. Words cannot describe how thankful we are to her for giving us the biggest gift we could ever ask for. Her selfless decision was something we will always admire and we are so thankful we get to keep in touch with her. She is a very special person who believed in us to give Sebastian a very happy life and looking at his smile every day, we are doing a very good job at it.

Sebastian’s birth mom also wanted to share some words with you. 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. Amon 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 promise we will love and care for your baby and provide them with a life where they can grow up to be safe, secure, happy and healthy.

We promise to raise your child to know their adoption story and how much you love them and that to us their adoption was the most amazing gift we could’ve ever received and the way we will do that is by talking to them about their story and how you blessed our family the day they were born.

You will always be known as their birth mother who is amazing, brave and loved them so much and who made our family complete, and we will be eternally grateful.