Meet Jayanti & Joe

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Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

Family Profile Picture

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about us. We seek to expand our family with another beautiful human, who would be a sibling for our wonderful two-year-old. Whether or not you choose us, we trust you will enjoy learning about us!

 

We met at a friend’s party. We connected, but neither of us were ready for a relationship. A few months later we had a date and, while enjoying burritos in the Mission district of San Francisco, discovered how complementary our life wants and needs were. We’ve been together now for 11 years and love being parents.

 

These days, Jay works from home and Joe splits his time working for a union and raising Sophia, and we spend as much time with our community as we can.

About Us

Gotta Catch 'Em All!

Jayanti is a huge Pokeman Go nerd and Joe is a classic gamer.

Kitchen Dream Team

Joe is a great cook and Jayanti is a great baker!

Brains + Creativity

Both of us graduated from Cal Berkeley.

Sophia Time is the Best Time

We love hanging out and playing with Sophia!

We Love Making a Difference

Both of our jobs make a difference in the world!

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Meet Jay, by Joe

Jay makes me laugh more than most and has a great sense of adventure. When we planned our honeymoon in Europe, Jay knew she wanted part of the trip to be a tour of unique churches in France. I’ll never forget the chapel on the beach dedicated to the saints of the sea. For all the fun, though, Jay takes care of the business in our life, while I manage our household. Being a parent with her has been better than I ever imagined. I love seeing Jay reading to our daughter, playing with toys and exploring new places.

 

Jay is a Human Resources professional for a global education company that focuses on empowering humans to create great communities around the world. She is fiercely passionate about having her colleagues enjoy and receive the benefits they are entitled to.

 

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Meet Joe, by Jay

It has been the most spectacular journey being Joe’s partner and seeing how we work so well together. I knew Joe was the one for me when he said he wanted children, after that everything else just “clicked”. When I met his amazing family – that was it for me. They are all so loving, accepting and fun! Joe was so ready to become a dad and seeing Joe with our adopted daughter Sophia is such a joy. When Sophia came to be with us, it just felt “right”. I love seeing him play with her and be with her. He is a fun, caring, great dad. His playfulness in our home brings a smile to my face everyday. Joe’s love has supported and healed me in ways I will never fully understand. I look forward to expanding our family with him and seeing him continue to be the wonderful father he is to an additional little one.

 

Joe works at a local teachers’ union, helping the leaders run their operations and support them with their many projects and activities.

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Meet Sophia

We have been with her since the moment we first met her in the hospital right after she was born. Sophia is a shining light in our life. She loves climbing and swinging, running errands with Daddy and spending time with her friends and family. She is learning how to swim and is having so much fun. Our household evening and bedtime routine includes family dinner, Jeopardy, and a parade of goodnight kisses, first with TeTe (Ellon), Mommy and then Daddy.

 

Though our first adoption was to be open, Sophia’s birth mom chose not to be as engaged after placement as she initially thought she would. We look forward to the future when Sophia can someday meet her other siblings. We wanted an open adoption but respect her birth mother’s choices. We always hope she will reach out to us. It is important to us that Sophia knows her birth story. We would like the same with you and will respect your wishes always.

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Our Home

Our home is in San Francisco, California. We feel San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  Like most folks here, we live on a steep hill with gorgeous views in all directions. We are surrounded by numerous parks, playgrounds, schools, community spaces, and more. We are fortunate to both work in the Bay Area and have family nearby. We love spending time with our friends at home, around town, and at our church. We are overjoyed to be raising the next generation of San Franciscans!

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Our Family & Friends

We have a large family. Joe’s parents have both passed away, but his step-mom lives here

in San Francisco, along with many other friends and family. We have numerous siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles all over the Bay Area. We are especially close with Joe’s friend Amanda and her seven-year-old son, who is essentially our nephew and has been in our lives since he was born. He looks forward to having another little one in our community to watch over and teach by example.

 

Meet Ellon…

Your child will be surrounded by love — not just from two parents, but also from our aunt Ellon! Ellon moved in with us in 2023, and it’s been a perfect arrangement as our pinch-hitting parent. She’s been Jay’s best friend for decades and will be our child’s bestie too!

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Thank You

Thank you for checking us out. We promise that we are going to raise your child to be capable of thriving in this world, being compassionate to all creatures, and with the spirit to make a difference. Most importantly, we will raise the child to become themselves.

 

All the best,

Jay and Joe

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