You decide whether you would like to let them adopt your baby.

We are here for you to help make the decision that best suits your needs.

Dear Birthmother,

Like all mothers, you wish to give the best to your child. We realize that you are faced with challenging decisions right now, and we admire you for your strength. We are so excited about our decision to extend our family through adoption, and we are grateful to you for the opportunity to convince you that our family would provide the happy life we know you want for your child.

Our Family

We are a multi-cultural family with interesting roots: Julia is from the Ukraine and Antoine is French. We met eleven years ago in Japan: Antoine was a diplomat with the French Embassy and Julia was on a two-year study-tour of Asia. We lived in Asia and Europe for a few years and settled in San Francisco four years ago. The experience of adapting to new, foreign cultures has greatly strengthened our relationship. Our common values are deeply rooted. They bridge our diverse experiences and give us a healthy sense of direction which we use to parent our five year-old daughter, Eve.

Our family and friends are the most important things in our lives. We keep in touch with our many friends from the places where we lived around the world, and of course enjoy wonderful friendships with our friends here in the Bay Area. Everyone in our lives are so excited about the prospect of us adding a new baby to our family. We feel very fortunate to have their complete support and help.

About Julia

My family is my life! I love being a stay-at-home mom because I get to spend my time taking care of Eve. Whether it’s in the mornings before she goes to school, the afternoons, evenings, or weekends, Eve and I are able to spend consistent and loving quality time together. In my free time, I study French and I volunteer in the Emergency Room at San Francisco General Hospital as well as at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

 I was born in the Ukraine, which was then part of Soviet Russia. My childhood home was always filled with warm love. My parents were dedicated to providing my siblings and I with a thirst for knowledge and education, so we were always learning new things. When I was 11, my mother and I emigrated to Israel, where we literally started a new life from scratch. It wasn’t easy, but it was a remarkable experience, and I learned early in my life how to welcome and appreciate differences between people. After I graduated from high school, I worked as a social aid worker. By helping people deal with their problems I learned how to recognize the blessings in my own life. Eventually, I was able to earn a Bachelor’s degree in education, specializing in children with special needs. Since then, I have had the opportunity to work with kids and students around the world. Over the years, I have taught my students many things. But they have taught me as well: I have learned that  people need love and respect in order to learn and progress through life. And, I have also learned to live my life with patience and flexibility.

I am anticipating with all my heart the entrance of a new child into our lives. I am aware of the importance of a parent’s presence, active love, and support through all stages of a child’s development. It is rewarding for me to be with a child for his or her first smile, first hug, first step, first day of preschool, and all the other first she they’ll have in their life. Antoine and I are able and excited to provide a safe, stable home with lots of love and fun activities. I really hope that this miracle will happen to us again.

About Antoine

I am an optimistic and energetic person! I enjoy the challenge and rewards of having a family, and I am eagerly looking forward to our next challenge–adopting a child. I love interacting with children, playing games with them, sharing a laugh, or simply reading a nice story before they go to sleep. I make sure that I spend significant time with my family– they are the best moments of my life.

I was born in France, where I lived until the age of nineteen. I had a great childhood, filled with fun memories of family vacations on the beach or in the country. As the eldest of four, I has a lot of responsibility, so I learned to be a hands-on parent from an early age! When I was nineteen, I left France to study in Japan. Since then my career has taken me to many places and to many people, the best of these being my wonderful wife Julia.

I am a vice president at a leading software company in San Francisco, and I really enjoy my career, but I maintain a healthy balance of work and life. In my free time, I enjoy reading, listening to music, playing soccer, skiing and snowboarding, and hanging out with Julia and Eve. I also love to eat good food (it’s hard to forget my French gourmet roots), so our family enjoys seeking out San Francisco’s many opportunities to eat excellent food.

About Eve

Eve is a very happy and active five-year-old. She enjoys dancing with her ballet ensemble, playing the violin and swimming. She also takes acrobatic and art classes.

Above all, she is a very caring and kind little girl. Hardly a day goes by without a friend showing up to play at our house. And she adores younger kids–she is constantly asking us when is she is going to have a brother or a sister!

Eve attends a private French school in San Francisco. We believe in encouraging her to try various activities. That way she will be able to find out what her strengths, talents and passions are. We share a lot of time with Eve reading, playing, baking, doing art projects, and discussing her areas of interest and social life.

 Our Home

We believe that "home" is the place where your loved ones are. Since our loved ones are all over the world, we have homes in several places. Our primary home is in San Francisco, on a top of a hill overlooking the ocean, but we also have properties in London, Tokyo and Israel–all of which we rent out. Our home here has five bedrooms with lots of space and light, a huge living room, an even bigger family room, and great views.

We love living in San Francisco. This city is filled with diversity and tolerance–a friendly place where people express their views freely. We believe that exposure to diversity makes kids understand the world and makes them grow to become better individuals. We attend the city’s many cultural events, and on weekends, we go to see shows, visit museums, and attend local festivals around the Bay Area.

Our home is filled with lots of celebration and life! We speak English, French and Russian in our home, and our combined backgrounds allow us to celebrate American, French and Jewish holidays. We see these as great opportunities to share time with family and friends, as well as to understand and learn more about the traditions of the places in which we have lived and currently live.

Our Life

We have a passion for traveling. We have always found something interesting and wonderful to learn or discover in each place we’ve visited. We’ve traveled a lot in Asia and Europe, and during the winter, we ski at Lake Tahoe. When we’re not traveling, we like spending time together at home, or just enjoying our extensive collection of books and records.

Antoine has been very successful in his career, which has enabled us to build a sizable asset base. This financial stability gives us the opportunity to encourage our child (hopefully soon, our children) to pursue their dreams and expose them to the exciting possibilities of our world.

Finally…

We would love to adopt and lovingly raise your baby. If we are so lucky to be considered for the gift of your child, we would like to meet with you and hear from you what you would want for your baby.

You can reach us by calling our friendly adoption attorney, Susan Romer, at: 1-800-U-ADOPT-US or e-mailing them at info@1-800-u-adopt-us.com.

All the best to you in your decision,

Julia and Antoine