Jean and Christian's Profile

JEAN & CHRISTIAN

Hi there! We are Christian and Jean from Alameda, California.

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hank you for reading our letter! We realize you have a lot to think about, and we truly appreciate your decision to consider open adoption. We are excited to become parents and look forward to providing your child with a loving, happy, and stable home filled with art, food, and travels.

We'd love to learn about you and welcome you into our family in whatever way makes you most comfortable!

With love and respect,

Jean Chen and Christian Bauer

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OUR WORK

OUR STORY

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hristian has a degree in architecture and works as a designer at a Silicon Valley tech company. His workplace is extremely supportive of parents taking time off for childcare needs. Christian works from home on Fridays and wants to take lots of play breaks with our child!

On vacation in Hawaii

Jean is an artist and works part time on her handmade soap business. She can’t wait to spend mornings at the farmer’s market, playground, or beach with our child. In the afternoon she has the flexibility to take our child to her work studio. Much of her time is devoted to grocery shopping, cooking, and making our home ready for our new child.

OUR INTERESTS

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e love taking road trips and traveling to other countries.

We can’t wait to go on family vacations to explore art museums, restaurants, and street art. We’d like to introduce our child to a variety of cultures and people. At 2. home, we look forward to nightly family dinners made with vegetables grown in our backyard!

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We are excited to share our love of travel, food, and art with our child!

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Jean loves to draw images from nature!

e met more than nine years ago through an online dating site. We immediately connected over pop culture, art, music, and pies (Christian likes to make them, Jean likes to eat them!). It was love at first sight! A few years later we exchanged vows in a Chinese wedding banquet ceremony.

We have built a relationship based on love, honesty, and communication. We've traveled across the world together, and the next exciting adventure we're looking forward to is adding a child to our home.

1. Artwork by Jean 2. Travel (both of us!) 3. Bees.... and harvesting honey

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MEET CHRISTIAN

MEET JEAN

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hristian is my everything burrito! He's smart, funny, and a loving husband. From baking me cookies to supporting my major life decisions, he always makes me feel special. He has strong relationships with his family and can always be counted on.

He's a good soul who’s going to be a great dad!

At home, Christian is looking forward to showing our child how to pick backyard tomatoes in our greenhouse (which he built!).

And our child will have an endless supply of honey from Christian’s bees at the community garden.

Christian also enjoys cooking amazing dinners and desserts for big family get-togethers. He's excited about having a little helper in the kitchen!

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ean is my love and my best friend. She's creative and motivated, not to mention cute! She always has fun ideas for new adventures. Her patience and understanding will make her a fantastic mom. She's a natural with kids and really gets a kick out of inventing new games or sharing silly stories. Jean regularly babysits our niece and nephew. Her diaper changing skills are impressive!

Jean is active in the Asian American and arts communities in San Francisco. I can't wait to see what fun art projects she'll come up with for our child! Through Jean, our child will be part of a creative and diverse community of artists and activists.

Chris on babysitting duty with our niece and nephew, Eve and Jack

OUR HOME & COMMUNITY

At home, Christian has turned our backyard into a garden oasis! He's already planting giant sunflowers for our child to enjoy.

M EET And for rainy days, Jean has a closet full of art Scruggs! supplies for making crafts with our child. We share our home with Scruggs, our cat who likes to wear sweaters and snuggle on the couch.

A FEW OF OUR FAVORITES gFOOD J: Burritos are my favorite. Yay! C: Bring on the spice!

I’m trying to cook the perfect palak paneer.

gHERO J: Spider Man. I’m a comic book nerd. We can all use someone to save the day. gSPORT C: Baseball. Gooo Giants!

gGAME C: I nose wrestle with my niece. Does that count? gSPORT J: I started learning Kung Fu a year ago. Yah!

Hungry Hippos battle with our niece and nephew, Eve and Jack

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e live 20 minutes outside San Francisco on the island city of Alameda, California, a diverse small town known for its safety and quality of life. Our house is across the street from Crab Cove, a wildlife sanctuary and recreational beach perfect for nature walks along the water with our child.

Jean and our nephew Jack cuddle up at a family picnic

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OUR FAMILY Those close to our hearts

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e are very close to our families and always celebrate birthdays, holidays, and special events. Everyone is incredibly supportive and excited about us adopting!

At our annual family reunion picnic

Christian's parents live on ten acres in Kentucky. We spend holidays there, and it will be great to see our child build a snowman and decorate homemade gingerbread cookies. We vacation with Christian’s parents in Florida and Hawaii. They are looking forward to swimming and collecting seashells with our little one.

Celebrating Jean’s birthday with Eve and Jack, as Jean’s sister Amy looks on

Chinese New Year dinner with Jean’s mom & our brother-in-law, Kevin

Jean has a large extended family in the area. There is a Chen family reunion every August that always involves lots of food! We see Jean’s sisters and their families every week. Our niece and nephew keep asking when the baby will arrive!

Jean’s parents visit often and can’t wait to show off their new grandchild.

Our family friend Sophia rides on Chris’ shoulders

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

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e are committed to providing a loving and stable home for our child.

We plan on raising a child who will explore the world and grow into a happy person. We are committed to the process of open adoption. Our child will always know his/her roots and understand how important you are. We honor and respect your decision to consider adoption and look forward to building a comfortable relationship with you.

jeanandchrisadopt@gmail.com

Thanks again for taking the time to read about us and our hopes for adding a child to our family. We look forward to learning about you and your hopes for the future, too! Please feel free to contact us anytime!

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Jean Chen and Christian Bauer

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