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Anjali & Riki

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Anjali & Riki

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Thank  you  for  taking  the  0me  to  read  our  profile.  We  hope  that  this  book  gives  you  a  sense  of  what  it's  like  to  be  a  member  of  our  family,  but  we  know  these  profiles  may  all  blend  together  a  li>le  bit,  so  here  are  the  basics:    We  love  each  other.      Not  everything  in  our  lives  has  been  easy,  but  being  together  always  has,  even  when  we  lived  in  different  states  for  three  years  (more  than  a  decade  ago  now).    We  love  paren0ng.      We  both  have  careers,  and  we  care  about  what  we  do  for  a  living,  but  we  really  love  working  together  to  raise  our  son,  Alex.  Being  moms  is  what  makes  us  complete.    We  will  love  your  baby.      We  are  hoping  to  adopt,  because  we  have  more  love  to  give  to  another  child.  This  baby  will  make  our  family  whole.    

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FAMILY

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Anjali  I  have  loved  Anjali  for  more  than  half  of  my  life.  She  is  a  great  mom  and  a  great  partner,  and  she  fixes  my  computer  whenever  it  breaks.  Perfect!    Anjali  makes  up  games  for  all  the  kids  when  we  get  together  and  runs  with  the  kids  shou0ng  'Buzz'  for  the    new  "bees  game".    Anjali  is  our  family's  social  manager.  She  spent  6  months  planning  our  trip  to  the  amusement  park!  And  she  plans  and  books  the  vaca0on  we  take  with  our  friends  every  year.      She  is  also  the  most  pa0ent  person  I  know.  She's  great  at  just  siPng  and  reading  a  book  while  I  get  fidgety  easily.    I  bet  everyone  in  these  profiles  pretends  they  have  a  perfect  marriage.  We  don't  have  perfect;  We  just  have  forever.    

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Riki  From  the  first  0me  I  met  Riki,  she  has  been  encouraging  me  to  try  new  things.    Whether  it's  trying  new  food(s)  to  traveling  all  over  the  world!    Riki  is  one  of  the  most  caring  and  percep0ve  people  I've  ever  known.    She  is  constantly  thinking  of  others  and  taking  into  account  what  they  are  feeling.    This  makes  her  a  wonderful  partner  and  mother.    Riki  is  also  brilliant,  she  completed  her  Ph.D  in  Social  Psychology  at  Northwestern  University.    There  is  no  problem  that  she  can't  solve!      

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Alex  Alex  is  our  3  year  old  son.  He  is  so  excited  to  be  a  big  brother!  Anjali  had  Alex  in  2013,  and  Riki  adopted  Alex  officially  in  2014.      Now  our  life  is  all  about  playdates  and  family  ac0vi0es.  We  look  forward  to  comple0ng  our  family  with  a  new  baby.      

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HOME

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Playdate  Central  When  we  said  playdates,  we  weren't  kidding.  We  love  to  get  

together  and  play  with  other  families  every  weekend.    

The  kids  like  to  roll  around  in  the  toy  boxes.  They  call  those  the  "choo  choos".    

 Since  Riki  likes  to  cook,  the  grownups  usually  get  to  snack  on  

homemade  bagels  or  chips  and  dip.    

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Family  is  Everything.      We  are  both  close  with  our  families.  Anjali's  parents  are  from  India,  and  her  Indian  heritage  is  important  to  her.  Riki  has  even  learned  to  cook  Indian  food  from  Anjali's  mom  so  we  can  eat  it  all  the  0me.      Anjali's  brother,  Aditya,  loves  being  an  uncle,  and  he  can't  wait  for  another  nephew  to  spoil.  He  likes  to  get  the  noisy  or  messy  toys.  Thanks,  Aditya!  

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Riki's  family  lives  in  Colorado,  and  we're  sorry  they're  so  far  away,  but  it's  always  worth  it  when  we  get  to  travel  to  beau0ful  Colorado  to  see  them.      The  new  baby  will  have  two  cousins.  Riki’s  brother  has  two  boys:  Gideon,  who  loves  to  read,  and  Liran  who  s0ll  pre>y  much  does  whatever  Gideon  says.  

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COMMUNITY

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Anjali  is  the  one  in  the  hat  with  the  ears.  Riki  is  inside  where  it  is  warm.  

We  love  our  neighbors!    The  neighborhood  does  a  Halloween  parade  in  the  park  every  year.  Alex  was  Dory  this  year.    During  a  blizzard  this  year,  everyone  spent  the  whole  day  shoveling  and  then  they  all  got  together  for  a  chat.  The  picture  is  not  out  of  focus-­‐-­‐that's  a  white-­‐out  blizzard.      

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Out  and  About  We  chose  our  home  because  it's  in  a  great  neighborhood  with  easy  access  to  the  city.  We  live  on  the  Washington  Metro,  so  we  can  take  the  train  into  town..  We  like  to  try  restaurants  and  ac0vi0es  as  a  family.  We  are  members  of  the  Na0onal  Zoo  in  Washington  DC  and  the  children's  museum  in  Bal0more.  

 

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THANK YOUWe  asked  Alex  to  draw  this  special  picture  to  thank  you  again  for  taking  the  0me  to  read  our  profile.  Obviously,  the  new  baby  will  be  bringing  all  

the  ar0s0c  talent  to  the  family!  

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