It's now 2009 and the boys have been home for almost 7 years. Our Gotcha Day is October 30, 2002 and the day they touched American soil for the first time was November 6, 2002. For those of you who are keeping track of dates... that is exactly 5 months to the day from the first time we called AGCI to when they were brought home. Those 5 months consisted of lots of paperwork, 2 trips to Russia and showers galore!!!! Family and friends threw 3 beautiful showers for us between our trips to Russia. It was a wonderful way to pass the weeks and wait for our phone call that our court hearing had been scheduled.
The boys are now 9 and 8 and are doing so well. They have grown like weeds (although we are seeing the truth behind the fact that some Russians are short and stocky)... and they are such a delight. I love calling them "my boys" and love watching them interact together. They are two peas in a pod and often times Steve and I will say that the bond they share is more like that of twins (always have to be touching or sitting close to each other) rather then just brothers. We don't even have to think about what "our" kids would have looked like because they resemble us so much! It's always hard when we see a family that has obviously adopted and we want them to know that we have adoption in common. Nine times out of 10 we get looked at like we're the nosiest people on the planet if we dare ask someone about their adoption. We (ok, I) have learned not to be so nosey and instead I thank the Lord silently for leading that family on their adoption journey. Maybe someday the Lord will bring a certain child into our lives and it will be obvious to others that we too have adopted and I can share our story but until then... I'll work on minding my own business. : )
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