Although Andy and Sarah were happy spouses, during the three-year marriage they could not manage to have children. Completely disappointed in their attempts to conceive on their own, they had to turn to doctors for help.

Local doctors were unable to help them, so the couple had to find artificial insemination doctors in a neighboring state, six hours away from home. When they got to the clinic, they were full of hope that this time everything would work out.

But even here they had no luck. – the specialists of the clinic informed them that the procedure for artificial insemination will cost between 30-60 thousand dollars, but the probability of a successful outcome will be only 10%.

Completely disappointed in this idea, they abandoned the expensive and inefficient procedure, they still did not lose hope of becoming parents - together they decided to adopt a child. However, the adoption process is no less difficult and long easier than a natural nine-month pregnancy.

Initially, they had to contact the adoption agency, which, after a long consideration of the application, nevertheless made a positive decision, conducted a survey of living conditions from home visits to unexpected checks on the state of cleanliness and order in the house. The couple successfully went through all these procedures and prepared for an interview with the adoption service, which decided whether to give them the right to custody.

And so, after going through a lot of interviews, Sarah and Andy got the opportunity to adopt a child. Their joy knew no bounds, because they finally came close to fulfilling their dream!

But it so happened that the woman in labor changed her mind at the very last moment.

Although this news greatly crippled the couple, they still turned to the adoption agency, which found them another woman who agreed to give the child into care foster parents. But the previous situation was repeated exactly to the last detail - she changed her mind at the last moment.

The couple lost hope for the fulfillment of their dreams, and because of the experiences, emptiness settled in their souls.

However, some time later there was an unexpected phone call from the agency with the news that another pregnant woman was ready to give up the child. They immediately perked up and eagerly rushed to the scheduled ultrasound examination of the fetus.

The results of the survey amazed everyone present.

Not one, but 3 heart rhythms were clearly visible on the screen of the ultrasound machine! It turned out that the woman had triplets in her stomach! Since the agency, under the terms of the contract, offered the spouses adoption within the framework of one pregnancy, it was assumed that they would have to adopt all three or refuse to adopt at all.

Naturally, the couple were happy to receive all three. They thought that they would adopt one child, but the triplets seemed to them just a gift from God.

“How great! This is exactly what we have wanted so much all these years!” Sarah recalls.

They immediately set about completing all the paperwork and buying everything they needed for the three kids at once.

The triplets were born 2 months prematurely and were initially under neonatal care.

The strengthened daughters were soon brought home and the family finally became complete.

Due to the enormous stress associated with all the adoption procedures, the woman began to feel worse and worse every day.

I had to go to a doctor who, after an examination and a bunch of tests, was able to name the cause of poor health.

The woman was not sick at all, but in position! And she was expecting twins!

The couple were shocked to the core by the news that they would soon become parents of 5 babies at once, but the adoption process was not stopped.

“We could not refuse any of our children,” the newly-made mother recalled.

They were both insanely happy and wanted to bring up the whole unexpectedly enlarged family in harmony. And now, six months after the adoption, native twins were born. They became the parents of five beautiful girls!

Although it is very difficult to deal with five girls at once, they tried to give them all their love without sleep and rest.

“We hardly manage to sleep and sometimes we don’t even have time to sit down.”

But, knowing this, local parishioners decided to help. The church, on donations from people, was able to provide the family with everything necessary (food, diapers, clothes, children's dishes). From time to time, so that the couple could get some sleep, relatives and friends came and looked after the little ones. Andy and Sarah do not even think about the fact that they bear some kind of burden - they are the parents of a large beloved family.

“We love every baby equally! We wanted them so badly!”

The history of this family won the hearts of many users social networks who looked forward to posts about the affairs and successes of the family. Many people have been inspired by their example.

And 2 years later it turned out that she was expecting a child again, who became the third native and sixth child in a row.

The beginning of last year was marked by the birth of a son.

“A lot of children is our dream!”.

“If you wait for something for a very long time, then it will definitely come true!”.

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F a woman who dreamed that she gave birth to triplets, many dream books promise untold wealth. However, if the dream turns out to be in your hand and the doctor confirms that you really will have twins, you should close the old book and turn to completely different publications (including legal ones) in order to find out in advance what rights and benefits the state guarantees to the parents of twins ...
Any woman who finds out that she will soon become the mother of twins experiences not only joy, but also confusion. She wonders: “Can I handle two kids at once? Do I have enough time, energy and money? Is it possible to count on someone's help? The main thing is not to panic. First of all, you need to register with the antenatal clinic - and as soon as possible. First, in women who consulted a doctor for early dates, much more likely to endure and give birth to healthy babies - this is, let's say, a medical aspect. And secondly, in addition to the medical aspect, there is also a legal one: our state guarantees a number of benefits to pregnant women, and the provision of some of them (for example, one of the lump-sum benefits) is directly related to how long the woman entered the medical register. "9 MONTHS" has already written about the benefits of expectant mothers (see O. Revenko's article "Privileges and Rights of Pregnant Women and Mothers in Russian Legislation" in No. 1-2001), so we will refer readers to this material and will not repeat. Let's talk about what future mothers of twins, or, in scientific terminology, women with multiple pregnancies can expect.

Vacation and break more, but the allowance ...
Labor Code Russian Federation(Labor Code of the Russian Federation) offers a number of benefits for mothers of twins. So, Art. 165 establishes a longer maternity leave in case of multiple pregnancy - 84 calendar days before and 110 days after childbirth in case of the birth of two or more children. (The usual term is 70 calendar days before childbirth and 70 after). Postnatal leave is generally increased for any complicated birth, and Instruction of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 01-97 dated April 23, 1997 “On the procedure for granting leave in case of complicated childbirth”, listing 10 cases of complicated childbirth, he puts it in the first place multiple births.
prenatal leave future mother twins living in the territory exposed to radioactive contamination increases to 90 days (total, together with postpartum 200 calendar days) - this procedure is established by the law "On the social protection of citizens exposed to radiation as a result of the Chernobyl disaster" dated May 15, 1991 ( as amended on November 24, 1995).
If, unfortunately, multiple pregnancy ended tragically (with the death of one of the children), the mother also has the right to a longer postpartum leave than if she was pregnant with one child - 86 days.
The procedure for obtaining maternity leave, and, accordingly, child benefits, for mothers of twins is no different from the actions of women who have given birth to a single child.
The size maternity benefits do not depend on the number of children born , it is equal to the average earnings (income) of a woman at the time of her vacation or a scholarship if she was studying. But the same for all Russians lump sum for the birth of a child , which is paid at the place of work of one of the parents (and if the parents do not work, in the authorities social protection of the population at the place of residence of the child), at the birth of twins it will be twice, and at the birth of triplets three times more than all the others, because this benefit is accrued for every child .
Adoptive parents of twins have the same leave and benefits rights as if they were the birth father and/or mother of the children. Art. 168 Labor Code reads: “Employees who have adopted a child are granted leave for the period from the date of adoption until the expiration of 70 days from the date of birth of the adopted child, and if two or more children are adopted, 110 days from the date of their birth”.
110 days after giving birth, when the postnatal leave comes to an end, you have to decide whether to go to work or devote yourself to caring for babies. The law gives the right to choose whether to stay on parental leave for up to a year and a half and receive benefits or continue to pursue their career. Let's take a look at what options each of these options provides.
When you stay at home with your children, you continue to receive benefits. But this is a different type of benefit, and the amount will be less than the amount of the maternity allowance - 2 minimum monthly wages, regardless of the number of children.
If you decide to continue professional activity, at work you are required to provide some benefits. First of all, this applies to breaks for feeding.
Art. 169 Labor Code: “Women with children under the age of one and a half years are provided, in addition to the general break for rest and nutrition, additional breaks for feeding the child ... at least every 3 hours, lasting at least 30 minutes each. If there are two or more children under the age of one and a half years, the duration of the break is set at least an hour. Nursing breaks are included in work time and are paid according to average earnings. The timing and procedure for providing breaks are established by the administration ... taking into account the wishes of the mother.
So, if the mother of twins has an eight-hour working day, she has the right to two breaks of an hour each, that is, a six-hour working day (the mother of triplets - a five-hour one). By agreement with the management, you can set a fairly flexible work schedule, that is, it is not necessary to take a break every three hours, you can allocate time in a more profitable way for yourself, for example, simply reduce the working day as a whole or increase the break. Pay attention to one more circumstance: the law does not say anything about breastfeeding, a woman is entitled to such breaks regardless of whether she is breastfeeding or an artificial baby.
In the event of a reduction in the number of employees in the enterprise, either of the parents of the twins has a priority right to be left at work (of course, provided that the issue of choosing between workers with equal labor productivity and qualifications is being decided).
From the birth of children until they are 16 years old (and if they continue to study, then up to 18 years old), the family is entitled to a monthly child allowance (70% of the minimum wage for every child ).
Currently, the legislation provides that the right to a monthly allowance for a child has a family where the average income per person does not exceed the amount living wage installed in the region of Russia where the children live.
Unfortunately, the situation with the payment of benefits in the country is simply catastrophic, and the reasons here are purely economic. If you are not receiving benefits long time, you must apply to the court at the place of residence for the recovery of benefits.

More than two is a lot
A family in which twins were not the first-born, as well as any family in which triplets were born, receives the status of a large family (in Russia at present large families families are considered to have more than two children ). Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 431 “On measures for social support large families» dated May 5, 1992 provides for such families a number of benefits. In one of the nearby rooms
"9 MONTHS" plans to analyze in detail the benefits and rights of Russian large families, so here we will only briefly list the most important benefits, without dwelling on the mechanism for their implementation:
free delivery of medicines for children under 6 years old, and children over 6 years old - 50% payment of their cost (Letter of the Ministry of Finance No. 51 dated 06/29/1992 "On financing measures for the social support of large families" it is stipulated that the free distribution of medicines to children from large families under 6 years of age is carried out at the expense of the territorial funds for social support of the population);
for children - free travel on all types of public transport;
free travel to the place of temporary accommodation and permanent residence for families with children under 18;
a 30% reduction in utility bills;
obtaining an interest-free loan for individual (cooperative) housing construction.

The right to wait and hope
If the appearance of twins has worsened the living conditions of the family (this shocking wording reflects the situation in which the number of square meters per member of the enlarged family becomes less than the sanitary norm), then know that families in need of better living conditions are provided with living quarters at the birth of twins first of all (before the adoption of the new Housing Code of the Russian Federation, the situation is regulated by Article 36, paragraph 9 of the Housing Code of the RSFSR of 1983 and the Decree of the Council of Ministers of July 31, 1984 “On the procedure for registering citizens in need of improved housing conditions and providing residential premises in RSFSR", Section 4, paragraph 23, subparagraph "i"). However, the “first turn”, as well as the “preferential turn”, does not guarantee the receipt of housing in the shortest possible time, these wordings do not stipulate at all terms receiving housing.
And although it is incredibly difficult to realize the right of a family of twins to improve their living conditions and it will take an indefinitely long wait, all the same, parents of twins and triplets should contact the district administration and apply to register them as citizens in need of improved living conditions.

The right not to be separated
The biological and psychological bond between twins is very strong. This cannot but be taken into account throughout their lives. So, if the twins were left without parental care, they can only be adopted together. Article 124 p. 3 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation reads: “The adoption of brothers and sisters by different persons is not allowed, except in cases where the adoption is in the interests of the children”. If it is forbidden to separate "ordinary" brothers and sisters, then of course this rule applies to twins.
When the question arises of calling twin brothers to military service, most likely, they will serve in the same military unit ( Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 587 of June 1, 1999 "On approval of the regulation on the conscription of citizens", as well as published in his execution Order of the Minister of Defense No. 400 dated July 6, 1999, paragraph 39). However, the order of the Minister of Defense regulating this issue is advisory in nature: “Twin brothers called up at the same time by one draft board should be sent, as a rule, to one military unit”. This rule may not be observed if, for example, the twins were separated, live in different regions of Russia and are called up by different draft boards. If the brothers lived and were brought up in the same family, but the military registration and enlistment office distributes them to different military units, such a decision must be motivated.

A few last words
In general, the state provides parents of twins with a fairly large package social guarantees. The knowledge of these guarantees and the correct use of them should help mothers and fathers in the joyful, but at the same time, such a troublesome business - the upbringing of twins.
Of course, in our country, everything is far from cloudless, and if your rights under the law are violated, we advise you to immediately go to court. And if you feel insecure, it is best to seek the help of a professional lawyer.

About families who decided to take children into their families.

Could you adopt a child? And two? This story of Olga tells that any dream, even the most incredible one, can come true.

Incredibly happy story

It seems to me that I dreamed of a big family all my life, and even at the age of 12-14 I already clearly imagined that I would have at least three children. Although both my husband and I had two families in each.

Maybe, to someone my story will seem unrealistically happy - but this is mine real story .

I am one of those girls who married my classmate, our relationship began at school. Five years later, they got married and immediately began to plan their first child. Then the second. To the envy of many, I gave birth to children of different sexes, although they were not easy for me.

At that time we lived in a one-room apartment, without any cheerful prospects for expansion. Many acquaintances were perplexed - where all four of us fit, and even a dog.

I always answered that happiness is not in footage. The main thing is that we have love, and we are all together.

Very soon I began to plan a third child, but two operations made themselves felt. A bunch of doctors, clinics, problems, experiences, and every month "collapsed hopes" ...

At the same time, I always knew that I would definitely adopt one child - it was some kind of indescribable cherished dream of my childhood. At least for one abandoned give mother's warmth.

Certainly, My husband gave me confidence in the future. I follow him like a stone wall. He always supported me in everything, in difficult times he did not let me lose heart.

I always knew that someday, if not now, we will have everything: a large apartment, and many children ... Sooner or later, this is how it all happened - we were able to improve our living conditions, only the child did not succeed ....

One fine morning I woke up and realized that I was looking for my child in the wrong place. Since God does not want to give it to me naturally, he probably has other plans for us. My time has come.

I can't say that I was fully prepared for adoption... You can't prepare for something you've never tried. But I always repeated to myself the words of experienced foster mothers: " You'll never know if you can swim standing on the shore".

Adoptive mother - white crow

I was very hurt and offended by such an attitude of others, therefore, at the preparation stage, I communicated only with my husband, older children, and employees and like-minded people at the NCU.

My parents were also categorically against adoption. We were silent to the last, and informed them about everything when we had already filed documents with the court. I don’t even want to describe what happened next…. I am very sorry that our society is not yet completely ready for this.

Double Happiness

Even in the process of preparation, I suddenly felt something and said to my husband: “You know, it seems to me that we will have a son and a daughter right away!” Knowing what my intuition is, my husband replied: "And I will be doubly happy!". That's when I stopped worrying about anything at all.

A week after coming into custody with a not very clear: "We want to adopt ..." we were already taking courses at the NCU. And at all stages we were very lucky, the worst thing for us - to choose a child - we did not have to.

On the first children offered to us, we answered without hesitation: "We take!" (I just got a lump in my throat). At that time they were about two and a half years old... My whole family fell in love with them at first sight!

We now have a daughter, Yanochka, and a son, Yaroslav! Twins. Boy and girl.

It was my lifelong dream! I accumulated such a huge amount of love in my soul that the whole adaptation went completely unnoticed for me. I just couldn’t breathe, I loved, and “love helps us to do even the most incredible things” (c), and we overcame all our fears very quickly.

Six months is a lot or a little?

Yana and Yarik have been living with us for seven months now. Now our whole world revolves around these two buttons. They gave our family just a new breath ...

They have changed so much, they have become just a hundred times calmer, much more mature and reasonable. In general, now I am an absolutely happy person ... And when all four of them say: "This is my mother!", I just have a lump of happiness coming to my throat.

Of course, we understand that half a year at home is not a deadline yet, we are still working on harmonious development our kids, and now we know for sure that love and care can conquer everything!

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About families who decided to take children into their families.

Can you take a foster child? How about two at once? This story of foster mother Olga tells that any dream, even the most incredible one, can come true.

Incredibly happy story

It seems to me that I dreamed of a big family all my life, and even at the age of 12-14 I already clearly imagined that I would have at least three children. Although both my husband and I had two families in each.

Maybe, my story will seem unrealistically happy to someone - but this is my real story. It will help someone make a decision, someone will just think.

I am one of those girls who married my classmate, our relationship began at school. After five years of relationship, they got married and immediately began to plan their first child. Then the second. To the envy of many children, I gave birth to children of different sexes, although they were given to me, I will say this, not at all easy.

At that time we lived in a one-room apartment, without any cheerful prospects for expansion. Many acquaintances were perplexed - where all four of us fit, and even a dog. I always answered that happiness is not in footage. The main thing is that we have love, and we are all together.

Very soon I began to plan a third child, but two operations made themselves felt, and problems appeared in planning: a lot of doctors, clinics, problems, experiences, and every month “collapsed hopes” ...

At the same time, I always knew that I would definitely adopt one child - it was some kind of indescribable cherished dream of my childhood. At least for one abandoned give mother's warmth.

All the years I mistakenly believed that no one would allow us to take a child to our small living space, my dream was hidden deep - "until better times." I was just always interested in this topic, I always read stories from the life of families with foster children, prepared, hoped and believed ....

Of course, My husband gave me confidence in the future. I follow him like a stone wall. He always supported me in everything, in difficult times he did not let me lose heart.

I always knew that someday, if not now, we will have everything: a large apartment, and many children ... Sooner or later, this is how it all happened - we were able to improve our living conditions, only the child did not succeed ....

One fine morning I woke up and realized that I was looking for my child in the wrong place. Since God does not want to give it to me in a natural way, he probably has other plans for us. Perhaps my time has come.

I can't say that I was fully prepared for adoption... You can't prepare for something you've never tried. But I always repeated to myself the words of experienced foster mothers: “ You'll never know if you can swim standing on the shore».

Adoptive mother - white crow

I was very hurt and offended by such an attitude of others, therefore, at the preparation stage, I communicated only with my husband, older children, and employees and like-minded people at the NCU.

My parents were also categorically against adoption. We were silent to the last, and informed them about everything when we had already filed documents with the court. I don’t even want to describe what happened next…. I am very sorry that our society is not yet completely ready for this.

Double Happiness

All the events in our life developed at such a frantic pace, sometimes it seemed to me that I was sitting on the sidelines, and someone and something was doing everything instead of me. There was such a period at the beginning of the journey that even my husband said: “Oh, maybe we are somehow rushing things ... I need time to think a little ...”. And I carried...

As soon as I saw the way to my child, I just ran at breakneck speed.... My husband is very clever, he always supported me in everything, his position in life is a person's dreams should come true, especially the most cherished.

Even in the process of preparation, I suddenly felt something and said to my husband: "You know, it seems to me that we will have a son and a daughter right away!" Knowing what my intuition was, my husband replied: “And I will be doubly happy!”. That's when I stopped worrying about anything at all.

I, like a huge number of women, dreamed of twins all my life. I understood that it was almost unrealistic to give birth to twins without heredity, and even for someone to refuse twins in this life, it seemed to me simply unrealistic.

But all dreams come true, now I believe in it!!! Now I often joke: "I always asked for a child from both God and Santa Claus. It seems that both of them fulfill wishes, and each of them gave me a baby!"

The older children were always expecting another child and argued very much on the topic, the son says: “I need a brother, because I already have a sister!”, And the daughter answered “No, give me a sister, because I have a brother!” .. I told them: "Well, then you have to take two, so as not to offend anyone."

I absolutely believe in fate, and this is the way our family should probably have grown. It was always as if someone was helping us - it took exactly two months for the whole adoption process, from the first application to the RONO to the appearance of children at home - who knows in the subject that this is very short term for adoption.

A week after coming into custody with a not very clear: "We want to adopt ..." we were already taking courses at the NCU. And at all stages we were very lucky, the worst thing for us - to choose a child - we did not have to.

On the first children offered to us, we answered without hesitation: “We take!” (I just got a lump in my throat). At that time they were about two and a half years old... My whole family fell in love with them at first sight!

We now have a daughter, Yanochka, and a son, Yaroslav! Twins BOY and GIRL..

For me, this is just the MOST, MOST happy happiness ... It was the dream of my whole life! I accumulated such a huge amount of love in my soul that the whole adaptation went completely unnoticed for me. I just couldn’t breathe, I loved, and “love helps us to do even the most incredible things” (c), and we overcame all our fears very quickly.

mother Olya

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In this article, we invite our readers to get acquainted with the story of Daria and Dmitry Kim, who took two prankster twins under their family wing.

– My husband and I met about 10 years ago at work. We got married in 2007 when I was 19 and he was 29. We dreamed of children. The husband really wanted a son, imagined how he would mess around with the baby, give him care, teach him male wisdom, but we couldn’t find parental happiness. We planned the birth and pregnancy, and underwent treatment - nothing came of it. And in this difficult time, happy stories of acquaintances who decided on adoption kept coming to us. We even met a large family from Ukraine. They traveled around cities and countries, showing people by their own example that a child can become dear and loved. This was the first call for Dima and me to think about adoption.

In fact, the thought of giving a disadvantaged child a piece of family happiness has always been in my head. As a child, I told everyone that when I grew up I would take at least one baby from orphanage. I even remember a conversation with one of my acquaintances, who said: “You don't know these children. You just think you can. Actually it is very difficult. It is impossible to make all children happy.” Then I thought hard about these words and realized that it is really impossible to make everyone happy, but it is quite possible to make life better for at least one child. I remembered my childhood thoughts when my husband offered to take the child from the baby house.

Yes, oddly enough, Dima was the first to talk about it. Just one day during an everyday conversation, he suddenly suggested: “Let's adopt?”. And here, despite all the examples of non-native children, from which my heart was throbbing, I could not answer him anything. On the one hand, I was not opposed, but on the other, I was afraid that, due to my youth, my maternal instincts would not wake up in me when the children came into the house from outside. I was sure that all this should be born with the baby in the womb.

But the old thoughts continued to emerge in my memory in bright spots. The topic of adoption in our family was raised very carefully. My husband and I never vigorously discussed this issue, but thoughts about foster children constantly visited us. My husband has already begun to slowly collect documents for the guardianship authorities, but I still could not give my final answer. Once, once again returning home, I suddenly realized that I wanted a child. It seemed that thunderclouds parted in my mind and thoughts became clear, clear. Having made a decision within myself, I told my husband that I was ready to take the baby. Arriving home, from the threshold I told my grandmother and my mother, who was visiting us, about our intention. The news that we had decided to adopt quickly spread throughout our family. They all unanimously supported us and sincerely rejoiced at our decision. All questions about how relatives will accept the child, whether he will be an outcast, whether they will love him, have disappeared by themselves. At that moment I was very happy.

Difficult search

- We immediately notified the guardianship and guardianship authorities of our decision, wrote a statement and began to study at the School of Foster Parents. We went in search of the baby only after we received permission to become candidates for foster parents. At the end of February, we began daily wool databases of orphans in the Ussuri orphanage, left their questionnaires and resumes in the guardianship authorities. Who would have thought that this process would drag on for more than six months ...

Of course, my husband and I wanted the baby to be at least a little like us, so we were looking for a little boy with oriental roots. The first such baby was found in St. Petersburg. We overcame the time difference, we were constantly in touch with the guardianship authorities, but we could not come to get acquainted - it turned out that the boy was already busy. Then there were other kids who, in the end, also turned out to be either employed, or adopted, or referrals had already been issued for them. We were in despair and at some point we stopped purposefully looking for a child, we didn’t even look into the database.

Life took its course. We went to work, started repairing the house, and our business did not even move a step. I told my husband that something needs to be done about it, you can’t just leave everything halfway. “Now we will finish with the repair and again we will be engaged in adoption, we must bring everything to the end,” Dima answered me. With these words, I leave the house and suddenly receive a call from our curator from the guardianship authorities. She asked me how our search was progressing, and offered to meet twin boys of Slavic appearance.

I was very surprised, but immediately agreed to take a referral to the brothers. Indeed, in the questionnaire we indicated that we were ready to consider a large circle of children, if only it was completely little boy. And long before that, while trying to do IVF, my husband and I thought that we would like to give birth to twins or twins.

All night before the first meeting, I went through the options in my head, how you can feel that this is my child, how my heart will skip. The curator told me almost nothing about the babies, and the unknown scared me.

Angels sent by fate itself

- The first meeting with the boys was exciting. We received a referral to the baby's home the next day after the fateful call, and on the eve of the meeting we could not stand it and climbed into the Primorye data bank to find our twins by year of birth. The photographs did not make any impression on us: the kids looked much older in them than they really were.

In fact, Gena and Dima turned out to be very sunny and mischievous boys. I remember how it is now: funny one-and-a-half-year-old babies are walking on fragile legs, holding a nanny by the hands and smiling with all their teeth. Husband immediately captivated Genka with cartoons, and Dimka ran into my arms. And, of course, I got agitated, confused and generally forgot how to behave. At the School of Adoptive Parents, they explained to us how to behave on a “first date”, but when this happens in life, all the knowledge gained disappears somewhere.

A few minutes later the boys liberated us, we became friends and started playing. We did not need to have the twins to ourselves - the contact was found from the first seconds. The day was so intense that I did not even have time to discuss what had happened with my husband. Going to the second meeting, we were not yet fully sure of our feelings. But when they came to Gena and Dima again, everything was decided by itself and without words. Noticing us, the guys screamed, squealed with joy and rushed into our arms. At that moment, each of us understood everything - these are our babies, period. On the second day, we wrote an application for adoption. And in September 2015, the boys moved to us forever.

As if returned

from vacation

- When the four of us stepped over the threshold of the house, I had the feeling that we had always been together, and now we returned from a long trip. We went into the house and started living our lives again. As if there was no segment of life without them. I even felt as if I gave birth to them myself.

To be honest, my husband and I were somewhat unprepared for life with two superactive kids. The first surprise awaited us on the first day at home. It all started with the fact that for some reason we were sure that diapers are for “wimps” and you can teach a child to the potty in half an hour. The mountain of translated linen and children's clothes was our first parenting lesson. And on the first night at home, one of the kids had a sharp rise in temperature, and we had to call ambulance. So the sons tested us for strength in the very first hours family life, albeit unconsciously.

In general, the period of adaptation we have passed very quickly. In a cozy home environment, the boys opened up and accepted us as real mom and dad. Gena and Dima brought a lot of new colors and meaning to our lives, which we lacked so much to become a full-fledged family. Gemini is our happiness. Grandmothers got attached to the children from the first days, our whole family accepted them as relatives. Everything that we could only dream of came true thanks to two wonderful boys.

Favorite hooligans

For more than a year and a half, the twins Dima and Gena have been delighting mom and dad with their funny tricks. Young mother Daria recalled the funniest incidents associated with her beloved sons.

One day my sister invited me to take a walk in children's center with children at lunchtime. Usually Dima and Gena sleep at this time, but I decided that today I can deviate from the regime. After washing the babies and preparing the children's things for a walk, I ran at a trot to pack myself. It would seem that two little boys can do in less than three minutes? It turned out that during this time you can do everything and even more.

The first thing that alerted me when I was descending from the second floor of the house was silence, although before that the roar of basins had been heard. I go into the kitchen, and Genka and Dima are sitting completely in flour, only their eyes are visible. Both sit in basins, take flour from a pack in their fists and scatter it in different directions. A cursory inspection of the house showed that everything was already covered with flour! The first thing that came to my mind was to grab the phone and start filming them on camera. Naturally, there was no talk of any walk.

And there was also a case when our pranksters scattered rice all over the floor. Our dad, seeing this and without scolding anyone, gave the little one an ordinary tea cup. Dima then told them: “You need to collect all this rice from the floor one by one, like in the fairy tale about Cinderella.” And the boys really liked this task. They spent most of the evening fiddling on the floor, groaning and collecting rice. fine motor skills developed.