We can not even begin to tell you how happy we are. We had discussed coming home with two kids quite a bit and it turns out that our little man, has an older brother and both of them are as perfect as can be. Riley Fenton Stephens (aka Ruslan) turned 9 yesterday and our little brute, Jacob Lee Stephens (aka Artyom) was 5 on July 16th. Originally, we thought his birthday was in September, but it turns out the NAC had that part of the document wrong. The two are biologically half brothers and are very close to one another. When one gets a treat, he'll hold on to it til he can give his brother half. The day we met them, they understood that we were going to be their new Mama and Papa and that they were going to live in America. They were very eager to meet us and are looking forward to going to their new home.
Riley is a bit short for his age, very lean but amazingly fast. He climbs like a monkey and seems to be very active. Jake is not fat, but is stocky. He apparently has a bottomless pit for a stomach and is always smiling. He's not as much of a climber as his brother, but can kick a ball nearly as far as Riley who is four years older. He's got the makings of a linebacker, I guess. By the way - Riley is in green and Jake is in red.
We showed the boys the pictures we brought with us of their new families two days ago. Today Riley remembered who everyone was and their relation not only to him, but also to us. He pointed at his grandparents and said "Dedushka and Babushka", but then pointed at me for my father and said, "Tvoy Papa". Smart boy.
English is going to take a bit. Jake won't sit still and Riley can't sit still for long. Both can repeat the words I tell them in English and they both sound pretty good at it. Riley can also count to 7 in English - they apparently taught him that in school.
Hopefully we will have a successful court date next Friday and be able to take the boys to Kiev the next day. If we are able to do that, we will probably be coming back into Cleveland sometime around the first of September.
5 comments:
What a pair of cuties!!! You are going to have hold off the girls!!I am sooooooo excited for you both. You will both make great parents............love, Sue
This is wonderful! You know me I'm crying like a baby.
Congratulations! They are so cute! I can't wait to meet them.
Lisa
Hey they are really cute i can't wait to meet them to bad that they don't speek english..o well they have alot to learn! hehe can't wait to see u guys again well i better go....so... bye!!!
Oh my goodness hurry up and get back here cause i can't wait to meet them! absolutely adorable! I have first dibs on kid-sitting (they aren't exactly babies, eh?) so give me a call. I love you both sooooo much!
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