My story
How do I begin to even thank Adoption Ark? My husband and I weren’t even thinking about adoption, but seeing my son’s face changed all that. I knew the minute I laid eyes on him, he was my son. It was hard not letting all of the negative comments affect me, but our son proved them all wrong. I can’t even fathom how in 5 short months this 10 year old boy has completely changed my life. Sometimes I sit and think how barely a year ago I had no idea that we had a son in our future. I thank God everyday for bringing this miracle into our lives. He is smart, he is funny, he is healthy, he is lovable, and he is my life. I can’t imagine living another day without him in it. The more English he learns, the funnier he is. Igor keeps us constantly entertained. He has only been home with us since September 2004, but it has felt like he has been a part of our family his whole life. He speaks fondly of his orphanage and would someday like to return – to visit. Now that he is living the “American dream”, his only other request is that he gets a brother. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t ask when we are going back to Russia for a brother. We would not hesitate to use Adoption Ark again, and hope to very soon. The girls there went above and beyond the call of duty to make our dream a reality. The staff here in America and over in Russia were the best we could have hoped for. Most families opt for adopting an infant, as for us, we never thought twice about adopting an older child. We have experienced no problems with him or his adjustment to life away from the orphanage. There is nothing better in the world than having my son wake up first thing in the morning and come wandering in just to sit on my lap just wanting to be held and telling me he loves me so much. I think he picked up the habit of wanting his back scratched about the 2nd day with us. At the time he knew no English, but we figured out what “spee-no” meant pretty quick. The habit is still there, he has just replaced the Russian words with “mama, scratch my back”. I can’t help but laugh. I sit here trying to find the right words to express how much our adoption has meant to us and he wanders in trying to negotiate a later bedtime because there are FOUR Spiderman’s on tonight. It certainly doesn’t take them long to pick up on things. Thank you again Adoption Ark for making my life complete. Without you, I would not have known how empty my life was.
Jodi, John and Igor Campbell.