8/20 Court Finally!!

We got the call this morning! We have court at 2:00 today! Today Sergei woke up and we were able to tell him that today was the day. He was so excited! We went to the court and he waited in the van for us. The judge never asked him to come in. But he asked us why we wanted to adopt this child. We told him that there was something about him that I could not let go of after we met last year. And as we have gotten to know him, we fell in love with him. Toward the end, they asked what his adopted name would be. We told him Marc Thomas Turner. He looked a bit confused and asked why? I told him that it was a special name for our family that we chose many years ago in case we had another son. It was a way to honor 2 doctors who had saved my husband's life. That was all he wanted to hear. So, guess who is an orphan no more?

MARC THOMAS TURNER

8-20-15

He told everyone at the orphanage he is not Sergei, he is Marc!