Logan’s Story –
From the Beginning

• “Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart, but in it.”
• Unknown

• I was born in Murom,
Russia on a cold, snowy day.
• I weighed 6.2 pounds and was 19 inches long.

• In Russia, my name was
Alexander Yuriyevich, but everyone called me “SASHA.”
• Alexander means “defender of mankind” and it is now my middle name.

• I didn’t grow in my mom’s tummy.
I grew in another lady named
Marina. She helped make me.
• She probably has very blond hair and blue eyes, just like me.
• She is probably very pretty and that’s why my mom calls me
“Beautiful Boy.”

• I like to sing songs and dance and play the piano and drums.
• Marina has special training in music.
• I got my love of music from her.

• She was probably happy when I was born, because everyone loves little babies.
• She probably fed me and changed my dirty diapers and smiled at me, but she had some grown up problems.
• It is a lot of work to take care of a little baby. She was worried about how she was going to take care of me.

• When I was a little baby, I got sick and was taken to a hospital.
• The doctor’s and nurses gave me medicine and I got better.
• After that, I went to go live at the Baby Home where they could take care of me.

• This is a picture of Dr.
Elizaveta. She was in charge of taking care of me at the Baby Home.
• I got lots of hugs and kisses from all the ladies there, just like Mrs. Ria, and Mrs. Laura and Ms.
Marcie at my school at home!!!
• This is a picture of the outside of the Baby Home.

• The ladies fed me, took me for walks, played with me, sang songs and changed my poopy diapers.
• I lived at the Baby
Home until my Forever
Mom and Dad could come to Russia.

• When I was almost 2,
I saw my mom and dad for the first time!!
• I was a little shy and scared at first.
• My mom and dad smiled a lot and cried because they were so happy to meet me!!

• I couldn’t understand what they were saying because I only knew Russian words.
• I sat and played with the toys they brought me.
• I liked the bubbles and the cars.

• My dad played on the floor with me – I really liked the truck that said “honk honk”.
• My mom gave me a bear that sang
“twinkle twinkle” and she sang to me.
• I got a dog that looked like Carly and I saw pictures of my brother Michael and my new house!!!

• On November 14, 2003, a
Russian judge told mom and dad they could adopt me and be my forever family.
• My mom and dad took me to a hotel and I ate
Cheerios with my dad.
• I said “Spa-se-ba” and “Paja-yous-ta” which means please and thank you in
Russian.
• I liked Cheerios and
M&Ms!!!

• We stayed in Moscow for 6 more days. I got my picture taken for my passport.
• I loved to look in the mirror and play with the cute baby looking back at me!!!

• It was very cold in
Moscow and mom bundled me up in a snowsuit to go out for a walk.
• I had fun with mom and dad and I played with lots of other babies who were adopted just like me.

• I flew first class all the way home to America.
• We landed in Boston and
I became a US citizen at
Logan airport!!!

• I was excited to come home and meet the rest of my forever family.
• This is my brother
Michael.
• This is Carly – I called her “So-batka”. That means dog in Russian.

• I know other kids who came from Russia, just like me.
• Here are pictures of me and Alex and Lauren.
They came from Tver,
Russia.
• They were adopted too!!!
They have a dog named
Tahoe.

• I have lots of people in my family who love me!!!
• My mom calls me her special boy and says that I am a blessing from God.
• I am happy God found my forever family!!!