Photos of children in orphanages and in their new families (68 photos)

This site contains photographs of children in orphanages and in their new families after a short time. Very positive and interesting photos.

Looking at their beautiful and happy faces in the photographs, it is difficult to believe that once they all lived in orphanages and were considered “state” children, or simply nobody’s children. It's hard to believe that they once looked completely different...
....one forgot how or didn’t know how to smile at all, in the eyes of another there is detachment and not at all childish melancholy, and the third has an orphanage hedgehog instead of cute curls...
Look what they were like when their adoptive parents first saw them. Very little time has passed, and these boys and girls are no longer recognizable! A real miracle...

Lyubasha. In the Children's Home. 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Artist”. One year later.

Danya... In the orphanage - a frightened look and bitter loneliness... After 5 months - judge for yourself...

Alyoshka... In the orphanage there is a sad "gnome".... He has become a cheerful mother's son!

Manyashka. Waiting for mom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mom's princess.

Marusya. Only a month has passed.

First meeting......................... A few months later...... ...............One year later.

Photo from "Personal File". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and from a family album.

Zhenya, one of the children at the orphanage and a sweet daughter

photo from the regional data bank and..... "domestic wet hedgehog"

Katya-Katerina in her home and in an orphanage near Moscow

Marusel: "Compare for yourself!!!!"

It's only been six months...

Just Maria... "In 9 months at home - 14 centimeters in height, a mouth full of teeth... and happiness... endless!!!"

official haircut - in an orphanage ...... luxurious curls - at home

2 days old - still in the hospital and after 9 months spent at home....

Ian: at 24 days - still a “nobody’s” baby with the eyes of an adult....

...and at 10 months - mother’s pride!

Just a few days ago Andrey was in an orphanage..............

.......and six months later I can’t believe it anymore...

Olezhek... Mom and dad's son... "In the orphanage there is a small, shy baby with sad eyes...

A little more than six months have passed - a cheerful, kind, inquisitive boy. He grew by 16 cm and gained more than 5 kg in weight."

Nastena... “In the orphanage there is a weak, quietly squeaking kitten... And at home, as if by magic... she grew by 14 cm and gained more than 3.5 kg in weight.”

Mistrustful "Mowgli" in the orphanage and... a pet

At home, a sly, perky sparkle has appeared in the eyes, once red from tears!

Nikita: “I waited and waited, and finally my mother came for me! So now I’m already home!”

This is how the future adoptive parents saw Dimka for the first time and did not even think that in a few months... he would become their son...

Irina: 1 year - photo from the hospital... 4 years - in the courtyard of her parents' house

Vanya: a tiny, wary baby in the Children's Home...

and the mischievous fidget - the laughing one, everyone's favorite - at home!!!

“Hazel eyes, light red hair, freckled.

All teachers unanimously give the description: “Wonderful, very, very kind!” - this is what was written about Seryozha in the database of the Department of Education.

The adoptive parents couldn't be happier with their son...

“Fragile, thin, defenseless. It was noticeable that the baby was weak...” - this is how those who saw her in the orphanage once told about Sveta. Would they recognize her now in this cheerful dark woman?

Plato was a “state” only for the first six months of his life. And at eleven months he is the most precious thing his mother has.

First day at home... ...2 years and 6 months... ...that's 9 years

“She’s a straight A student, she won the Moscow Mathematical Olympiad. She moved to the third grade, but she’s doing sixth grade in math,” her mother says proudly.

Lyuba and Ilyusha’s mother: “The first photos were taken in March 2006, this is how we saw our children on the Internet. Photos from the dacha - only two months later! Photo below: only a year has passed (is it really only a year???), but it feels like that children have always been with us, only with their appearance did REAL life begin..."

Christina’s mother: “My daughter, my Kristyushka, is simply a magnificent child. I want to shout to the whole world how happy I am, to share my joy with everyone (even strangers). My son adores his sister, and she follows on his heels. Grandmother with Grandfather is delighted with his granddaughter. All friends, acquaintances, relatives gave toys, clothes. I have no words to express my emotions. I AM HAPPY!!!"

Marusya’s mom: “From my husband and I, a low bow and gratitude to you for Marusya. She is wonderful, she is the best, she is OURS!!! It all started when I saw her photo on your website, and my husband and I started very quickly collect documents. And she waited for us all these 2 years and 1 month. She waited and believed that we would be found. THANK YOU! "

“We took Misha home from an orphanage near Moscow right before the New Year. He was 11 years old. Bear has been with us for 8 months now, and we are happy. He is an extraordinary child, a caring older brother, a kind, gentle and attentive son. It’s so good that we’re all together now!”

Igorek. At home, the look was no longer melancholy, the eyes shone, the cheeks filled with blush, and instead of the official “zero” haircut, there is now a perky crest on the top of the head!

From a letter from a happy dad: “Our daughter has only been with us for 1.5 months, but how she has changed! Her brothers love her very much, and so do we all. We have a wonderful daughter!”

Vika: “Look, this is how I was in the orphanage! I was sad all the time...”

Yaroslav. Lines from my mother’s letter: “She has already celebrated her second birthday and one year at home. Friends look and say that there are no such children in orphanages anymore, the children there are different, but you and I know that this is the same “ordinary miracle"!

Sonya's mother: "...now a real gypsy gypsy has settled in our house. Her eyes are black olives, and her hair is so black that it seems blue. I am delighted with her artistry, ease of communication with people. With her charm , from some incomprehensible charisma. She is a wonderful child. Wonderful!"

Hello!

Many thanks to your entire friendly team for the work you all do and the joy given to parents and children who have found each other!

My son has only been home recently, a little over a month, but none of the family can leave the feeling that he has been with us a long time ago, but I just don’t remember at all how I gave birth to him :)

This baby is our sunshine, our joy, a little bear that everyone loves!

Compare - a photo from the official newsletter and after a month spent at home!!!

From my mother’s letter: “Thank you for your program, for the happy faces!

For your collection: in the photographs our Marina is in an orphanage and 2 years later in a new family."

From a letter from my mother: “I am sending you a photo of my daughter. On November 15, 2006, I took her from the 22nd orphanage. She weighed 7 kg and was very timid. Three weeks later (second photo) we began to walk, play, and most importantly The main thing is to smile! A whole year has passed (right photo), my daughter is 2 years old! We say, we are strong and beautiful :), and it’s hard to recognize us! How grateful I am to everyone that I have a daughter!!!"

from mom’s letter: “Hello, dear Program! I’m sending you photos of our Polenka. We brought her home when she was 9 months old. In the right photo, our baby is already 2 years old, she has been with us for a year and three months - our little Miracle, wonderful little a flower that pleases us all and makes us happy! Low bow to you for the work you do! Best regards, Anastasia."

from the letter: “Thank you very much to your program for Olya and Olesya from Ivanovo. We have been together for six months now. We are very happy. The children are wonderful! We continue to follow the program. We are sending our photo! Olga and Harry.”

Danil’s mom and dad: “And this is Danilka - your “sunny little man”! Of course, we allow you to post a photo. We do not hide from anyone that our baby is adopted.
After six months spent at home, Danila has grown 9 cm, learned to speak, and plays sports. I couldn’t even walk fast in the child’s house!”

“Hello, my name is Marina. I really want to show off my little ones! Sashulya appeared in our family in 2005. There is no dearer little person in the world! There wasn’t... Until our snusmumrik, Kaya’s daughter, appeared in 2006. Now they “don’t spill the water" - they all do it together. Sashka cried when we tried to move his little sister to a separate bedroom. He stood his ground, and now they live in the same children's bedroom - together - and are happy. I can barely hold back my tears when in the morning I find them sleeping peacefully - Sasha’s hand reaches across his crib to his sister’s crib and holds her hand tightly..."

From my mother’s letter: “The first photo is from a personal file in the Children’s Home (“sad bunny”, Lyudochka is 2 years old), the second is from a family album (“Not a princess - the Queen”, we are 4 years old).”

"Hello!

I am sending you photos of our Seryozhka - we turned one year old on March 8, 2007! And we took our baby from the hospital, where he spent almost 10 months of his life from birth, on January 19, 2007. When we took him, he weighed 6.5 kg and was 63 cm tall. Now we weigh 10 kg and have grown by 7 cm. Look what I have become!

Mama Natasha".

from mom’s letter: “The photo where Sashka is wearing glasses was taken 3 months later at home. This is one of my favorite photos, Sashka in it is very natural, very handsome and smart!!! This is the miracle that lives in our home!!!”

From a letter from my mother: “This is our daughter, Diana, who has become simply Dinka at home!

This is how she was THERE – and this is how she became at home! Now I can’t even believe that this constantly everywhere and constantly laughing MIRACLE 8 months ago could not not only laugh, but even cry - in moments of strong resentment it only swayed silently. We only regret one thing - that she was not with us for the first two years, but we will catch up :)))) "

from dad’s letter: “Sasha is 2.5 years old. He has been with us for a year now, and to say that during this time our lives have changed is to say nothing! We have become a complete, happy family.
A little cheerful hurricane has appeared in our house. In the orphanage, he was a boy who was afraid of everything, weighing 13 kg, height 83 cm. And a year later he was a slender (18 kg), tall (100 cm), blond with blue eyes. The most affectionate and beloved son!"

(photo: from the hospital (top) and at home - in them Lisa is 9 months and 1 year 11 months).

Mom Natasha: “At one time, the stories of adoptive mothers and photographs of their children helped me make a decision. I also really want my daughter to help someone make their RIGHT choice!
I saw Lisa in the hospital when she was only 11 days old! After another 15 days she became MY daughter. My happiness! She has the most beautiful and intelligent eyes. Grandma adores her. Our Lizavetka will soon turn 2 years old."

mom Marina:

"Hello, we would like to add photos to your gallery of our daughter Anechka.."

The photo on the left was taken in the orphanage in the spring of 2004. This is how the future parents saw the girl. Anya was three years old then. The right photo was taken in March 2007. Would the teachers recognize her as their former ward?

mother Svetlana: “This is our daughter Polina. This is how we saw her in the hospital..... and this is what she became after three months!!! Isn’t this a miracle?!”

mother Oksana: “I wrote a lot, and then erased it.... and what can I say? It’s just a miracle!!! Our miracle. Only (and already!) 9 months at home...

mother Natasha: “A year and a half ago, there was one more person in our family - we had a daughter, Katyusha! Everyone immediately accepted and loved her - mom, dad, older brothers and grandparents. Here are our photographs. This is how Katyusha was in the Children's Home - photo on the left, this is what she looked like at home: six months and 1.2 years later. Our beloved darling! "

from a letter from Marina’s mother:

“Hello, I looked at the photos in the “Ordinary Miracle” section, and I also wanted to show off our Seryozhka, he has been with us for six months, now he is one year and two months old.”

Mom Tanya: “When I saw a photo of a tear-stained girl on the Internet, as they say, my heart skipped a beat... A week later we took Mashunya home.

7 months ago, looking at the photographs in your gallery, I never dreamed that such a “miracle” would appear at home too!”

mom Natasha: “Hello! I looked at the photos of the children in the “Ordinary Miracle” section and decided to show my Vikulya too. Here is her portrait from the Internet database and “home” photos taken a few months later.”

from mom's letter:

“Exactly a year has passed since I saw a photo on the website in which a little boy looked at me with the eyes of a sage. And soon it’s been a year since we’ve been together with this restless, merry fellow.
1. This is how we saw him at our first meeting. 2. But our son six months later..."

from a letter from mother Maria:

“Hello, Program! Thank you very much for being here. Largely thanks to your website and page about the “ordinary miracle,” we decided to take this step. And now we already have our own “miracle” at home!
Vika is 2 years and 4 months old, she has only been home for a week, but she has already changed a lot. I didn’t even expect that the miraculous transformation would happen SO quickly! From a silent, sniffling little mouse (only 78 cm and 8.5 kg) she turns into the charming “Alice Selezneva” before our eyes. We were preparing for difficulties, but we got such a MIRACLE!”

from a letter from Ira’s mother: “This is our Nastya. She will soon be 5. This is how we saw her on the regional database website, and this is what she became at home after just 2 months! Now, despite the difficult adaptation, we can no longer imagine how we lived without this bunny with irrepressible energy and mischief, who doesn’t let us get bored!”

Mom Natasha: “Hello, dear Program! Finally, a miracle happened at our house, which I want to share with everyone. A month and a half ago, a stork flew to us and brought with it a tiny mouse (only 8 kg), who had just turned one and a half years old . In the Children's Home his name was Dima, and now in his home his name is Dementiy or Dyomushka, Dyoma. He has changed a lot, not a trace of his former seriousness remains. Now his son laughs a lot, has begun to walk, and is slowly gaining weight. This is such happiness - to see how a child becomes home, yours, how he blossoms every day. We are very happy that we have such a MIRACLE!!!"

Mom Yulia: “Our Monika has been at home for a year now...”

Svetlana: compare for yourself!

from mom's letter:

"Hello!

I'll tell you about our miracle. The changes are obvious! In the Children's Home she was a little bundle with an adult look, and in two weeks she turned into a princess.
The first photo was taken before we finally took her home. And the second - two weeks later at home: dad is holding her in his arms. Now this girl has changed even more and turned into a restless, inquisitive, adored child who does not sit in one place for a minute. We are happy, which is what we wish for everyone!

Sincerely, Natalia".

from my mother’s letter: “The first photo shows our first meeting with Lisa in the orphanage, the second was taken six months later. And soon it will be 2 years since we have been together...”

mom: "This is our Alice, she has been with us for almost 5 months..."

mother Svetlana: “We are sending you a photo of our daughter Alina, who has been with us for almost 2 years, but it seems like always! I tried to write to you several times, but it didn’t go beyond mental letters. But I also want to add my photographs to your “collection.”

"Hello!

I'll tell you about our miracle. The changes are obvious! In the Children's Home she was a little bundle with an adult look, and in two weeks she turned into a princess.
The first photo was taken before we finally took her home. And the second - two weeks later at home: dad is holding her in his arms. Now this girl has changed even more and turned into a restless, inquisitive, adored child who does not sit in one place for a minute. We are happy, which is what we wish for everyone!

Sincerely, Natalia".

from my mother’s letter: “The first photo shows our first meeting with Lisa in the orphanage, the second was taken six months later. And soon it will be 2 years since we have been together...”

mom: "This is our Alice, she has been with us for almost 5 months..."

mother Svetlana: “We are sending you a photo of our daughter Alina, who has been with us for almost 2 years, but it seems like always! I tried to write to you several times, but it didn’t go beyond mental letters. But I also want to add my photographs to your “collection.”