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Mrs. Bhuvana Panchanas

Hari and I were yearning for a child for ten years. Blissfully married for a decade we never dreamt that parenthood will be denied to us. We always were confident that it was coming.The decision to take recourse to adoption was taken by us without any hesitation. Of course we had to take the advise of our close family members.

There has already been an instance of one of our relatives having adopted a child. This also gave us a lot of encouragement. Our family members were very supportive and whole heartedly approved our decision.

We took the plunge by registering in three agencies. Imagine our disappointment when we were told that we would have to wait for a year atleast. While we were in the process of completing the necessary documentation we were asked by one of the agencies if we would like to adopt twins- a boy and a girl. Hari did not even think for a moment."Of course we would love to take them home". Was his spontaneous reaction.

The much awaited finally arrived. Rohan and Sanjana-two tiny bundles wrapped in large towels came home on January 3,1996. There have been no looking back ever since.

The first year was real hard work. I had no experience in bringing up a child, leave alone twins. I had indulged in loving and cuddling my sisters children but never was quite aware of the responsibilities that go with bringing up a child. Attending to them nursing them and tending to every little need of the tiny little twins was a full time job and responsibility,but it came spontaneously to us and we enjoyed every moment of it. Like all one year olds they used to catch colds and cough at the drop of a hat.Being two of them trips to the doctor was a regular feature. We had a wonderful paediatrician who had boundless energy and immense patience, it was amazing the way he would work throuhout the day till one a.m. in the night, patiently answering every query and clearing the silly doubts.

The support from our families has been tremendous. Everyone at home right from Chitti to Ashwin have had a hand in either feeding them or changing the nappies or putting them to the bed.

As of now the twins are in the terrible "two" stage. where they are very demanding and at the same time showing fierce independence. Sometimes it is difficult to cope with their needs. But the instant smiles and the lovely welcome they give you when you return home makes you forget all the tiredness and rejuvenates you.

All I can say is that we never thought of them as adopted at any stage. They are our own dear children. It is difficult to explain the intense joy we feel while holding them, bathing them or talking to them in baby language. We feel wonderfully proud of their achievements - their first unaided step, their first spoken word, their recognition of us as parents and of their family members and when they look at us so confidently and come to us crying when they have had a little fall our hearts are full and we can deny them nothing

They have become an inseparable part of our lives.