Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A Rose by Any Other Name...

...would smell as sweet, right? So, why is this whole name issue tying us up? We just got our adoption packet from Holt. For about 10 minutes I was gung-ho. I was going to attack that paperwork. Knock it out. Heck, it was going to be in the mail on its way to Oregon tomorrow. That is, until I came across this seemingly harmless form: the document processing information form. The first prompt under child's information? Chinese name. No problem. Well, small problem as it has already been spelled three different ways on various forms in the two months since the referral, but heck, at least it's a NAME. It does make me marginally concerned since the PRC can be something of a stickler for rules and consistency, but we dealt with this same concern with Aiden. Anyway. Second prompt? English name. Therein lies the rub. We are still nowhere near a concensus. What to do? We are encouraged to get these forms back, as everything in the adoption process is, asap. Remember, we hurry up and wait. What. To. Do? Seriously. I am stressing out. There are names we are both ok with, but that we don't "feel." There are names we each "feel," but the other, well, loathes. Now it's crunch time. I usually work well under pressure, but as it turns out, not this time. It appears I have a rare form of writer's block. I can't find the name to write on the form. H.E.L.P.!!!!

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  1. We left the English name part blank. Can't decide on one. We figure our little guy is old enough to have developed a personality and we want to meet him before we pick a name for him. We've been told we can have his name legally changed when we get back home. Good luck!!

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    1. I didn't know that was possible to leave the English part blank! Hmmmm. But, yes, I had heard that you can have it legally changed upon return. Ahhh! The pressure!

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  2. Can't wait to hear what God lays on your heart for you sweet boy! I will pray it appears on the form by morning :)!

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    1. I'm waiting for Him to lay it on my heart, too. I pray, too, I will wake up and know what belongs on those forms. :/

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