Monday, March 13, 2006
One Paper, Two Paper, Red Paper, Blue Paper
Today I had to rush and get two more documents ready for my dossier. (I had a few moments of annoyance about that. After all, my dossier was completed and sent to Russia on October 24. Wasn't there any other time BEFORE now that these could have been done?) But, all annoyance aside, these were pretty exciting documents to write and put together.
The first was my official request to waive the first trip based on the fact that I hosted and formed a relationship with Peanut. After writing it I sprinkled it with fairy dust, and danced around it chanting for a while. It's just gotta work! Peanut's region has waived the first trip for host families in the past, so I'm pretty hopeful about it.
The second document was my petition to the court requesting to adopt Peanut. It felt good to work on documents that are specific to Peanut -- not just "a child of either gender ages 8-11" or similarly vague verbiage. My court petition even includes the name I want to give him. I had a moment of pause about this, because my intention was to talk to Peanut about his name change first. But, I'm not going to get that opportunity. I'd be more worried if I were changing his first name, but I'm not. I'm keeping his first name, giving him my dad's name for a middle name, and (of course) my last name. Seeing that on a paper bound for Russia was plainly and simply cool.
What are all of you planning to do with your child's name? Change it completely? Keep a part of it? Wait and see what it is and if you can pronounce it?
The first was my official request to waive the first trip based on the fact that I hosted and formed a relationship with Peanut. After writing it I sprinkled it with fairy dust, and danced around it chanting for a while. It's just gotta work! Peanut's region has waived the first trip for host families in the past, so I'm pretty hopeful about it.
The second document was my petition to the court requesting to adopt Peanut. It felt good to work on documents that are specific to Peanut -- not just "a child of either gender ages 8-11" or similarly vague verbiage. My court petition even includes the name I want to give him. I had a moment of pause about this, because my intention was to talk to Peanut about his name change first. But, I'm not going to get that opportunity. I'd be more worried if I were changing his first name, but I'm not. I'm keeping his first name, giving him my dad's name for a middle name, and (of course) my last name. Seeing that on a paper bound for Russia was plainly and simply cool.
What are all of you planning to do with your child's name? Change it completely? Keep a part of it? Wait and see what it is and if you can pronounce it?
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We are planning to wait and see about the naming thing, but like Leggy we are looking at older children and so we will probably stick with their given name (especially if it was their birthmom who named them) unless it's completely unpronounce-able (new word!).
I just changed my last name to my husband's (process totally fits Protesting Stupidity website) so they will most likely have Russian first names & Irish last names! Well, one Irish last name...
We have not decided about the name thing. At first we thought Natalia, but have changed our mind. Any Russian girl name suggestions are welcome!
I think it will work itself out... if Peanut is meant to be yours, then the name is not the most important thing... your love is!
Kay B
Jen -- there are so many pretty Russian girl's names. My favorites are Ekaterina and Marina. Nadezdha is beautiful, too.
Kay -- It's nice to hear from someone else whose adopting an older child. And, I have a particular affinity for the name Darya because it's my boy's biological sister's name. (She's already been adopted and actually lives near me.) Peanut called her Dasha.
Now we are back to square one, but our Russian name list has changed a little. Our child will still have a family middle name and a Russian first name. Just don't know yet.