So Much! What a great responsibility and honor to choose a name for someone. A name s/he will likely hear spoken for 80+ years. You see, Joey’s name was decided long before my engagement ring was purchased or even picked out for that matter. I’m surprised there wasn’t some kind of contract established on naming the first-born son! He’s named after 3 quite amazing men! Because of that, I feel that Little Brother must be named after a beloved family member also.
I love the meaning of Joey’s name. As Rachel shares it in Genesis, ”She named him Joseph, and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.” It also means “to increase”, which I was unaware of when we first started this adoption journey. I had a feeling months ago when we first filled out paperwork that another little boy would be joining our family. Perhaps that was God’s way of preparing my heart for the future. All things boy! He has been gearing me up for more bugs, bodily noises, trucks, and dirt. It’s great! Russ and I had been talking through boy names for quite awhile. We’ve looked at the same list of names a million times. In fact, I had a name in mind for the past few years, but…
Due to extreme popularity of the following names, we have dismissed them as options:
Lego
Super Brother
Spider
We’ve learned not to promise that Joey will have the final say in Little Brother’s name. I was certain that when he told our social worker he intended to name his brother “Lego”, our home study approval would be in question. Joey has remained quite adamant over the past few weeks that his name preference for his brother is “Super Brother”. While we think Little Brother is pretty super, it might be a little difficult to fill in that many bubbles on a standardized test sheet.
There are many details of our little guy that have been shared with us. We have seen some pictures of him. We know which of his forever parents he favors (This son looks like ME)! We know his birthday. We will soon know the day we will first kiss his soft cheeks. We will know the exact date Ch*na will officially recognize him as our family. We have decided to leave this little name piece of the puzzle tucked away in a safe place. Shhh, it's a secret. Thankfully, it’s in our minds and not in the “safe place” I have chosen for so many other things. You know, the “safe place” where you find that completely amazing, extraordinary birthday present that you bought for your dad…5 years ago?
If you wonder what our family will look like in the near
future, here it is. Super Brother is on the bottom
right corner. If you're counting people, you may be as
baffled as I was. Joey has big plans for our family and
he's not afraid to share them. For
months he has requested a brother AND a sister.
That holds true to this day! Who knows what God has
in store of for our family!
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