Well, we've moved on to the next step of waiting for approval: we got the i800 all set! This did mean a flurry of things had to happen, including paperwork to get his visa and social security number, which meant Chip and I had to settle on what we were going to do about his name. We had a list of possibilities for an English name (though the name we have picked is actually Greek in origin) and narrowed it down to a couple. We've decided to call him Thaddeus* (which means gift of God), and move his Chinese name to be his middle name, so he'll still have that part of his heritage.
I recently read an excellent blog post about all the different stages of waiting that happens within the adoption process. It doesn't stop once you're matched, traveling or back home. Considering we've been in the waiting stage (of various types) for a looooong time now, it was good to read that we might just never truly leave that stage and to mentally prepare for that. In fact, No Hands but Ours just posted a blog post about expectations and how they shape what's going on in our lives--the influence of others' expectations is just as influential as our own. We know that life is going to change completely, but that's about all we know for sure, and hope that you can have the same attitude that it's going to be a day at a time for a while around here.
*This name came up first because Chip liked the name 'Tad', though I think we're going to go with Thad as a nickname.
1 comment:
Amen, and love the name Tad (or Thad)!
This side of glory, to live is to wait; adoption or no.
It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Isaiah 25:9
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