Intro & Name question

[blondieindc]

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[Jalapeñomel]

Congratulations!!


I love the name Theodore!

[VillainV]

Congrats! That's amazing news :-)

Could you do Theodore Everett as first and middle names? Or do you already have a middle name picked out? I think those two names flow well together. If you want to do one or the other, then for me it would depend on your last name (not saying you should tell us, but you can probably pick out if one or the other goes better with your last name).

[kt1025]

Love Theo! And congratulations!

[bananapancakes]

Congrats! I love all three names but if I had to rank them, it would be: 3, 1, 2.

[Deleted]

Congrats! How exciting! I love Theodore and then Everett.

[natablue]

Congratulations, how exciting!! I love Theodore/Theo.

[blondieindc]

We do have a middle name, which will be his Korean name so nothing really "flows" with it necessarily. Our last name is Greek and sounds a bit like "Jesus."

[soozy87]

Congrats! I have 2 young cousins that were adopted from Korea! They are both awesome! I vote Jonah.

[IndiaInk]

Congratulations! Please keep posting here - I would love to hear all about your experience! Hey - if you're expecting to have your baby with you in 8-10 months, then you're kind of on the same timeline as us "newly-pregnants".

I don't know much about the adoption process. Can you tell us why it takes so many months to finalize the adoption, if he's already been matched with you?

[blondieindc]

Sept 21, 2013 10:38:25 GMT -5 IndiaInk said:

Congratulations! Please keep posting here - I would love to hear all about your experience! Hey - if you're expecting to have your baby with you in 8-10 months, then you're kind of on the same timeline as us "newly-pregnants".

I don't know much about the adoption process. Can you tell us why it takes so many months to finalize the adoption, if he's already been matched with you?

Well, I wish I could tell you in a way that gives you an answer with certainty, but I can't. Most of the delays lie on the Korean government side and are totally out of our control. New adoption laws were passed in South Korea last August and has really slowed everything down. The process requires 2 court dates in Korean family court and approving our US Visa paperwork plus setting the court date takes 6 months at least, then we go over for our first court date and meet our son for the first time, then we come back home. 14 business days (3-4 weeks) go by where the birthmother is contacted one last time to see if she wants to change her mind (to date, no birthmothers have changed their minds), then we go back to pick up our son and bring him home.

[coribelle26]

We have similar name tastes! My favorite boy name hands-down is Everett. I can't use it because we have one too close to us, but it's just a great name and one that will grow well with him.

[IndiaInk]

Sept 21, 2013 10:41:19 GMT -5 blondieindc said:

Sept 21, 2013 10:38:25 GMT -5 IndiaInk said:

Congratulations! Please keep posting here - I would love to hear all about your experience! Hey - if you're expecting to have your baby with you in 8-10 months, then you're kind of on the same timeline as us "newly-pregnants".

I don't know much about the adoption process. Can you tell us why it takes so many months to finalize the adoption, if he's already been matched with you?

Well, I wish I could tell you in a way that gives you an answer with certainty, but I can't. Most of the delays lie on the Korean government side and are totally out of our control. New adoption laws were passed in South Korea last August and has really slowed everything down. The process requires 2 court dates in Korean family court and approving our US Visa paperwork plus setting the court date takes 6 months at least, then we go over for our first court date and meet our son for the first time, then we come back home. 14 business days (3-4 weeks) go by where the birthmother is contacted one last time to see if she wants to change her mind (to date, no birthmothers have changed their minds), then we go back to pick up our son and bring him home.

That's quite the process.  I suppose all the precautions are good in a way, since there has been so much concern with child trafficking through int'l adoption.  But holy cow that wait is long.  Hang in there!  I'm sure you can hardly wait to meet him!

[Deleted]

Congratulations!! I hope everything goes smoothly with the adoption process and I LOVE the name Theodore (love Theo and Teddy as nn). I think Everett is cute too. Once again, congrats and keep us posted on how the process is coming along!

[AlpineSlide]

Congratulations! I like Everett and then Theodore. I'm not crazy about Jonah. Good luck!

[Yankees21]

Congratulations!! I love Theodore.

[daisy24342]

Congrats! So exciting! I also like Theo!

[browneyedgirl9]

CONGRATS!!! I like Theo too!

[snickers]

Congrats and welcome!
I love the name Theodore!

[littlemisschatty]

That's wonderful! Please keep us posted on everything - that is so exciting!

I like Everett the best out of those names.

Have fun planning for his arrival!

[magpie]

welcome and congratulations! I like Jonah best.

[redpenmama]

Congrats! I like them in the order you listed -- Theo is super cute.

[simpsongal]

Congrats! Please keep posting and ask questions as we're all preparing for that little of joy to arrive!

My dad's best friend is named Theodore - we call him Theo or Teddy. It's a great name and I'm glad it's coming back in vogue. I will say, I think it's one of those names that tends to always use a nickname (that is, you don't switch from Teddy to Theodore when you're in your 20s).

[shelbyann]

Congrats, how exciting!

I'll throw in another vote for Theodore.

[Cricket0619]

How exciting! I like Theo, Everett and then Jonah