Saturday, December 16, 2006

And the name is... Reagan! After much debate and much time convincing a very determined four-year-old that it IS a girl name, we have finally decided on Reagan Van-Thao ~. Alyssa was determined to name her Kiara and insisted that even if we decided to give her a different name she would still call her Kiara. She wasn't actually defiant about it, just resolved in a pretty cute way. Already she is so protective of and excited about her new sister. One of the first things we did upon receiving our referral was to upload Reagan’s picture to Costco and have about 2 dozen copies printed. Immediately after we picked them up, Alyssa asked for her copy and tape and promptly taped it to the wall next to her bed. She also has a wallet-sized copy and shows her sister to everyone! Parker also, though only 2 ½, knows that he’s a big brother and talks about his little sister all the time. I’m sure at some point they’re going to start to wonder if this is really going to happen, but at least now they have a face to love on!

7 comments:

Stepping On Legos said...

I totally *love* that name! that is one of my top 3 girls names of all time! If we ever adopt again, I am totally stealing it. It is the BEST!!!!!!

Stepping On Legos said...

Oh wait, now I remember why we didn't use it! Brother named Teegan. Blah. Well anyway, it is so cute, I just adore it!

Rachel said...

Great choice! I LOVE the name Reagan. I had a very good friend in school with that name. I bet it seems more real now that she has a name! :)

Dan and Elisabeth said...

I love the name! We did the same thing with our referral picture. We have a lot of copies. I just love looking at his beautiful face! :)

Dianna said...

Congratulations on choosing the perfect name for your new baby!

Stephanie said...

Love the name! We made so many copies of our referall picture that we are running out of places to put them in the house.

Stephanie

Neil, Amy and The Girls said...

I love the name! I can't believe this is REALLY happening! I wish we could leave tomorrow to pick up our sweet babies.