The Name Game, Part 3

Remember the Name Game that we played back in November? And then again a few days later?

Well, we finally have one.

Drum roll, please...



Jack Yintao

The name "Jack" has always been at the top of our list. It is a nickname for "John", which is a name we love. But we already have 179 Johns in the family. (OK, maybe not that many, but I can think of 6 without trying even a little.) Most notably, Tim's middle name is John, so it was one of the first names we thought of. But honestly, we felt it would be a little confusing since another of the Johns is a major part of our lives, and he actually goes by that name (Hi, Dad!). So, we chose to alter it a little, and go with Jack.

And of course, we are keeping Yin Tao as his middle name. We chose to combine it into one word, Yintao, to make it easier. We live in a world where forms only have space for one middle name:)

We have been playing with the name for awhile now - "Jack Yintao, clean up your room," "Jack TaoTao, come give me a hug," "Jack Tao, come in for dinner." (Do all parents do this weird exercise of listening to what the name sounds like in different tones of voice, or is it just us?)

So there you have it. And we also got a little surprise tonight from our agency. I will leave you with a sneak peak of the first smile we have seen out of him.

You'll just have to come back later to see the rest of it.