Stahlke Adoption

Names

When Jonathan and I traveled to Ukraine, we took along a book listing all the names in the Bible. "David" was the only name that we decided was off limits, since Jonathan's brother carries that name. We didn't like the idea of two Davids at family gatherings, with constant confusion between them.

Upon meeting our son David, both Jonathan and I agreed that there was no other possible name for him. We had hoped for Daniel, but it just didn't fit him. So we now have David Mihailo Stahlke and David Edward Stahlke whenever the whole family meets together. To add to the connection, David Mihailo is David Edward's godson.

We've tried using "Dave" and "David," but that hasn't been entirely successful. The latest twist is "David, son of Leonard" and "David, son of Jonathan."

posted by Stahlkes @ 7:50 PM