Middle Name

As we continue to wait and wait and wait some more I felt it was time to finally tie down our daughter’s full name.  I love the name Elise and I have not changed my mind about it at all.  It is probably better sounding as a middle name, but I love it as a first name.  Our daughter is definitely Elise.  I think it is feminine and cute for a little girl, and is big enough for her to grow into without it being too cutesie when she is a grown woman.  The middle name was a little tougher.  Many people keep the name given to them by the orphanage as their middle name.  I just felt that naming our daughter is a privilege for us as her parents.  She will always know her given Chinese name, without a doubt, but she will also know that she was given a name by her parents that we lovingly chose.  Anyway, we have decided on a combination of names for her middle name…Annalyn…a combination of my mom’s middle name Ann and Devin’s mom’s first name Janalynn.  I am proud to introduce our daughter’s name:

Elise Annalyn Brink