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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Joshua's name

When we found out we were going to adopt Joshua we agonized over what to name him. We thought we were going to be adopting a girl and already had an idea for her name. The twins both have "H" names and the same initials. But we just didn't love any boy "H" names enough to go that route... have you ever known and Asian named Hank? (we did like the name Hayden until we learned it meant "heathen"). We were worried that one day Joshua would be hurt if his name didn't start with the same letter as his siblings.
As you know, we finally settled on Joshua. The main reason was because we really liked its meaning: "God rescues." Another little bonus was that we have a brother named Josh whom we really like, so we thought it would be kinda cool to name our boy after him.
Well Joshua of course had a Chinese name given to him by the orphanage. Knowing that the poor boy was not only going through major life transition, but also be called something totally different than what he had been called for two years, we have been intentional to call him Joshua and not shorten it. We don't care if it gets shortened eventually, but at first we didn't want him confused.
Lately the twins have started calling Joshua, "Josh."
Han asked me the other day, "Mom is it OK for me to call him Josh"
Me: "That's fine Han, but what if we get confused when we're with Uncle Josh?"
Han (stopped to think... had apparently not made the connection that Josh and Uncle Josh had the same name) said: "Wait until Uncle Josh hears about this!!!!! They can be twins!!"

I emailed Uncle Josh to tell him what Han had said. He was so excited and said that he had always wanted a twin. He was a bit worried though that people wouldn't be able to tell them apart!

4 comments:

Meli n Pat said...

Oh, that Uncle Josh! He is so funny! We'll just have to make sure they wear different clothes when they are together!

Ronda said...

Les,
Your kids are so precious!! We are praising the Lord for the blessing of your family and friendship.
Love ya,
Ronda

Anonymous said...

Oh no Meli & Pat, Uncle Josh and Joshua will be dressing alike for sure. When the pictures come, you'll have no idea who's who. That's the whole fun of having a twin.

Cryer Fam, looking forward to seeing you all soon, and very honored to have a [small] part in Joshua's name.

-Uncle Josh

Dan said...

That is hilarious. You are a great story teller!