A rose by any other name....

Mekdes Steven B...

Right now, this is our daughter's legal name. It's what is on her birth certificate, passport, and every other legal document we've received since passing court. Ethiopians don't generally have last names...they have their birth name, then their father's first name as their second name. Hence, Mekdes Steven!  As beautiful as that sounds, we decided to nix the Steven...

What to name her has been a hot topic the last few months. (It may or may not have been the first time marriage counseling was ever brought up in our house!) I am happy to report that we have finally settled on a name, no counseling necessary. ;)

Introducing Cora Mekdes B...!

For those wondering, the runners up were Hollis, Joss, Samara, Reese, Olive and Lainey...

Now, we're all ready for sweet, spunky Cora to come home!