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I'm just going to address the name change issue because I don't know much about baptizing.
We changed our children's names, but kept their first name as their second name to ensure that their Polish background is always maintained.
It was easy to introduce them to their new names because we simply said, "in Poland your name is...and in America your name is..." They never questioned it. They liked their new names, and six months since the adoption - they no longer remember their Polish name. It's just listed in their passport so when they grow up they'll know what their names were.
All three have meaningful names related to our family and to them, but they're still not at an age where they can fully understand this.
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