[jamie3]

We changed our son's name after we decided to adopt. We changed to order of his first and middle name because we liked the middle name better. We kept his birth name as his middle name though. We did this by calling him by both names in the beginning and then eventually dropped the first name. He adjusted very well with this process. Since he was 2 when we started this process, I really don't think he will remember being called the other name much. Even if he does, it is still his name, just in a different order.

Bottom line...he's my son now and as long as I don't upset him, I can call him whatever he and I feel comfortable with. For awhile, the other one wanted his name too, but we were comfortable with his birthname and didn't change it.

All kids go through a time when they want to change their name. Erica wanted to go by her middle name for a week once and Sarah wanted to use Sarah Beth for about 2 months. Then she hated that. I wouldn't hesitate to change the name but I would work into it. It worked for us!