For months I have been asking that little girl of mine what her name is. She has been able to tell me the names of the most random folks, but she has always referred to herself as “me” in photos or when looking at herself in the mirror. I’ve been eager to hear what she will refer to herself as…does she identify more with Sosi or with Noemi? We started introducing her as Noemi once we accepted her referral back in April '09, but Donovan and me, along with some close friends and family, call her Sosi to this day (ok, so sometimes we call her Noemi, too). She was “Sosi” exclusively for over 6 months while in the care of our agency in Ethiopia. I was beginning to think that we confused the gageebuzz out of her and that she’d still be calling herself "me" in Kindergarten.
You know where this is going, right? Of course you do.
A few weeks ago, while at the beach, Noemi referred to herself as Noemi and has ever since….“Nomi-nomi” to be more precise. And so, I am committed to trying to call her Noemi in public and reserving Sosi for our endearing family nickname.
Here is the video that Donovan shot moments after I ran to him yelling to get the camera-- that she had just said her name for the first time. She's still feeling it out in the video, but she is now sticking with Nomi-Nomi. I'll take it. It's the cutest.
