Our little Kate - almost 20 months old - was born Sarah Kate Elder. We knew from the start we wanted to call her Kate, but couldn't come up with a middle name that flowed. We use Emma's middle name (Grace) a lot and figured the same would hold true for #2. So we decided to use Sarah Kate, a name I really like, and just call her Kate. I knew this would pose some hassles in life, but was ok with that.
Well, 20 months later, we've decided to legally change her name to "Kate Sarah." No, it doesn't flow as well, but I think it was the right thing to do. For example, picture Kate and I at the doctors office...nurse comes out and calls "Sarah"...I continue to sit there without batting an eyelash...then like 30 seconds later, I'm like, "oh right, that's my kid." Really not a big deal, but we decided it would save some time explaining throughout her life.
Oh, and as a side note, the process is very easy to change a name in Virginia. So, there you go, we now have a sweet Kate Sarah! Either way you write the name, she's absolutely precious!
