A few birth details about Alex and his name

Just so we don't forget ourselves!

*Weight at birth: 1.48 kg = 3.26284 lb OR 3 lb and 4.20 oz (yes I needed a converter for this!)
*born at 31 weeks gestation
*born in a small village about 30 miles from here, birth certificate should be in a larger city about 20 miles (?) from here.
*possible he was baptized, but there is no record of it.

It's a miracle he survived, honestly. No question that tiny village has no hospital--I don't even think the decent sized town we're in has one.

We are naming him Alexander Joseph. There is a strong tradition of giving children patronymics here for a middle name...his birth name is (in English) Alexander Alexanderson. His mother was a single parent and when we asked if this could be his birth father's first name, the response was maybe, but it is common for single mothers to give their children patronymics that are the name of the mother's father, or just a name she likes. We are keeping his first name because it is the name he has grown up with...and we like it anyway. The second name, Joseph, is to recognize that St. Joseph has always been his spiritual father, whether he has known it or not. We've prayed for the intercession of St. Joseph to keep him safe, and this seems like a good way to honor that as well. We found out a few more things, but honestly not much--and we're just sharing here online what we will sharing with Alex pretty much immediately. Since he is older, he will always know he is adopted. We want to be open about his origins and honor them as much as we can.