Do use their full name or the name they are called in everyday life?
We are thinking of using Edward in the birth certificate and then Ted. So two questions:
- How did you introduce them? (Edward or Ted in this case)
- We will use Ted but its very possible that in later life he wouldn't want to be known as Ted. Has this happened to you? Did you start calling him something else that he choose (eg Ed) or do you always call him the diminutive that you chose and its just his peers who use his new choice?