This is so hard!! What if you were to hold off and see what names fit them- try the new names on for size? Slowly migrate to the new names that come naturally. Eventually once (and if) the new names stick, then you could decide on officially changing at some point when it 'feels right' and just makes sense. Kind of like how nicknames form and eventually just take the place of the real name. Does that make sense?
I know, right??? So hard!!! I've thought of that, too. We have probably 3-6 months to wait before it's official, by the time the appeal comes back and all that. I've kind of been throwing out their names in different ways to see how it feels. So far it feels so weird! And maybe the weirdness will wear off...and maybe not. Your thinking makes total sense! A bit of a name trial, so to speak. The Little Man would have to get used to calling his sister a new name if that's what was decided... not sure how he would do with that or if it would just confuse him.
Ahhh it makes my brain hurt to think of what I would do in your shoes. It's so hard!! Keep us posted on your thoughts.
I will! Thanks for your take on it!