A girl named "Emerson"
I don't feel like I "picked" Eme's name, rather I think I was told, in a way that I just couldn't ignore, that this is what it was supposed to be. For those of you who aren't spiritually inclined I am sure it sounds silly, but I do believe that we exist before we come to this earth, that we live with God, our Heavenly Father, that we are his spirit children, and that as our father, He knows us. And so it was, with our little Miss Emerson, I didn't know she was coming to us, but HE did. And He let me know in undeniable ways that our next child would be Emerson...and strangely enough, a girl (because I wouldn't have named a son Emerson. lol).
"Mae"
My maternal grandmother's name: Beautiful, classy, loving, and artistic, I hope Eme will be honored to be named after my "Granny Strickland"
Party of 4 (and believe me, it is already a par-tay)
Evan is taking her role as "Big Sis" very seriously. In fact, when we were getting set to leave the hospital, the nurse came in and took a barcode off Eme's leg. It had been taped on, so she ripped it quick to minimize the discomfort, but Eme still let out a blood curdling scream. And Evy with an aggressive snarl on her face yelled at the nurse, "HEY! YOU HURT MY SISTER!" We had to reassure her that it was okay...but Evan was really upset and alarmed. I hope she will keep that resistance to causing Eme to cry...I know it's unlikely.
Yeah, Eme. With a sister and a Papa with these kind of wild eyes & correspondingly wild plans, you have a reason to be alarmed. I have an idea of what they are going to put you through...
Make yourself comfortable, you are going to be spending quite some time in here.
Uh oh, not a natural road tripper? I thought it was in the genes.
Off we go on our next big adventure. So far, we're loving it.
10 comments:
what a beautiful story of a beautiful family! remind me to tell you sometime what happened when Sarah had to come with me to baby Sam's chest xray :)
She's lovely! You have such a beautiful family. Congrats!
Oh my!!! I can't wait to meet her for reals! Oh Shawn...Emerson is tiny and perfect! Congrats! enjoy every minute with that tiny baby! They grow sooo fast!
So adorable....can't wait to visit :)
Congrats Shawn, Andy and Even. A beautiful baby, name and experience. I can't wait to come down and meet her and join the par-tay! Love ya guys!
You look great shawn. Way to go. I dont know if I have another one in me!!!
Evan was so proud to talk about her little sister when I saw her at church today. Congratulations, Shawn! And how in the world do you manage to have such beautiful hospital pictures (in mine I tend to look "puffy" and generally unkempt). Can't wait to meet your newest addition!
Congratulations!! What a beautiful family you have. Love the name :)
Emerson is a great name! One of my friends here named her daughter Emerson also. :)
Enjoy life w/ 2. It's different but definitely fun!
I am so happy for you and your family. She is absolutely adorable!
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