Emme Rose | the name

A name. A name. A name.
We had a really hard time finding a name for this cute little girl.
We wanted something simple but a little different. Something that we both liked...that was really the big hang up...agreeing on something...anything.
I thought Kenton's names were too different and Kenton thought mine were too ugly. Haha.
But, once we settled on Emme, we knew it was the name for her...we really hope she likes it...we tried really hard to pick a good one.
Emme was a name on my "favorite names list" since I was a teenager.  Sister Elaine S. Dalton gave a talk in conference and mentioned her daughter Emi.  And then I heard it again when I saw the movie version of Phantom of the Opera.  Christine is played by Emmy Rossum.  I liked how the name was unique, simple and feminine.  Kenton liked it too!  yay!
Emme's first name we chose solely because we liked the sound- her middle name has much more meaning though.  I was never given a middle name.  Which I really liked actually- I had so many friends who had ugly middle names that they were embarrassed by or middle names that were just "filling" and didn't have any reason to be there.  When we were first married, we decided that if our girls were going to have middle names- they would mean something to us.  It has been such a great blessing to teach Afton about her middle name, about the great friend that Cole was and how she can follow his example and be a great friend too.  It has been so fun watching her take on those characteristics- we wanted to make sure Emme had a great middle name too.
Emme's middle name comes from the most selfless, loving and kind family I have ever met- the Rose family.  When I was pregnant with Afton, I shed quite a few tears as I realized that is was quite possible that my dad would never meet any of my children.  When Afton was in the NICU, only two people were allowed to see her at a time- and one of those people had to be the parent.  When my dad came to visit, I got to sit there while he held Afton.  It was a bittersweet time-we never talked about what he was feeling but it was very apparent that he was taking his time with his new granddaughter- knowing that he would most likely never see her first birthday.  It was heart wrenching and sweet all at the same time.
The day after we brought Afton home from the NICU, my parents received a life changing call.  A woman, Christine Rose, had just lost her husband in a construction accident.  I can't imagine what Christine was going through at that time- but I do know that her world was falling in on her and that she took a moment and thought about my family and helping us.  I cannot comprehend how someone could be capable of such selfless love.  I will always look up to Christine for her kindness and her ability to give selflessly.  Getting to know Christine through this whole experience has made me realize that Christine is an incredible woman- always.  She gave an amazing gift in a very difficult time of her life- but if you knew Christine, you would know that she is an incredibly kind and giving person- everyday of her life.  I want my little girl to remember Christine and her example- and strive to be like her.  
Christine is amazing and so is the entire Rose family.  At Jeremy's viewing, his dad told us that we were all stuck together now.  That through this experience, we were all family now.  I remember being very comforted by Jeremy's family- in a time when we should have been comforting them.  They truly have an amazing ability to love.  The ability to just love.  No matter what.  No matter who.  You really feel that you are family to them- even though they hardly know you.  It is an amazing quality and one that I hope my little girl can develop! 
Emme, you truly are an amazing little girl.  Already we feel the extreme amount of love you have to give and feel so lucky that we get to have you in our home!