So why Lily Rose?

Lily picked her own name. I know what you are saying: "how does a baby pick her own name?" Laurel and I had picked two possible names before we met Lily on January 16. Was she going to be Lily Rose or Eleanor Abigail? We liked both names. We especially liked Eleanor Abigail because it was such a strong name. She would be named after two first ladies who we respected. We liked Lily Rose because of its family ties and that it was such a pretty name. (Lily was Grandpa L.'s mother's name and Rose would be after my Aunt Rosella who I loved so much.)

As we drove to Opal's house, we thought that we were going to name our daughter Eleanor Abigail. When we got there, we got to hold Lily for the first time. We had to decide. Laurel immediately said that she thought she was more of a Lily.

We asked her "Do you want to be Lily Rose?" She was asleep but still gave us a little smile. While it might have been gas, we took it as a sign. We then asked her "or do you want to be Eleanor Abigail?" Still asleep, she gave us a frown. Was this just a coincidence? We tried again. "Is your name Lily Rose?" Again a smile. "or is your name Eleanor Abigail?" There was the pouting face again. This cinched it. She will always be Lily Rose.