HELLO my name is????

With all of our kids Deke and I usually have a short list of our favorite names along with a couple of names that we like individually that we hang on to. We have never been able to decide on their names until we see them. With Hunter we liked the names Ethan, Harrison, and Hunter. As we were holding him together for the first time after he was born Deke said each name. When Deke said "Hunter," he opened up his little eyes and looked right at us. It was so amazing and we both knew that that was his name. With Ethan, Dylan, and Avery we also had to see them first and within minutes we had chosen their names. Once we found out that this new little one was going to be a girl our favorite names quickly became Emma, Addyson, and Abigail. We also had some individual names like Halle, Kinnsey, and Brynne. Over the next few months we had fun browsing name books and different family members weighed in as to which name they liked best. You decided you couldn't wait any longer to get here and came five weeks early. After a long day of contracting, you were born at 10:19p.m. and then mom had to go into recovery until I could be with you and Dad. It was almost midnight before dad and I finally got to hold you. You were so beautiful! Your little head was perfectly round, your nose perfectly shaped, and delicious chub hanging from your cheeks. As we held you and stared at you we started talking about names. As I quietly said our three favorite names I looked at dad and told him you were so beautiful that any of those names would fit you. Not feeling an overwhelming sense of which name was yours yet, we decided it had been an eventful day and we needed to get some rest. The next day was filled with nonstop visitors at the hospital to meet you and love on you. Throughout the day when there was a quiet second dad and I would look at you and say a name and then discuss it. People were calling with congratulations asking about all the details. "We are still deciding," we told everyone when they asked us what your name was. That night I was becoming a little distraught about the fact that I hadn't felt an overwhelming sense of which name was to be yours. Maybe none of these names were right and that is why we didn't feel a confirmation yet. That night Uncle Dev and Aunt Laura came to see you. We were talking about the names and Uncle Dev asked us why we liked each name. Well we liked Addyson because it was cute and we could call her Addy for short if we decided. We thought that Abigail was feminine and could be Abby as a little girl and then Abigail as a woman. However, there was some history for us about the name Emma. When Deke and I first got married we of course as all couples do talked about our future and dreamed of having children one day. The first girl name I can ever remember us both instantly liking was Emma. When we found out we were pregnant for the first time I called the baby Emma for the first four months until we found out that it was a boy. Sorry Hunter :). Then we thought the twins were going to be a boy and girl so we considered Ethan and Emma but surprise...two boys. When Avery was born on pioneer day we thought okay of course her name would be Emma and were surprised as we looked at her and soon knew that was not her name. As Deke and I struggled to get pregnant again I told Deke that I was having a hard time imagining not having our little Emma. Then once we did get pregnant Avery kept insisting that the baby was a sister, "her baby Emma." She called you Emma from day one and all the way through. The next day one of the nurses brought us the hospital's copy of a baby name book. For an hour we poured over the pages suggesting then rejecting each new name idea. The lady in charge of records had come in twice and still we had no name. Before we went to leave the recorder came back and told us we if we didn't put something down by Friday then your birth certificate would read "baby girl Burch" the thought of this devastated both of us and we knew it could not happen. This was turning into not such a shining moment in our parenting history :) The whole family was calling throughout the day so eager to know and disappointed to hear that no decision had been made. The birth recorder told us to put down a name and then if we decided to change it we could by Friday. I had a follow up appointment Friday morning so we figured this would work. We decided that we were going to name you Addyson and dad filled out the temporary paperwork. All day we called you Addyson as we headed home but still we relayed the news to no one. That night we brought you home to meet Hunter and Avery. They kept calling you Emma. We went back into limbo. Thursday night dad and I talked about it as we watched you sleep. If this was the last daughter we had, would we be okay going throughout life without "our Emma." No, we would not. Even though you are our fifth child we had loved your name and the dream of you from the very beginning, even before your older siblings. Heavenly Father is so mindful and I think that he knew that we would rely on those experiences to decide your name. We decided your name was Emma and then the peace of a confirmation came. The next morning we went to the appointment and then hurried over to the hospital to find the birth recorder. We made the change to the paperwork and then pondered over how to tell our family. We went to Staples and bought some name tags that said, "Hi my name is...." we filled Emma in the box, stuck it on your shirt, took a picture, and emailed it to everyone to announce that after almost a week you finally had your name. Why did it take us so long to decide I am not totally sure. Could it be because you are so cute any name could've fit you? Could it be that having you felt like some amazing dream that we couldn't even process all the joy initially? I am not sure but I know for sure that Emma is your name, it fits you. When I think of your name it makes me think about Emma Smith a righteous, strong, faithful, kind, amazing woman. I think you will have all of these qualities as well. When I say your name I think of three words beauty, sweetness and peacemaker. Especially peacemaker. You are only four months old now but the peace that your little spirit brings to our home is so strong... now finally, we have our Emma.