Rose Katherine

So, after much debate, we have decided on the spelling of Rose's middle name - we're going with the "K", for Katherine. There is definitely some debate about how my grandmother’s name was really spelled (it was C on her son Jack’s birth certificate and her marriage certificate, but K on her husband's death certificate, in the family tree book, and on her gravestone); we think it might have been C officially, but that was either a mistake when she was born or she just liked the K better. Either way, it seems clear that SHE spelled it that way, so we went with that. Plus, I like that the initial “K” sounds like my grandmother's nickname, Kay, and a couple of people pointed out that Rose C. sounds like “Rosie”, which I don’t like as much (although it seems inevitable that some people will call her that anyway, and I've even caught myself doing it a couple of times). So that, plus 90% of you saying you liked the “K” better, and we went with it. I think Ellen still prefers the "C" better, for what it's worth, but since Rose is her grandmother's name, she kindly deferred to me on the middle name.

Lastly, an update on Rose's health. She is doing great, but because she had some oxygen saturation problems over the weekend, the hospital has decided to keep her for observation, probably for the rest of the week. We were sorry to leave the hospital without her, but we're glad that she is getting good care, and will feel much more comfortable when we do get her home knowing that she is strong and healthy. She has been moved to a hospital closer to us, so that will make it much easier to visit while she stays in the special care nursery for the next few days.

Pictured: Rose with her grandmother, and her very proud big sister.