| What's in a name?
Indiana shares her name with just one other tot, while Emma is one of 401. The Register General recently published its list of baby names for 2008.Topping the poll for girls' names in Falkirk is Emma, while the most popular for choice for boys is Jack – also the nation's favourite. Indiana Hughes, who gets called Indie for short, was born on February 1, and lives with mum Sarahjayne (27) dad Jamie (26) and older sister Mia (5) in Brightons. Sarahjayne said: "I thought Indiana was a bit more unusual and something that would stand out."Emma McLelland, from Falkirk, arrived on May 6, and was a second daughter for Gillian (33) and dad Jim (38), who already have two-year-old Amie. Gillian chose the name because it was one both she and Jim really liked, and she thought it went well with their surname.It may have been the most popular girl's name in Falkirk – chosen 26 times – but Emma was well down the Scottish list, which was headed by Sophie, the choice for 632 wee ones this year.
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For baby boomers and seniors who lose their closest loved ones, those treasured or forgotten bits left behind for the next generation can evoke strong emotions, remind us of our own limited time here and prompt questions - which often go unanswered.
"Who are these people? What will I do with all this stuff?" Rosen wondered aloud as she stared at the photos her mother had saved. "The whole thing gives me a feeling of, 'Oh, my God, I just moved up'" in the mortality chain, she said.
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We hadn't had a chance to name them yet, so we began with the baby called Quin One.
I was wheeled over to his incubator and he was all stretched out, attached to so many tubes and so very tiny. He had on a white gauze hat that was holding a ventilator in place and a tube was coming from his mouth.
I gently put my hand inside to touch him and his skin felt like paper. I was completely numb. One by one I said hello to each of my babies. They all had tiny fingers and toes and toenails, but each one was perfect. It was too much for me to take in.
I didn't cry or laugh, didn't feel happy or sad. I just felt like a freak that these were all mine. Somehow it didn't seem real.
After some discussion, Martin and I did settle on names.
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