Introducing Talia Rose

Talia Rose
Born 3:37 am, August 15, 2007
21 inches, 8 pounds, 13 ounces
to Erin (Nikki's sister) and Jon

"What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet..."

As it happens, this particular rosebud has a very special name.

Talia is a name with dual meanings, "lamb" (from Aramaic) or "dew from heaven" in Hebrew, and "blooming" or "flourishing" in Greek. (This is the bit that mattered to her mommy and daddy).

While I doubt her parents know it, Talia is also the Portuguese name for a lovely white wine grape, and, in the Sicilian dialect of Italian, the word means "I wish" or "Look!" depending on who you ask.

Talia is also sometimes the anglicized form of "Thalia" -- the Greek muse of comedy.

With all the richness of her name in mind, I wish for this precious little lamb, a life of laughter and joy, and that she may bloom in ever-changing beauty like a rose, and grow in character and depth with age like a fine wine, so that all who see her may be drawn to her ("Look!") and find in her the refreshing dew of the divine.