What's in a name?

It seems like every time we meet new people and they ask where did the name Isla come from and how do you say that or how do you spell that? After being an Emily myself and although I love my name I always hated being "Emily M" in school. I was also good friends with "Emily B" "Emily D" and "Emily S". Joey had the same problem being one of several Joe's in school and even more so into his adult life. I guess now he doesn't have to worry about that as much because at his job he just goes by his last name. Well when I was pregnant I remember we went back and forth on girls names for the first 4 months I was pregnant. I always like the more unique names while Joey liked the more traditional names. I bet we had each thrown out at least 200 names before I was laying on the couch one day watching Confessions of a Shopaholic (I know me shop never) well the main girl in the movie is named Isla Fisher. I remember hearing the name Isla when we were in England and I liked it back then. I said so what do you think about the name Isla and from the kitchen I heard I like that. Most people don't know how to say her name except teen boys and middle aged men who are all to familiar with the infamous beauty Ms. Isla Fisher. When you think about it is really easy? How do you say Island? Just drop the "and" and you get Eye-la. Isla is a Scottish/English name and is actually in the top 10 over in England. For me I guess having Joey and I married in England the name will always remind me of when our family began back in 2003 in Huntington, England and I am glad that Isla will carry a name that represents more than something that was popular at the time, but has a lot of meaning to it. I am sure she will be annoyed with people that don't know how to say her name at first, but I hope she likes the beauty of it and all it means to our family.

Here are a couple new pictures of Ms. Isla at 9 months old: