On Sept. 13th, 2010 we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl! At first we had no idea what to name her. We went from Amberlee, to Ember. From Lillian to Lilly... There were so many options and combinations to choose from I was worried when she came we would've just had to call her Baby Peanut or something. A few days before I went into labor we were watching Food Network's Iron Chef and one of the Judges for that day was named Liliana. I immediately paused T.V. (yay for DVR!) and wrote it down! Marcus and I both loved it. So low and behold... when she came out, Marcus looked at me and asked, "What about the name Liliana Hikari Jensen?" I looked at our little girl, then back at Marcus and said, "Yes." It was perfect.
Hikari is Japanese for 'Light'. I found the name when I was looking at a National Geographic Website and looking at pictures that photographers had taken. There was one picture that caught my eye. It was of a little girl on a train deep in thought 'looking towards the lights of downtown Hakodate, Japan. When viewed from the top of Hakodate Mountain it is considered one of the most beautiful night views in the world.' The photographer talked to the little girl and her father and about what her name meant. As soon as I read it I knew I wanted to name my little girl that. :D
