A Sneak Preview

I've been thinking about starting this blog for quite some time.  I'm not really the blog type, but there are two reasons I thought it was a good idea.  First, I hope it will be a great way for our out of town family and friends to watch Lyla grow up and keep track of what we are up to.  Second, the sentimental side of me thought it would be great if one day Lyla could look back on it and see herself as she grew.

Lyla is set to arrive on February 23, just over one week away.  In anticipation of her arrival, I thought I'd share a sneak peak of our little girl.  I've been very closely monitored this whole pregnancy, so Mark and I have lots of videos and pictures of her already.  I've become somewhat of a pro interpreting fuzzy sonogram pictures, so bear with me and I can explain exactly what you are seeing.  If all you can see is a Rorschach inkblot, I completely understand.

Here is a short video of her at 20 weeks. At some point, you can see her sucking her thumb and swallowing.

Here are a couple of more recent pictures with my best efforts to describe what you are seeing.

Here she is sleeping at 36 weeks. If you look closely, you can see she is lying on her left side. You can see two black holes, which are her eyes, a rather wide-looking nose, and cute lips. Under her chin you can see her arm and her hand, which looks like a giant claw (I promise she has five fingers). Isn't this such an endearing way for a mother to describe her daughter?

From LIFE WITH LYLA

Here she is yawning at 37 weeks.  Kind of looks like Munch's "The Scream".  Do you sense a pattern?  I think (I hope...) she likes to sleep a lot just like her mother.

From LIFE WITH LYLA

We think she's pretty darn cute already but can't wait to see the real thing.  Stay tuned!