Archive for November, 2008

A few more pictures

// November 25th, 2008 // 4 Comments » // fun

Here are a few pictures of Lyla…we’re trying to take more, but it’s really been nothing but feeding and sleeping the last 48 hours. As before, you can see all of them over on Facebook by clicking here. Read more to see the pictures…

Lyla Grace arrives!

// November 23rd, 2008 // 23 Comments » // family

At 11:29 pm on November 22nd, 2008…weighing in at a rock solid 7 lbs, 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches long…Lyla Grace finally arrived after making her mother push for almost 3 hours. I’ll post all about the delivery and the events that led up to it, but right now I’ve uploaded some pictures to [...]

Where the hell is Matt?

// November 21st, 2008 // 6 Comments » // fun

I just found this little video today and for some reason, it was really moving to me. Not sure what you’ll think about it, but here it is for your enjoyment. Matt has been making these for a few years now and has sponsors that help him get it done. For 2008 though, he added [...]

The long, long road to clearing space for Lyla

// November 19th, 2008 // 6 Comments » // family

No, I’m not talking about turning a junk room into a baby’s room just so our forthcoming baby girl will have a place to live once she’s part of the rest of us breathing real air. Although that was all important and a very long process. What I am talking about is the financial side [...]

Week 38 update

// November 18th, 2008 // 6 Comments » // family

With only two weeks to go, the waiting is starting to get dreary. Almost feels like it’s never going to happen. In fact, when I try to imagine scenarios such as Jina walking into the room saying she’s in labor, it seems so far away. Maybe it’s because this has never happened to us before, [...]

The “big” project

// November 17th, 2008 // 12 Comments » // family

Okay, so I may have built this up too much, but I’m proud of it. You’ll still get a good laugh at how small of a project this was (especially when you see it finished), but it does add a nice touch and it sure let me put in a bit of my own creativity [...]