Lyla was born March 10th at 9:00am, weighing 6lbs 14oz and 19" long! We are so grateful that she is as healthy as she was considering her heart defect. She did great and didn't need her surgery right away, and got to come home with us! She has down syndrome which we knew might be a possiblity after finding her heart defect just a couple of months ago. I have felt this incredible bond with her and a great love from the second she was born. She truly is so special to us and I absolutely know that she was sent from our father in heaven to our family for a reason that is part of a bigger picture that we will some day understand! This will be a new adventure for us, taking care of this special little spirit that was sent here to our family! We just love her to pieces, and already couldn't imagine her being any other way! She has already brought such a calm spirit into our home, we are so grateful for her arrival!
Thanks for the cute sign Shaley and the kids made for us when we arrived home. 
Thanks to all our family who came up to Salt Lake numerous times to visit us in the hospital and helped take care of everything at home!
The kids just can't get enough of her, they love holding her and are worried at all times about where she is, especially Griffin he is so cute with her and Ava always wants to help feed her!
Lyla is so lucky to have Bree, a first cousin that also has down syndrome. The genetisist said the chances of that are about 1 in 500,000. Lucky girls to grow up together, Bree is so sweet, they must have had some plan in heaven to come to this life together to be little buddies!
