Chillin'

Grandma demands a weekly picture... so here's two (does this count for two weeks?). Maya's really been eating like crazy the past week or so... she's grown a ton! She's moved up from the newborn clothes to the 3-6 months clothes, and, suprisingly for me, they don't look too big on her!

A Visit from Chicago

This past weekend, my brother, sister-in-law, their four kids, and my parents all came down from Chicago for a visit. For Rob and Sarah and the kids, this was a significant undertaking, since they drove all the way, with a 5 week-old! My parents were ecstatic to have all of their grandkids altogether, and they made us document the occasion (that's Maya on the left; her cousin Megan on the right):


We did lots of little things, but one of the big excursions was into Inner Space Cavern (north of Austin). Here's Maya ready to go in:


Sarah, Megan, Nate, Amanda, and mom all ready to go in (though it turns out this cave wasn't all that chilly...):


The cave is really very pretty, and since I wasn't carrying the baby, I got to take some photos:

"Who does she look like?"

This seems to be one of the first questions that people ask a new parent. My parents believe they have resolved the question. They've sent this photo of me at three days:


They say to compare it to this photo of Maya at four days:


You be the judge.

Naptime

Maya tried out her crib all by herself this morning:

Maya at Two Weeks

Maya had her two week check-up today. After a wobbly first week (losing weight, a slightly elevated bilirubin count), Maya went gangbusters the past week. In the last 9 days, she's gained more than a pound, and she's now 7 pounds 10 ounces. Here are a couple of pictures of Maya over the last couple of days:

Maya's Friends

At two weeks old, Maya has already had lots of visitors. Here's pictures of Maya over the last couple of weeks with a few of her new friends...

Here's grandma (Tim's mom), who we were lucky enough to have present for the birth:


And the second grandma (my mom), who, with grandpa and aunt Jocelyn flew in the day after Maya was born:


Here's grandpa (he didn't make her cry; he's trying to calm her...):


and Aunt Jocelyn (my twin sister):


Our friends James and Laura have been unbelievably helpful--they took care of our puppies while we were in the hospital, they visited and ran errands for us, and have been coming by once a week to give me a little break. All we had to give them in exchange was some time with Maya:



And here's Maya with mom:


and with dad (watching basketball):


Maya has had a ton of other visitors also, we just didn't catch everyone in a photo. Everyone has been really great, and several people have really helped us out with some chores, food (cookies, specifically...), and even hand-me down baby clothes.

It's a Girl!

Maya Sophia Julien was born at 3:48pm on Thursday, May 10, 2007. For those statistic junkies among you, she was 6 pounds, 14 ounces and 19 inches long. She was 2 weeks early, but both Maya and I are doing very well. We came home from the hospital earlier this afternoon and are settling ourselves in quite nicely. Here is a picture for your viewing pleasure...



More information and photos will follow when we're not so exhausted (so in a few years...).