Author Archives: Kari

Maya’s first Mardi Gras

With out power out from last week’s snow storm, we made a mad dash for Mardi Gras in Shreveport and for a warm place for Maya to stay. We had planned to try to make a parade anyway, but it couldn’t have been timed any better considering we ended up being without power all weekend. [...]

Maya’s night at the hotel (amid a southern snowstorm)

(Editor’s note: This post has been sitting around a couple weeks….)
It’s been quite a weekend for our family. Fort Worth looked a little bit like Minnesota last week, when we got 12 inches of snow in one day. Practically shut the city down! I wouldn’t have been so bad, but we lost our power. Had [...]

Maya’s 4-month checkup

As is the trend, our little lady is growing. In fact, she’s as tall as a 6-month-old, says our doctor. We took Maya in for her 4-month checkup last week. Here are her new stats:
Height: 25 inches
Weight: 15 lbs, 8 oz
She took her shots with about as much grace as a 4-month-old can show, which [...]

Back to the real world

After about 15 or 16 weeks of time dedicated 100 percent to Maya, I had to make the dreaded return to work on January 4! Not totally dreaded, but I was definitely feeling a little apprehensive about how it would all work out. Turns out, things are going great thanks to our big girl. The [...]

Maya’s first Christmas

It still feels like Christmas was just yesterday to me, but if I don’t write about it soon, it’s going to be Christmas 2010! But life has been beyond crazy since we got back from our trip to Minnesota, with Jason heading to Phoenix to see his Frogs in the Fiesta Bowl and my return [...]