Our Kansas City Adventure

We just returned from a whirlwind weekend in Kansas City to visit with all our family and friends. We had a wonderful time and it went way too fast! Katelynn is such a trooper, but she is exhausted!

On Friday, we left our house before the sun to catch our flight to Kansas City. Thankfully, we arrived in Kansas City just a little late at 9:30. Great Grandpa McClain and Grammy were there to meet us. We spent Friday afternoon at cousin Jennifer's house, who took some beautiful pictures of Katelynn. She's posted a couple on her blog: http://jennifermullinaxphotography.blogspot.com/ Jennifer does amazing work and we're so glad she was able to spend some time with us! Jason spent Friday night at the Royals game with a bunch of his friends while the rest of the family enjoyed spending time with Katelynn.

Saturday was Grammy's birthday (the reason for our trip) and we were so blessed to have everyone come join us at their house to meet and visit with Katelynn. We had so much fun!!

I'm hoping to post lots of pictures tonight!
Our whole family!

Uncle Jeff and Katelynn
Aunt Natalie and Katelynn
Great Uncle Buzz

Cousin Jennifer ~ Our favorite photographer!

Katelynn used Great-Great Aunt Jean's crib - a family tradition!

Katelynn posing in the crib

Cousin Kindra

Katelynn with Uncle Chris

Katelynn with her Great Grandparents in Kansas City

The Shultz Family - 4 Generations

McClain Family - 4 Generations

Great Uncle Jim

Great Aunt Cathy

Great Grandma Shultz

Cousin Brooke

Great Aunt Georgia

Great Uncle Bryan

Great Grandma McClain "Gigi"

Great Grandpa McClain "Big Papa"

Cousin Courtney

Resting with Daddy - what a long weekend!

3 Months!

Oh, my baby is growing up so fast! The last three months have been an amazing journey and we are loving every minute of it. We've had lots of firsts...first smile, first laugh, first roll-over, first full night of sleep! This next week, Katelynn will add another first...first flight! She had plenty of flights in-utero, but she's super excited about Friday's flight to Kansas City. We are looking forward to a wonderful weekend with the rest of our Shultz Family and our friends!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

We celebrated Grandpa's birthday on Monday night. The whole family went out to dinner and Katelynn met her Great-Great Uncle Gene and Great-Great Aunt Donna. We had so much fun. Happy Birthday!!

12 Weeks

She's rolling! Katelynn has rolled over twice that we've seen! She rolled from her belly to her left side to her back on Friday at Gran and Grandpa's and then this afternoon when we were there she rolled from her belly to her right side to her back! She is so silly! She was smiling the whole time.

We also found that Katelynn is a huge NASCAR fan, we are wondering who she gets that from...


We've had a wonderful week and we are enjoying a relaxing weekend!

11 Weeks

The no dairy and soy diet seems to be doing the trick! Katelynn is much happier than she was before and feels so much better. There was a day or two with some mild puking, so we called the doctor. I'm pretty sure the doctors just want to take as much money from us as possible, so they sent us for an ultrasound on Katelynn's belly. Turns out that everything is fine, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Katelynn seems completely unphased by these adventures to the hospital (thankfully). We enjoyed a beautiful weekend as Katelynn cheered on KU.

10 Weeks

Jason and I were talking about how much our lives had changed in the past 10 weeks. We've become different people with different priorities - and we're loving every minute of it!

Katelynn went to the doctor last week for her 2 month check up. We've been frustrated because Katelynn is very gassy and seems to be in a lot of pain. We've been told "babies cry" and basically, "we're first time parents who don't know what's going on." So we were prepared to battle the doctor at our appointment.

Dr. Hunt belives that Katelynn is allergic to cow's milk protein, and this is what is causing her stomach problems. The solution to this allergy is a dairy and soy-free diet for me and hypoallergenic formula. We've noticed some small changes already and truly hope this is the diagnosis. Katelynn doesn't seem to be having as many painful moments as she had before. If this continues, we can try to add soy to our diets in about a month.

We enjoyed a quiet Easter weekend with my parents. Katelynn did much better this week in church than she did last week. Let's hope that continues. It's been nice to get back into our "normal" routine.

I'll try and post some pictures tonight. We can't wait for Uncle Jay and Aunt Jamie to get back from Florida - so we can celebrate their engagement!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Later in the day...

Jason was so exhausted, he took a little break from watching the NASCAR race, the Wisconsin game, and the KU game.

2 Months

Katelynn is two months old! Wow, how the time flies! We celebrated her 2-month birthday with church and Madison's 2-year old birthday party. Here are some pictures Jason took today of Katelynn wearing her stylish outfit from Uncle Jeff and Aunt Natalie:




Isn't she adorable?

Daddy Stays Home

Did you ever wonder what would happen if Jason stayed home for the day with Katelynn? Well, here's what happens:



Yes, Daddy dresses her in KU colors! To celebrate the Big 12 Tournament, Jason broke the clothing rules (wash before wearing, only wear clothes that fit her) and dressed Katelynn in her KU onesie from Uncle Chris and Aunt Kara.

Jason said they would have a suprise for me, but I didn't figure matching outfits!