Kaitlyn is SO excited!!

Yesterday, June 17th, was a HUGE day in the lift of Kaitlyn!! Her Uncle Bill is no longer in the hospital - and it appears that his chemo therapy and stem cell transplant was a success!! Yeah!! Now that Bill is out of the hospital, Kaitlyn can finally go visit him in Houston and meet her uncle and snuggle with her grandma again! We plan on going to Houston over 4th of July weekend - so that will be Kaitlyn's first airplane experience! We can't wait!! Below is a picture of Kaitlyn thanking God for Bill's success!!

We had many big adventures this last 2 weeks! First, Auntie Dorothy came to visit from Ireland!! YEAH!! Kaitlyn, Dorothy and I had such a wonderful week while she was here - we just hung out and visited, lots of snuggling with her Auntie!

Then Kaitlyn took her first road trip up to the Chicago North suburbs! Dorothy came with us as she flew out of O'Hare. So Dorothy, Kaitlyn, Sammy (our German Shepard) and I packed up the car and headed up north. It was quite a sight! :) We had a fun trip though and stopped to visit Auntie Elizabeth at Monarch (a great flower and furniture store in Northern Indiana). Kaitlyn was SO SO good the entire trip - she just slept the entire time, woke up to eat in Northern Indiana and then went back to sleep for the rest of the trip. We arrived at the Nagy's and had such a wonderful weekend. Kaitlyn has a beautiful nursery up at her grandparent's home (I will need to post a picture of it!) She loved her crib and giraffe mobile! Kaitlyn got to meet her Auntie Chris, Uncle Brent and her 2 fabulous cousins Emma and Reagon. They were visiting from Portland! She also got me meet a lot of Ryan's family - his Papa and aunts/uncles cousins as the Nagy's had a lovely BBQ for everyone to meet up! After the BBQ, Kaitlyn and I headed to O'Hare to drop of Auntie Dorothy (SAD!) and then went into downtown Chicago to visit Auntie Susie (Yeah!). Susie is my best friend from high-school and just had a little girl - Ava Arnold. Kaitlyn and Ava are destined to be best friends like their mommies!!

Although we had so much fun on our trip up north, we were all so excited to drive home to see Daddy on Sunday night! He was so excited to see us as well!!

Then on Thursday, we had a special visit from my best friend from college Janelle and her adorable little girl, Riley!! We had SO much fun seeing them - Janelle just relocated from Connecticut to Cincinnati, so we are so happy that we will see each other much more often now - it is only a 2 hour drive!Unfortunately, we did not take any pictures - So silly!! We will take some during our next play date next week as Kaitlyn and I are going to visit!

This past weekend, we had a visit from Grandpa and Grandma Nagy - as usual we all had so much fun - especially little Kaitlyn! Uncle Mike and his puppy Jack stopped by too which is always fun!

Yesterday, Kaitlyn and I met my good friend Minju for coffee at Starbucks - we had so much fun catching up! I am so happy Minju has moved back to Indianapolis from NYC!!

My dad retrned from 2 weeks in Houston on Sunday so we are all so happy to have him home! We have dinner together everynight and Kaitlyn always greets him with a big smile - she missed him a lot!!

It has been a busy couple of weeks and Kaitlyn has started to meet lots of special people in her life! We have some more fun dates planned in the upcoming week - and mommy is going to join Stroller Strides in Carmel so that I can start to get back in shape and meet some more new mom's as well! I already have so many mom's and good friends though that I am excited to start hanging out with more now that life is returning to normal!! :)

Photo Album - More pictures of Kaitlyn through 6 weeks!

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Photo Album - Kaitlyn though 6 weeks!

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Happy Six week Birthday Kaitlyn!!

Can you believe it?!? I certainly can not! I think this has been the fastest 6 weeks of my life! I had my 6 week postpartum appointment on Tuesday and the doctor says Kaitlyn and I are doing very well - Yeah :)

There is so much to write about, I don't know where to begin. The first 3 weeks of Kaitlyn's life are pretty much a blur - really it was just about survival for both mom and Kaitlyn!! However, each passing day, Kaitlyn, Dad and I are becoming best buddies and are having more and more fun as we get to know each other! Of course we miss Ryan dreadfully when he goes to work each day, but Kaitlyn and I have a lot of fun! We have some fun routines that make our day go by so quickly - sometimes too quickly!

Usually Kaitlyn wakes up hungry around 6:30am - so I feed her and then bring her back into the bed with me. We go back to sleep together until about 9:30ish when Kaitlyn is hungry again! So I feed her again and put on her little outfit for the day - it is so much fun picking out her little outfit! I try to get dressed as well during this time (emphasis on TRY!!) - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't! But Kaitlyn usually lays on our bed for 10 - 15 minutes after eating and coos and entertains herself - so I have some time to put on clothes, some make-up and brush my hair!

Then we head downstairs with Sammy, the dog, and let her out to the bathroom. Kaitlyn loves being outside - she loves listening to the birds chirp and looking at the trees and flowers in our garden. After our outside adventure we walk through the house and open up all the blinds! I think this is my favorite part of the morning as I hate a dark house!!! Mommy attempts to make a cup of tea - not always possible though! Then Kaitlyn and I play in her gym - she loves kicking her little lets and swinging at the hanging toys! She spends some time on her tummy as well so that we can work on her little neck and arm muscles. She is doing so well - she can pretty much hold her head up now for a few minutes - it is a little wobbly at times, but she is doing great! She has also turned over 5 times now!! I think they were more accidental than deliberate, but still it is impressive! She has been swinging her arms so hard that she pushes herself over - it is quite a shock for her when it happens!

After morning playtime, she takes a nap again and then eats when she wakes up. Usually she falls asleep in my arms - so I spend this time on the computer or reading or catching up with my mom and Bill in Houston! Sometimes, I successfully place her in her pack and play and then can spend some time doing laundry, finish getting dressed or doing other things around the house.

When she wakes up, Mommy and Kaitlyn go on a little outing. I try to do one outing a day with her - mostly for my sanity!! - but it is also good for Kaitlyn to get exposure! Sometimes we go to Target, or I will read the newspaper at Starbucks. We also love going to Whole Foods and walking around - picking up some nice food for dinner that night (Ryan loves when we do this!). Sometimes, I simply just go to the post office to mail a letter - whatever it is, I try to get out of the house!

Kaitlyn is usually sleeping when I get home from our outing - she loves falling asleep in the car. So I usually let her sleep for a while when we get home as I get SO much done around the house during this time! It is great :) Then she will wake up and eat again and we will do another little activity - either read a book, take a bath, swing in her swing or take Sammy for a walk (I carry Kaitlyn in one of those carriers that I strap to my stomach - she loves it!). Then she takes another nap in my arms - so I use the computer or phone again!

On nights Ryan is NOT on call (which we love!), he is home by 6:00ish. He always has to shower when he gets home to wash the operating room off of him, so Kaitlyn and I will go up and wash her hair while Daddy showers (unless she has had a bath earlier). She has a little bit of cradle cap so we have been washing her hair every day which she loves - she loves getting her head massaged!!

Then Daddy gives her her evening feeding via a bottle - Kaitlyn is doing so well with a bottle and with breastfeeding - no confusion at all- just complete enthusiasm about eating! :)

To be continued....