Pictures...the beginning!

Here are the beginning of the Mackenzie pictures. Robin has a bunch on her camera that we'll have to go through sometime and see what we don't have and put them on before she flies back East. Enjoy these in the meantime...

Remember Brady's favorite red bouncy chair? After Brady got too big we gave it to Stacey for Melea to use and now that she's too big for it she passed it back to us for Mackenzie.

Brady is really good about patting Mackenzie when she is crying and saying, "All better, Sissy." Brady and Jeremiah wore their NYPD t-shirts with long sleeved shirts underneath and jeans and workboots too. They were quite a little pair.

Brady had Mr. Monkey, Mackenzie has Leapers to watch over her! Not only is he cute, but it's fitting to have a froggy since she was born in February during a "leap" year! Mackenzie got a pink Olathe Medical Center t-shirt (Leapers is wearing it). Brady only got the standard hospital one (Mackenzie got that too). I guess they didn't have snazzy extra shirts in blue when Brady was born.

On Friday the first thing Brady said when he got to the hospital was that he wanted to hold Kenzie (he either calls her that or Sissy). He loved putting her on his lap on the little loveseat in the room and he sat and patted her and gave her kisses and said, "luv you" to her. He's such a good big brother already!

Brady thinks Mackenzie's toes are cute since they're so small!

Good times in the red bouncy seat!

Aunt Jenn with Mackenzie.

We went to Target the night before Mackenzie came and bought a little cammo suitcase for Brady so he'd have something special to take to the hospital. He filled it with lots of goodies - books, colors, snacks, and his portable DVD player. Nana Joyce and Papa Don brought Brady some big giant legos to play with too so he was not bored for a minute!

The traditional delivery day t-shirts. Brady's said "Mack's big brother" on the front and Jeremiah's said, "Mack's Daddy." The picture on the front is one from the sonogram we had when Mackenzie was about 25 weeks in the womb. On the back Jeremiah's said, "Coach '08," and Brady's said, "Asst. Coach '08."

Daddy's first Mackenzie diaper! Lucky for him the nurses took care of the first couple of diapers this time so Jeremiah missed out on the really nasty black tar type diapers!!

The nurses gave Mackenzie a crazy, curly mowhawk and stuck a pink bow in her hair...which she has lots of! I just hope she doesn't lose it all. It's so pretty and dark! Brady's was dark too, but it eventually lightened up and is now closer to blonde than black or brown like Mommy and Daddy's hair! Her eyes are the same color as Brady's were when he was born - kind of a really pretty dark grey with a blue tinge. Brady's were hazel for a long time, and now still mostly hazel, but kind of brown like Mommy's. Mommy has really dark brown eyes and Daddy has blue.

This was Brady all dressed up and ready to go get his sister! He was quite bright-eyed for 4:30 a.m. Tuesday! He had his suitcase and his monkey and he was ready to rock!

Nana Joyce and Mackenzie.

Papa Don and Mackenzie.

Brady and Daddy watched Disney's "Home on the Range" Tuesday afternoon at the hospital. (Daddy kind of took a nap really.)

Melea wanted to hug her little cousin, but since it's cold and flu season Papa Don kept her back a little while Stacey held onto Mackenzie. Melea settled for hugging the chair!