Big Sister

Whitney is a great big sister. She has loved MacKay from the minute she understood there was a "Baby Brother" in my tummy. At the mall, she told Santa she wanted a "Baby Brother and a bike" for Christmas. Well, Santa came through.

I thought when she came to the hospital, she would just want to be my little friend, but she gave me one look and said, "Where's baby brother?"

Each morning she comes into my room wanting to make sure Baby Brother is there and gives him smootches, loves and kisses. Sometimes she'll lean over him and say, "I love you!"

She gets a high pitched voice and says comments like,

"Ooooh, look at him! You are so tiny! Look at your hands! He is so cute!"

She is a cute little mother, a big helper and has been SOOOOO good for me during such a transitional time. Like most Moms (I think?) feel, I miss being with my little Dolly like I was just last week. We were the best of pals. Newborns take a lot of time (and are worth it all).

Whitney now has a new friend, my Mom, or "Katy" as she calls her. They play together all day long and Whitney has the run of the house. I can't tell you how nice it feels to have help here. My Mom is a life-saver! I am so happy she could come out on such short notice.

Helping Daddy get MacKay ready at the hospital:

Eating ice cream with Daddy:

Loving this lounge chair that used to be hers but is now MacKay's (Yes, it's very pink.. and, yes, he loves it!):

Loving her new role as Sister:

Whitney's all-time favorite thing to do is play in the sink and "do dishes." Here she is doing dishes in my hospital room: