Mackenzie's newborn pictures

When we did Cameron's newborn pictures we weren't in them, this time I thought it would be nice to get some of all of us with Mackenzie. I had the same photographers that we used with Cameron. They remembered how strong Cameron was and said he has been the strongest newborn they have ever photographed...and the only newborn that was awake the entire photo shoot. We didn't get too many great pictures of Cameron. This photo shoot was way different, they said Mackenzie was "amazing" and was "the best photo shoot with a baby" they had done. So lucky for me, we have a ton of way cute pictures to choose from! Enjoy a few of them...

The family....seems weird to see us with 2 kids

Cameron loves kissing Mackenzie, such a sweet picture!

You either get Cameron's serious face (like in the family picture above) or you get this cheese face. Unless you are taking candid pictures he gets serious for some reason??

I think this is one of my favorite pictures.... for a few reasons, one because it is the blanket my mom make for her and two because she is totally smiling! How stinkin cute is that? They captured that picture at the right time.

This is my other favorite picture. I love the purple blanket and how sweet her little face is.

HA HA! I had my mom's friend make this little ladybug thing just for this photo shoot. I knew it would look soooo cute. The photographers loved it, and we all laughed so hard. She sure makes a cute little ladybug.

Love, Love, Love this picture of Cameron. This captures who his is! They were just taking candid pictures of him, actually they were just testing the camera and the lighting and he was just playing around on the backdrop being his silly self.

2 week well check

Mackenzie is 2 weeks young already!! We went to her 2 week well check to check how well she was :) This wasn't the first time she had gone to the doctor though...we had to take her 2 days after we got home from the hospital because they were concerned about her weight. She hadn't gained any of the weight she lost in the hospital. So she went from 6 lb 2 oz at birth to 5 lb 7 oz when we left the hospital. Since I couldn't drive yet daddy and Cameron came along with us. Cameron was so excited to know that Mackenzie was going to see "his" doctor. It was actually a good thing we went 2 days after we got home from the hospital because I had been feeling horrible...I had a bad sore throat and my tongue hurt with blisters all over it. I was hot/cold and had aches. I had a rash all over and hives on my feet. Plus I had all the pain from the c-section. So, at Mackenzie's weight check appointment I asked the doctor if she would look at my throat/tongue. She took one look and said "oh that is awful, it looks painful and might be strep". They did a strep test and it came back negative. She said the hives were cause by an allergy to something. And told me to call my doctor to get in with him. That night I went to see my doctor and he couldn't believe I had gone 2 days like this. I had 3 separate things going on. 1- the hives were most likely caused by an allergic reaction to the Percoset. Which I NEEDED for the surgery/c-section pain. He gave me a prescription for another pain med. 2-I had developed a yeast infection my my mouth likely caused by the antibiotic they gave me in the hospital. I had to have an antibiotic because I was in labor for 12 hours and then had a c-section. He gave me some pills to help with my throat and tongue . 3-I had a fever and other symptoms caused by a bladder infection. Which I likely got from when the nurse took the catheter out. Another antibiotic was prescribed for that issue. I am happy to say about 4 days later I was out of my misery and feeling much better.

Enough about me, back to little Kenzie's 2 week check. She had her little foot poked to get blood for some tests. She cried, but was more mad that the nurse kept squeezing her foot to get more and more blood out. Mackenzie kept trying to pull her leg back and was putting up a good fight....as she was crying. She stopped crying immediately once the nurse was done and gave her foot back. Everything checked out well....She gained some weight putting her in the 8th% weighing in at

6 lbs 8 oz. She is 20 1/4 in long, putting her at 50 %, and he head measured 35 cm which put her at 25%. We don't go back until she is 2 months old.

Dinner guests

Cameron is always coming up with something, his mind is non-stop creative. We were ready to eat dinner and I was getting Cameron's plate of food. He went and got his monkey and "said monkey sit by me. He needs a plate and cup too mommy." So I set out a plate and cup, but didn't put any food on it. So Cameron put some of his food from his plate onto monkeys plate. Too cute!

The next night our dinner guest was Mickey. This time I knew to put food on the plate, but I forgot the drink. So Cameron got in his plate/cup drawer and went to the fridge to put ice and water in a cup for Mickey. When he got his cup out of the drawer, he noticed these bibs. I don't know how he knew what they were....I hardly ever put a bib on him! He wanted me to put a bib on him and then he put one on Mickey.

Finally, we are ready to eat! Sheesh having these dinner guests takes 10 minutes to get ready before we can eat. It is so cute how Cameron talks to his animals and it makes me laugh at the things he says. He fed Mickey, quite forcefully as you can see by grabbing him by the nose, and then he would take a bite off of his plate.

Then he went back to the drawer and got out another bib to put on another animal....he actually had 3 dinner guests that night. He continued to bring me stuffed animal after stuffed animal until all the bibs were gone. Oh yeah, mommy and daddy had to wear a bib too! It's always something with Cameron!

First day of preschool

I found a preschool that has a 2 yr old class for Cameron. I figured it was time to get him into school, mostly because he is so social and I thought he would have fun with other kids. But also, because he is so smart and active....we would go somewhere every day to keep from getting bored. Now with little sis here, we can't go anywhere yet and I thought it was a perfect time to get him started. It's only one day a week for 2 hours (Fridays 11-1).

I've never really talked about preschool with him and the only thing he knows is his cousins go to school, but I didn't know he would be so excited. The night before he couldn't sleep, he came out of his room about 8 times (which never happens) and he woke up at 6 am saying " go preschool today." He couldn't get in the car fast enough, he started dragging Mackenzie's car seat across the floor and out the door.

He was screaming with excitement when we pulled up saying "kids! My preschool"

He ran inside before I could take a picture, so I had to make him come back outside :)

I stayed for about 15 minutes to fill out paperwork and make sure he was going to be ok. He looked so cute sitting on the stool singing the ABC'S.

They played ring around the rosies while they were waiting for all the kids to get there.

Cameron can't wait to go back....too bad Friday is so far away. When we got home I opened the door to get him out and he said, "No go to preschool". That's my little smarty pants :)

Big bro & Little sis

Cameron has been soooo cute and good with "baby Kenzie". He loves her and it is so cute to watch him interact with her. The other day we were driving in the car and Mackenzie was crying, Cameron leaned over to her and said "what's the matter sweet heart?" He loves to watch me change her diaper and will run to get the stool to stand on so he can see. Cameron asks to hold her about 10 times a day, and lokes to help feed her too. He tries to share his toys with her, which means he sets them in her swing or on top of her. And when he hears her cry he says "oh no Kenzie sad." He hasn't shown any jealousy (yet), but he is so funny when he wants me to play with him (or go outside) and I am holding her he will tell me to "put her down". I will say "where should I put her?" and he will say "right here mommy" pointing to a chair, her pack & play, or her swing.

I'm not sure why, but Cameron loves to be under the swing when Mackenzie is in it. He took some snacks under there and was just eating them while she was swinging. Maybe he thinks he is protecting her :)

I can't believe how tiny she is!! You forget how small newborns are....so precious!

It's also amazing how having another baby makes your first baby seem soooo big now. Just check out their feet. Cameron has seems a lot bigger to me since Kenzie has joined our family! I love my kiddos and hope they grow up being friends.

We have a thumb sucker

7 days old and she already found her thumb!! I love babies that suck their thumbs....Cameron never wanted anything to do with a binki or his thumb. Funny how every kid is different!! I just hope it isn't going to be a hard habit to break because it isn't so cute when they are 10 :)

I wanna be like daddy

Jeremy was on "maternity leave" for a week, which really means "working from home". This particular day was when we were having Mackenzies newborn pictures done, Jeremy was really stressed with work stuff/deadlines he had to meet so he went in Mackenzie's room and set up his office. He had been in there for a few hours when Cameron asked "where's daddy", so I told him and pretty soon he comes running down the hall and to his toy basket saying "I get my puter, I'm coming back daddy, few minutes". I guess Jeremy got up to go to the bathroom because I hurried and got my camera for a cute picture and he wasn't there.....but this is what I saw! Would have been best if Jeremy was in the chair, but trust me he was in that chair for a long time :)

I started laughing when I saw how creative he was in finding a "chair" for himself. So then he turned around and I was busted....that's when I got the CHEESE picture! What a dang smart and creative kid we have!!

Mackenzie Ora Cunningham

Mackenzie has a mind of her own! She didn't want to wait until September 8th to be born (the date we scheduled the c-section). So she decided she liked September 4th better. So I went into labor September 3rd coming home from Park City. We had gone up there Saturday to spend the day for Labor Day because daddy had to work on Labor Day. As we were driving home around 8:30 I started having contractions. They continued for several hours so we got on the internet to find out about contractions and how you know when you are in labor. I never learned this and didn't think I needed to listen to what they tell you about counting and how far apart they are etc since I was having a c-section. Most of the things people said online were similar "you aren't in real labor until they are 5 minutes apart" and "if you can talk or walk during the contraction then it isn't real labor" etc. Finally at 1 am I had Jeremy call the hospital to ask their opinion. I didn't want to get someone to come over and watch Cameron in the middle of the night and be that girl that goes to the hospital and gets sent home. The on-call Dr. said to take a walk and if the contractions get worse then to come in. Well the walk around my neighborhood at 1 am didn't make them worse so I decided to go to bed. I timed my contractions ALL NIGHT and they were consistent and horribly painful but they were still 10 minute apart. finally at 5:00 Jeremy went and slept on the couch since he couldn't get any sleep with me screaming into my pillow and grabbing the sheets (I was trying to be as quiet as I could be.) Finally at 6 am I figured since I wasn't getting any sleep I would get in the shower. The contractions got worse and closer together. from 6-8 am they were 5 minutes apart. I tried to let Jeremy and Cameron sleep as long as I could, but it was TIME to go to the hospital. I woke Jeremy up and called My sister Michele to come watch Cameron while we went to the hospital. The drive there was the worst! I could barely sit down, and the pains were worse then ever...Jeremy ran a few red lights and we made it there. Good thing it was a Sunday and the traffic was minimal. When we walked in everyone said "are you the one that call last night? The Dr. wondered what happened to you." So they took me back and checked me. The Dr. said I was dilated to a 4 and totally thinned out saying "this baby could come any minute, you should have come in last night...you were in labor for 12 hours!" So they rushed the process and took me back to cut me open! So the worst part of the story isn't that I suffered 12 hours of pain for NOTHING, but the fact that MY DR. was out of town for Labor Day and I had to have the on call Dr. deliver Mackenzie!

What an amazing experience it is to have a baby and see them for the first time. It is such an exciting thing, not knowing what they are going to look like. I had no idea what to expect, but when I saw all her hair I was soooo happy!

She made one little cry when they first took her out. The Dr. tried to cut the cord and said, "wow she is a feisty one, she is boxing me out and wont let me cut the cord." With as active as she was in my tummy I knew she would be a mover. She didn't cry or make any noise at all then they were cleaning her up and sucking out her nose etc. The nurses and Dr. all commented on how they have never had a baby that didn't cry at all.

Grammy and Grampy rushed to the hospital when we called and told them we were on our way. They didn't want to miss anything. It was nice to have them there before and after the surgery. I always appreciate their support and help.....which they are more than willing to give and do anything!

I didn't get to watch Mackenzie's first bath, but Jeremy and my mom got to watch. And she didn't cry or even care. I remember Cameron cried through the whole bath!

Margo and her family came to visit us. Lindsie, Mallory and Troy couldn't wait to see their new cousin. Troy even postponed his birthday party 2 hours just so they could drive to the hospital and see us. Since it was an unexpected delivery they had already had Troy's bday planned. That meant a lot that they came that day! See that camera on Mallory's head? Well, I didn't and about 15 minutes after they had been there and I was telling the story of what happened Mallory told me she was filming me!! Just as long as she doesn't put it on U-TUBE or something I wont make her destroy the tape :)

about a week before we had Mackenzie my mom's cousin sent a package for Cameron and Mackenzie. He loves getting mail and packages so he was excited to open it. What I love about Cameron is he gets so excited over everything! What kid would get excited over a shirt?? I told him the shirt said "I'm the BIG brother" and he repeated it and then wouldn't put it down for hours! A friend came over and he had to show her his shirt and tell her what it said. She sent a onesie for Mackenzie that said I love my brother. Cameron was just as excited about that shirt as his. He carried that around and had to show everyone for the next week both their shirts. I told him he could wear it to the hospital and he could't wait. So that morning when I was getting him dressed and told him we were going to the hospital and he got to put on his big brother shirt he jumped up and down shouting horray! Then he had to run into Mackenzie's room and get her shirt. When Michele came to watch him he told her about their shirts and later when they brought him to the hospital he HAD to bring the shirt for Mackenzie too and gave it to her. Such a cute BIG brother!!! What a cute gift too....thanks Sandy....you couldn't have sent a better gift :)

Every day when Cameron came to the hospital the first thing he wanted to do was hold "baby Kenzie" and then he loved going to the snack room and getting a drink and cookies or a Popsicle. The other thing he liked was his little sister gave him a present every day he came and then he gave her a present. By the third day he came in climbed up on the bed and looked at Mackenzie and said "where's my present?" Grammy and Grampy slept at our house that night with Cameron and brought him back to the hospital the next morning.

Michele and the fam dam brought Cameron to the hospital the first day. He knew where he was because he had gone to a couple Dr. visits with me.

Janessa and Spencer took turns holding their new cousin.

The cutest thing was when I looked over and saw Cameron up on the bench (where Jeremy slept) under the blanket while Grampy read the book Mackenzie gave him that day.

He loves the book and has wanted to read it every night since then. It talks about being a big brother and having a new baby sister. He likes to point to the pictures of the kids and say that it's Cameron and Mackenzie.

cute picture of daddy and Kenzie. She is soooo tiny. Weighing 6 lbs and 2 oz and 19 inches long. Her weight dropped to 5 lbs 8 oz when we left the hospital. So we had to go to the pediatrician the day after we left the hospital and also the normal 2 week check up. She had gained a few oz. when we went to the pediatrician the next day, so she wasn't too worried about the weight. She didn't have jaundice and there were no other concerns besides her weight.

We all think she looks a lot like Cameron. My mom and dad say she looks just like my baby pictures (except I didn't have hair).

Proud grandparents

The hospital did the special dinner like they did when we had Cameron. It's a nice thing they do, and its a fun way to celebrate!

Michele came the next day to visit and brought us lunch!! YUMMY Cafe Rio.

Such a sweet picture of Cameron kissing baby sis. I didn't even tell him to do that!!

He got pretty protective of her and didn't want anyone else to hold her. He kept saying "NO Cameron hold Kenzie."

She had her eyes open and looking around the very first day.

Yay, we get to get dressed and go home! Her coming home outfit was a newborn outfit, but the pants were still too big. Guess I should have bought a premie!

Big brother was there and involved in everything. He is so proud of his little sis and has been SO CUTE with her!

The second day when grammy and grampy came with Cameron they had stopped to get a bunch of balloons to bring, but when they got to the hospital they wouldn't let them bring in any of the latex ones. So the only one they got to bring in was the one my mom is holding. Cameron was so excited to bring me the balloons too. I had a few friends that came to visit and bring me flowers and yummy treats. It was nice to have visitors, it gets quite boring sitting in a hospital for 3 days! We got a cart to carry everything to the car and Cameron wanted to ride in the cart, so he climbed in. My mom came to help that day at the hospital and came home with us while we got all set up.

I came home to more balloons and a beautiful yard!! My parents slept over Sunday night and my dad spent all day Monday working in our yard and putting down soil prep/bark landscaping stuff all around our flower beds, it looked soooo nice! Thanks a million for all you guys did and are doing to help :)
Now we have to get back into the baby mode and function on 2 hours of sleep! I am loving having a new addition to the family, it feels like more of a family to me now that we have 2! Cameron needed a sibling :)