Thanks, Earthdragon for your review, always welcome :) And thanks everyone else, too! Tony hasn't been in the story too much yet, but he has an important part coming up in the future.

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Gibbs tiptoed into the room, unable to control the overly zealous smile that grew on his face as soon as he laid his eyes on his wife quietly sleeping, with their new baby in her arms. He had told her he would take a trip to the cafeteria when the nurse had alerted her to Kelly's feeding time but apparently they had both fallen asleep while he was gone. "My sleepy girls." He whispered as he stood over the bed admiring the two, his heart aching with happiness. He crouched down, gently removing their daughter's pink cap to run his large, calloused hand over her tuft of silky brown, red-tinted hair. "You are a beauty, sweet baby girl, do you know that?"

She yawned, uninterested then snuggled closer to her mother. Gibbs noticed that Jen's eyes had opened, watching him with a satisfied smile on her face. She didn't move, admiring the soft touches and gentle one-way conversation he held with his new daughter.

"Did you eat, Jethro?"

Gibbs nodded, "Did she?" Gibbs replaced the cap on his daughter's head.
"She keeps falling to sleep... then I fall asleep, so we aren't accomplishing too much; it's pure bliss."

"The nurses haven't been bugging you?"
"Hey, just the fact I work here, I get special treatment. They know better than to bother us. I love that that leave us alone, for the most part, to enjoy our privacy." Jen grinned at her husband, smugly. "I'll show you what I mean, " She lifted her eyebrows up and down, while she pulled the bed sheet and blanket, up, scootching back a bit to offer him room so he could crawl in next to them.

"It's great knowing people in high places." Gibbs said excitedly, as he toed off his shoes then snuggled in close to his wife and daughter, being extra aware of Kelly's small, delicate body nestled contently in Jenny's arms. He looked longingly into his wife's eyes then kissed her passionately, taking his time while enjoying the loving warmth they were creating. "Have they checked your blood pressure lately?"

Jen frowned when he ended their kiss, abruptly. "Relax, it's been good for a while now, I'm not too worried." Gibbs pursed his lips together, skeptical, eyeing her out of the corner of his eye.

She grabbed his arm, looking into his eyes with assurance and appreciation for his love and concern, "Hey, it's okay, we're fine."
"I know... and I thank God for that. I was really worried there for a while when your blood pressure dropped and the doctor sounded so adamant, barking orders to the nurse-"
"Well, I told them I didn't want the epidural. That is usually what causes that kind of thing. It increases the chance for a mother's blood pressure to drop... suddenly and if they hadn't administered it as I had wished they hadn't-"
"Jen. You were exhausted. You needed a break from the pain."
She sighed then lay her head back staring at the ceiling. "Yeah...I do have to admit it sure was a relief to not feel that excrutiating back pain anymore. Honestly, I don't know how much longer I could have taken it."
He took her hand and kissed her palm, leaning over her face. "I'm so proud of you. I've never seen anyone work harder, and hearing our baby cry for the first time..." Tears began to stream down his face as he tried to hold back a sob, embarrassed. He finally chuckled, pressing his fingers over his eyes waiting for the tears to stop and his throat to relax. "I think I'm tired, too and I was just a bystander." Jen's eyes moistened, admiring the love in his voice, while rubbing his arm. "She's just...she's so da...-darn ...beautiful. I can't believe we have been blessed with such beautiful, precious...kids." Gibbs brought his attention to Kelly's hand, softly playing with her fingers. "She's absolutely perfect."

"Oh, Jethro, honey...you're so sweet. And, I want to thank you... for being so patient and calm while I screamed and clawed my way through all this with your encouraging words and physical support...I have to say, well, I'm impressed. And, I'm sorry I called you a...well, I'm sure you remember that word I used." They exchanged a smile, then Jen looked at her daughter, adoringly. "I agree, she is pretty nifty."

Gibbs softly snorted. "All you got is nifty?"

"I am at a lost with words, my dear man. But what I do know is, this has been one of the most intense, most wonderful times of my life and like you... I'm pretty exhausted."

"We make a pretty good team, don't we? But, you did most of the work and I commend you." He kissed her on the nose.

She acknowledged him with an appreciative wink. "It's so quiet without the boys around. I can't remember when it's been this quiet."

"Or, if it ever was. We should enjoy it while we can. It won't be much longer, till Tobias and Diane bring them by, I just got off the phone with Tobias."

"Oh, that's wonderful, I miss them so much. I can't wait to see their reactions. Plus, it seems like, forever since I've seen them. Have you talked to Tony?"
"Yeah, for about two minutes, he was having so much fun with Kevin, I could barely pry him away to talk to me on the phone."

"He's becoming very independent."

"How do you think Spike will be with the baby?" Gibbs thought out loud, randomly remembering they had a dog.
"Oh, he'll be fine. It's amazing how close Tim and Spike are-"
"Which reminds me. Do you know anything about a tornado touching down in the middle of our house? And, would it happened to have been named after a certain, Timmy? When I went home before Dad and Tim came back home last night, I noticed little Spike paw prints through the house, then... I walked into the kitchen. And, I knew that must have been where the tornado actually landed."
"That...that was just a new game, Tim and I invented-" Jen answered, jokingly.
"Uh...huh."
"Okay, you got me. I can never get anything past you-"

"Jen! I had to hire a professional cleaning crew to come in-"
Jen's eyes widened, "You did?"

Gibbs chuckled. "No, of course not. I'm messin' with ya. I've had to deal with, almost...worse messes in the past when Tony was younger. It really wasn't that bad. So..I'm guessing you fell asleep, while Tim and Spike created their own kind of pandemonium."
Jen's expression was guilty as she began to chew her thumb nail. "I didn't think a little boy could get into so much trouble in one afternoon, but he was relatively quiet in his efforts."
"We are talking about Timmy?"
"But, he is always so well-behaved. But, yeah, you're right. I shouldn't have gotten so comfy on the couch; sleeping was inevitable. But, did you see that picture he painted of me?" Jen's expression was heartfelt as she reached for Gibbs' shoulder while placing a hand on her chest.

"I agree. He really caught your likeness. Did he tell you what he cooked in the microwave?"

Jen tried to hold in her laugh, "A... pickle."

Gibbs laughed out loud then placed a hand over his mouth, looking at Kelly. "Ooops." He whispered. "Now why in the world would he have a desire to heat up a pickle?"

"He said it was cold." Jen smirked.

"They can be very cold-" Gibbs nodded.

Kelly interrupted their conversation with a small, yelp as she stretched and yawned, snuggling closer to her mom.

"Ahhh...so sweet. Now, doesn't that beat all?" Gibbs asked in awe, admiring his daughter.

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Gibbs eyes popped open to the sound of his boys running into the room, "Hey, Dad."

"Daddy and Mummy!" Tim followed Tony as he jumped onto the bed, pulling Tim up with him. Gibbs, Jenny and Kelly had fallen asleep and now scurried to 'pull-it-together' to greet their visitors.

"Now careful boys, Kelly is asleep but I have a feeling she will be waking soon." Said Gibbs.

Tobias and Diane stood in the doorway, big smiles plastered over their faces. "Are you two decent, can we come in?" Diane gave Tobias a swat on the arm for his remark. She ran over to the bed to exhibit her affection over the baby. "Isn't she the most precious?!"

"Shhh, you're not going to wake, just this baby but the whole kittenkaboodle of them on the entire maternity floor."
Diane gave him another swat causing Jenny to giggle. "Well, she's going to have to get used to loud noises having two brothers in the house."

Tobias nodded, "Good point."

"And how are you hon? Still really sore?"
"Not too bad." answered Jenny, as she pulled herself into a better sitting position.

The baby let out a wail as her hands became tight fists, tucked under her chin.

"Now, there, there, baby." Said Jenny as she offered the baby a pacifier that she eagerly accepted.

Tim tugged on his father's pants, trying to get his attention. "Dad, I kicked today in Karate and the, the cheacher said it was good. Dony did too, huh Tony?" Tony was bent over his sister softly talking to Jen as they watched the baby calm herself down.

"She's so little, mom." Said Tony.

"Well, it didn't feel like that was the case a little while ago." Jen rolled her eyes.

"Huh?" Tony looked at his mom, puzzled.

Jen quickly changed the subject, "Tim, what do you think of the baby?"

Tim gave the infant a quick glimpse then shrugged. "She doesn't talk much."

Gibbs rubbed his hand through Tim's hair. "I'm sure you'll have her talking in no time...you can help her learn, later on when she gets bigger."

Tim shrugged again, "I dunno. She doesn't look very intrested wid me."

Gibbs looked at his son, smiling sadly then picked him up, giving him a strong hug. "I feel bad I had to miss your first karate class, Tim. Grampy Jackson said you did really good." Gibbs spoke softly into Tim's ear.

Tim pulled back to make eye contact with his dad. "He did? I didn't know he saw-ed me."

"He was very impressed. Said you were kicking up a storm and almost knocked your instructor over."
"I hoped I didn't hurt him. But, he was the best kicker...even better than Ziva , but don, tell her I said that." He covered his mouth then giggled.

"Oh, believe me, I won't."

Gibbs kissed Tim on the neck causing him to shrug his shoulders and giggle from the tingling sensation that ran up his arms. "Daddy, I mished you and mommy, come home, pease... now."

"We will tomorrow, Tim, I'm pretty sure. But for now you have Toby duty and you need to make sure he behaves till then."

Tim whined, "I don't sink that's a good idea. He gets in too much trouble. Ask aunt D...an. She buy-ed me and Dony cookies but he steals dem."

Gibbs looked over Tim's shoulder to find Tobias, overhearing them while wearing a silly frown. "Tim, I'll be good? I'll ask from now on if I can steal your cookies." He pleaded as he tickled Tim's neck. Tim squirmed, trying to suppress a laugh. "Come on,Timmy, please?"
Tim laughed out loud, "All-d wight, Doby. I will-d watch you." Tobias grasped Tim to hold in his arms. Tim rested his head on Tobias' chest then started to suck his thumb as he relaxed watching everyone admire the baby. He grew quiet and relaxed as he played with the collar of Tobias' shirt. "She's a pretty baby, Doby." Tim whispered.

Tobias kissed Tim on the head. "I have a feeling you're going to be a wonderful brother."
"I will-ed be."

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You have to admit, it would have been weird to name the baby any other name than Kelly (or Sarah) So, Kelly it was.