First Day of School

William started his first day of Pre-K today! His school is so precious, and he LOVES it. His new teacher is super sweet, and he didn't even think about shedding a tear this morning when I dropped him off. I had to remind him to come tell me bye and give me a kiss. He totally wouldn't have noticed if I walked out the door! So grown up...

In the baby world, Shep is 5 weeks old. He had a great one month check up, weighing in at 9 lbs. 1.51 oz. (50%) and measuring 1 ft. 8.55 inches (25%). He slept through the night for the first time on his one month birthday eve, 8/13/10. I should also mention that night has been followed by several of the worst he's had (notice the bags under my eyes), so by NO means have we passed a major milestone yet! Baby steps, baby steps. :) Did I mention that when he first came out, almost everyone thought he looked just like me?? Well, everyone has since determined that he and big brother William are twinkies. Their baby pictures are practically indistinguishable, except that Shep's eyes are darker (maybe he'll be a brownie??) and his hair is a little darker, too. I can hardly wait to see what his little personality will be like!

Charlie on the other hand has grown up super fast since Shep came home. I couldn't be more proud of him for being such a sweet big brother. I took him in for a checkup, too, when Shep had his one month appt. At 18 months, Charlie weighed in at 27 lbs. 8.92 oz. (75-90%) and measured 2 ft. 7.85 in. (25-50%). Short and stocky is his name! :) He looked perfect, though we had quite a time getting him checked out. He does NOT like being touched, poked, or prodded by anyone, much less a stranger. It was an interesting morning with all 3 kids in one tiny exam room. The boys' pediatrician is at Children's Hospital, and they are super good about having plenty of staff to help out. Lord knows I needed every spare hand that morning! Next time, I'll have to take ear plugs for the entire hospital. I'm sure I got lots of funny looks and probably some under the breath curse words, but I was too preoccupied to notice....or care. :)

Had to throw in a few more pictures of Shep....I know he'll be grown in the blink of an eye!

IT'S A BOY!!

SHEPHARD EUGENE MCMILLAN

"SHEP"

JULY 14, 2010

8 LBS 7 OZ

19 3/4 INCHES

Baby Shep was born on Wednesday morning at 7:55 am. He is the most perfect little thing I have ever seen (other than William and Charlie, that is)! We are totally beside ourselves and could not be happier to be raising a house full of little monkeys!

Uncle Conner, young Conner (he can't be called little anymore....he's way too big!), and Jack

Charlie's reaction to the whole thing was to cry. He didn't want anything to do with me whatsoever!

The other "littles" coming to see me, their wheels turning like crazy. What's that cord, what's that stuck in your hand, what happened to the baby.....

A few of my besties, they were so sweet to come share my special day! Thanks so much for being there!

Grandad getting to visit Shep in the NICU. He had some fluid in his lungs and had to stay in the NICU until Thursday night.

I had to wait until about 10:00pm to get to the NICU and hold him. It was a long and weird day....giving birth and then just hanging out in my hospital room staring at the wall with no baby. Good thing it wasn't my first baby, or I think I would have flipped out. :)

First pic with Mom and Dad

Whew....out of the NICU and sleeping peacefully in Mommy's room.

Charlie finally acknowledging that there's now another person under our roof.

The difference between girls and boys....above, Mary Ellis couldn't hold him enough. When I asked William to hold him so I could take a picture his response...."but I don't want to."

Both big brothers are doing GREAT now. Charlie doesn't pay too much attention to Shep, but he's been sweet when he does. William has been an angel to him and even helped me give Shep his first bath. I wish I had pictures of that....both boys were standing on a stool staring at him with wonder and amazement all over their face. It was really sweet...and funny, too. I'll post some more later, I'll try to get some good pictures this week while Mom is here!

Baby Day Eve

Well, in less than 24 hours, I'll be holding the 5th member of our little family! I really can't talk about it too much or I start getting anxiety about the whole c-section thing. You'd think after 2 I'd be over it, but that big ole needle still gives me the quivers. I think tomorrow will be a mixed bag of emotions, as I will miss my Dad more than words can say but I'll be so overjoyed by this precious little package I've been carrying. I really can't wait to meet him/her and find out what flavor we're getting! We will get to the hospital around 5:30am, and my surgery is scheduled for 7:30. We should have baby news shortly thereafter! Anyway, there will be lots of time for that after tomorrow. Here is some of what we've been up to the last month and a half....

Canoe/camping trip with the Oosterhous clan (no, Mommy didn't go)! William loves these sweet boys and talks about them all the time. Wish they could play together more!

Week at the lake after Memorial weekend....we figured it was the only type of vacation we'd get this summer! :) It's perfect because it's so close and it's so peaceful there. We love it.

Playing in the mud....it would be an every day occurrence if Momma would allow it, but I try to limit it to a max of once a week. The cleanup makes me crazy!

Slip 'n sliding in the front yard...I think this was Father's Day...all my favorite boys.

Could still just eat him up. I love Charlie's age, even though he's a complete mess!

Fireworks!

Trying to set the yard on fire. :) I think it was really just a smoke bomb.

And most of all, we love the creek. We have a million pictures of William playing in it when he was Charlie's age, but we didn't have as much luck with Charlie's session. :)

Baby news to follow....hopefully I'll get to it sooner rather than later!