Today was Maddie's end of the year party. We have absolutely loved having her at Locust in the KLT program and she has made so many new friends and has grown up so much since started there 2 years ago. We just can't believe next year she will be in kindergarten!

Maddie and Daddy

eating a snack

yummy

Maddie and "the boys"

We took Doak to meet his great-grandad yesterday. It was a long overdue introduction. Wyatt and Maddie have a very special relationship with him and we can't wait for Doak to get to know him too!

Doak took his first bath this past weekend and LOVED it...until he got water on his head and then he of course started crying. I'm sure he will get over that soon and become a water-lover like his brother and sister!

We braved the hot temps thursday night and headed out to the Western Heritage Parade. The kids had a blast and it was nice to get out of the house for a bit with Doak.

Eating a sucker and watching the parade

Maddie and Grandma

Carson watching the parade

Wyatt and Mommy

Little Doak slept through the whole thing!

I had a wonderful Mother's Day celebrating being a mommy of 3. I feel truly blessed that God would choose me to parent my 3 amazing kids. Being a mom is simply the best!

Suzanne and her 4 grandkids

love my kiddos!

sweet baby boy

Grandad and Doak

Wyatt has been excited about playing T-ball since around February. So the first game was all we talked about for weeks before the big day. He did so good and had so much fun!

Warming up

our little ball player

daddy helping him bat

he looked so cute

go Wyatt!...running to 1st!

making it all the way home

I just love this guy!

Our first few days at home were filled with settling in and lots of friends and family coming to visit and meet Doak. The kids have adjusted very well to life with their little brother...except for a fit here and there! :-) My mom was able to stay and help out with things around the house for the first week, which was an enormous help and we couldn't have managed without her.

Maddie holding Doak...she and Wyatt constantly fight over who can hold him first.

those McMillon kids

My MeeMaw and Hal came in for a couple of hours to meet Doak

Looking at daddy

Wyatt trying to get Doak's attention

Nana, Maddie and Doak

We have been so blessed by our friends dropping off meals for us in the evening. This is our friend Jennifer, who got in a little cuddle time while dropping off a fantastic dinner.

He's awake...when he is awake...he is very alert!

Nana and her grand kids

Mr. Doak decided to take his time in getting here...which I was perfectly ok with since my "to-do" list was quite long. I was scheduled to be induced Wednesday, April 27th but little Doak decided to send me into early labor on Tuesday morning. I dropped the kids off at school, went home and got Nick and headed to the hospital. My nurse was so for sure that I was in labor that she called Dr. Tadvick to break my water...however when he arrived he decided that I wasn't progressing enough and for me to wait it out at the hospital. I slept like a baby that night thanks to a little Ambien and the next morning everything picked up about 7:00am. They started me on Pitocin and I had my epidural by 7:30am. Dr. Tadvick broke my water at 8:00am and then everything started progressing quite nicely. About every 45 minutes or so I was dilating 2 cm. until finally at 11:30am they called for the dr and I could start pushing. It took 2 pushes and little Doak came right out...beautiful and healthy.

Doak James McMillon

8lbs. 1oz. 20in

born at 11:55am on April 27th

a little "daddy-time"

Doak and Nana

Doak and grandma and grandad

Doak and Papaw

meeting Maddie and Wyatt

our family of 5

Wyatt was so excited to hold his brother

and so was Maddie!

heading home to start life with our new baby boy