California McMillans

Danny had the day off so we headed to the city to go to the exploratorium. Danny was in heaven. Anyone who knows my hubby knows he is into figuring out how things work and doing experiments. He was wondering how he could get a job there and can see a possible early retirement from dentistry. We had so much fun. I would recommend it to all, both young and old. Here are some highlights.... Kira...she is an angel. Magnet building. Danny has a perfect ear and sat at this machine tuning it by his ear instead of the machine and would see how close he could get. He would get it perfectly. I don't have that talent. Playing in the sand wheel using different tools. Scott loved the termite homes!! And of course making giant bubbles. And the steam machine.

Jerry was found. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts!!

We enjoyed a BEAUTIFUL DAY playing at Arbolado Park. I LOVE LOVE LOVE having a spring baby. If planning really did work, which most of us know doesn't, plan a spring baby. It is so wonderful to go outside in the fresh air for babies, big kids and mommas!! Scott and Tyler were so good sharing their toys and playing with each other and little Kira is such an easy addition. Anything is easy after Tyler. I laugh remembering how difficult his first six months were with colistasis . Love Kira more and more each day. I envisioned myself being a mom to all boys, which I would have loved, but now having a little girl is magical. She brings a sweetness and pureness to me and my family. She makes me want to be more patient, kind and pure. My boys just make me want to be more boyish. It really is so different and I feel so blessed for the experience. In some ways adding a third child to the mix is so easy when you have two boys that play with each other. Today Scott wanted me to ju

Scott loves having a baby sister. He always said this was a sister and wanted to name her Stacey...I am sure after Charlies mom who he loves. My mom went to primary with him at church and when he got home he was soo excited to see his sister. He put a blanket on her, he wanted to hold her and he kept saying, "she is a child of god." I wonder if they discussed that at primary. We had the missionaries over for dinner that night and after the prayer Scott said, "she was very good during the prayer mom." He really is a sensitive sibling. We were really afraid Tyler was going to have a really hard time with the baby. He LOVES babies until I hold them than he throws a fit. The first time I held her he was so sad and wanted me to hold him. After we sat down together and played with the baby, he has done awesome. It is so great that Scott and Tyler have each other to play with. It really makes a third easier in so many ways when you have two kids that enjoy play

Sorry for the long, detailed blogging. This has become my journal as well for this little one and our life. I decided that I am done with baby books. I did one for Scott and Tyler for the first year and quite frankly the blog is way more deatailed and true to real life. Plus, I just have better ways to spend my time and don't love scrapbooking like I used to. It is liberating to be at a point in your life to do what fulfills you and not do the rest. Unless of course you have to. So I started having pretty regular contractions about 3 minutes apart at 12AM. This had been happening to me in the past but I actually felt a desire to have a baby this time. I called, they checked me and kept me because it was my fourth baby and I had fast labors. If it was my first I am sure they would have sent me home and I would have had the baby in 1-2 weeks. I took an antiobiotic for Group B which took four hours, got some rest and they decided to break my water at 8AM. It was nice getting

Tyler as a newborn... Scott as a newborn... Kira as a newborn... Kira and Scott definitely look alike except Kiras features are all so petite. She has the smallest little nose, lips and fingernails. Fun to compare. They all change so much in the first couple weeks and months.

I love, love, love having Kira in our family!! She is an angel. I can't get over how easy it is to take care of a healthy baby. They actually do sleep and love being held. She seems calmer than my boys already. I am convinced boys and girls are innately different. It was sooo nice sleeping in our own bed last night. Our queen bed seemed gigantic in comparison to the hospital bed Danny and I have shared the past 1 1/2 days. Yes, Danny is scared of the germ infested pull out sleeper and I like having him close by. Kira slept in between feedings and it was DREAMY!!! Love that girl. I woke up to Scott coming into my room to see me and baby Kira. We had a quick bite and headed out the door at 8:30 for doctor appts. Kira saw a nurse practitioner for her 1-2 day well check and is doing well. I learned the fundamentals of little girls...who knew they could get a baby-period the first week of life?? She weighs 7 lbs and the boys were so helpful at the appt. Scott was excited t

Kira (KEAR-uh) Janine McMillan on 3/20/10, 7 lbs 7 oz, 19.75 inches. Heidi and I left home for Kaiser Walnut Creek in the early, early Saturday morning because Hedi started having contractions. Due to Heidi's group B strep, she was given antibiotics that needed at least 4 hours in the system. At about 8:00 am Saturday morning, Heidi's water was broken and Kira was born at 1:28 pm. We had originally thought that if we were having a girl, her name would be Brynn. When Kira came out, she didn't look like a Brynn and we had to decide on which name fit her. We chose Janine to be her middle name because it is my Mom's birthday and her name is Janine. The nurses got a kick out my RC helicopter that I was flying in the labor and delivery room, and Heidi seemed to tolerate it. We checked out of the hospital at 3:30 and are home now! Sweet. Now here are some pictures of the latest addition to the McMillan clan.

Enjoyed the day with my family. Scott and Tyler decided to ride the plasma car together. It was cute and they actually went pretty fast. I thought Tyler was going to fly off. Enjoyed going to downtown Walnut Creek to soak up the sun. Had a fabulous lunch at CPK!!! Jamaican Jerk Pizza, yummy bread, Tortilla Soup, brownie sundae and strawberry lemonade. Need a 9 month old prego lady say more?? The kids love the water fountains. Do you blame them?? There is something so cool about water cascading down. Went to the Lindsay Wildlife Musuem with the boys and Danny. Squirrels, bears, owls and reptiles ensure a great time for the McMillan boys. After a great morning and afternoon we came home just in time for Scott to get really sick. Hope the little man gets better soon. He went to sleep at 5 with a high fever and hurting eyes. He has his 4 year old doctors appt on Monday. We'll see if he makes it to Monday or if we go in tomorrow. Hope Tyler doesn't get it. Now doesn't th

Since Cars was a new addition to the Disney on Ice of course our boys wanted to go, and I am so glad we did!! It was a GREAT show. The kids loved it and we had such a fun time. I love that we live in a place that has so many fun things to do. Look at those boys concentrate. Scott always has such a serious look on his face when he watches shows or plays. It is pretty funny and if I didn't know my son would say he wasn't having fun. They LOVED it!! Would recommend it to all.

It is BEAUTIFUL out and I am loving it!! Today after "pre-school" we met up with Melita and her three cute little boys. Scott loves playing with friends, while Tyler is still a parallel player. If Scott meets up with a friend he wants to do everything with them. If we go by ourselves he asks other kids if they will be his friend for the day. He is still a little shy and will have me help him, but once the initial meeting is complete, he is free to go and has a blast with his new friend. This is sooo different than how he used to be. I used to have to do everything with him and not leave his side. While I still do my share of pushing on swings, helping across the monkey bars and making roads in the sand it is so fun to see him doing things with other kids. One of your greatest hopes for your kids is that they will get along with other kids and be a good friend. It is also nice that I can sit and talk with other moms and my friends while our kids are having fun. Tyler

My parents, Heather and Jason and Jason's parents went to Tahoe a couple weekends ago. We can't go because of the elevation and Tyler's heart. They took Scott and he had a great time. His favorite days were sledding and going on the gondola ride twice. Thanks mom and dad for all the adventures you take our kids on. Roman, Scott and Tyler are showered with tremendous love by Nana and Pop.

I think I am just going to keep adding to this post about things Scott says. One of my friends says her son loves reading about the things he said when he was four. Here we go.... 3/5/10 "Mommy, did you know some woman can be men too." "No they can't," I replied. "Yes, like Jas "man." We don't even know a Jasmin so I don't know where he got that from. 3/9/10 I try to put my kids down for a nap as I go to work for 1.5 hours each night. It is a total success with Tyler and hit or miss with Scott even though he totally needs one. When he was mad at me about having to take a nap and I was leaving for work he said, "Go to work and don't come back for 50 days and 50 nights because I am mad at you." Have to love a toddler whose nap time you are holding onto with dear life. And of course when he got up he was thrilled to see me. 3/14/10 Scott is only allowed to watch Church movies on Sunday. He was watching an old testam

I guess I should record some of my thoughts on this pregnancy before it is over. Each pregnancy has been so different for me with so many different emotions. We were so naive with Scott as first time parents and with the assumption that you simply have a healthy child. The pregnancy seemed to go so slow and we were so excited to become parents. Sitting and watching your little one grow up is magical. Every milestone is exciting and new. When Scott turned 10 months, I stopped breastfeeding and in turn found myself pregnant again the next month. Things were similar for the first 26 weeks and we were excited for Scott to be a big brother and be 1.5 years apart. When Tyler was diagnosed with HLHS it was a surreal feeling. One of the hardest things about a pre-diagnosis is that you try to fathom the emotions, journey and fate of your little one when it really isn't your world yet. When we were pregnant with baby number three I always felt he was my child of hope and indeed he w

If you can't tell, blogging has gone down on my priority list due to staying busy with the boys. Life seems too easy right now which always scares me a bit. I think what is around the corner?? I guess it is a way of gaining hope that we will survive with another child. We have our routine each day which is great and makes us better people. Since it is my way of journaling, here goes a quick update of our week more for me than you, but if you are bored or dying to know about my random thoughts go right ahead. Monday we have Joy School which is fun. They have such cute ideas and activities for the kids. The moms we do it with are all so creative and fun. I went to library time with Tyler when Scott was at school and it was fun. They tell stories and dance. Tyler is such an easy going child and it is fun to have some alone time with him. I talk to Danny about how when the kids get older we need to do one-on-one dates with them. It is special for them to know they are speci

I am always running late in the morning. If I succeed at getting the kids up, fed and dressed, I usually resort to Curious George while I get ready. I couldn't resist capturing their closeness this morning watching their show. I feel so blessed to have two little boys so close in age. They really do love each other. Lets not forget with these moments also come the moments of stealing toys, overexcessive bath splashing and unwanted karate moves towards the other.