The MacDonald Family is Officially a foursome!!!

Baby Payton Edward has decided to come and join the family and is doing very well. The C-section wasn't a slam dunk like they thought it would be but in the end everyone came out happy and healthy. Payton joined us at 12:51pm on Tuesday and weighed 7lbs 11oz (exact same as Tiff when she was born!), 20" long, and a 14" head circumference. He also tested very high on all of his tests and is very responsive and nursing like a pro! Tiffany is sore but very happy to have a little baby boy to snuggle with and barely lets

me have a chance! Gwynn, Tarah, and Brook came to visit yesterday and Gwynn was super sweet with her baby bro and even got to hold him for a short while. Tarah and Brook have been keeping a close eye on miss Penny Pants to make sure she isn't throwing any parties while we are at the hospital! Grandma Sherry was the first one to see the little guy besides us and I think she agrees he's a keeper!

Some of you may be wondering what happened to Owen but after much deliberation and discussion we had settled on a couple of alternates to wait and see what he looked like when he came out. One of our alternates was Mavric but when he came out without aviators we decided it wasn't the name for him. We are both very happy with our name choice and his middle name came obviously from his Grandpa Ed MacDonald.

We want to again thank everyone for their help and support with this pregnancy and hope to see many of you soon.

In two weeks are family will grow!

Its finally sunk in that there will be a new little baby very soon. We are all very excited about the arrival and trying to get all last minute details finished. We have had a very rough past two weeks with illnesses of every kind but I think we are in the clear! This weekend we had our hospital tour and are excited. The hospital is brand new and very beautiful.

Last weekend we had a great beach day. Gwynn enjoyed building a sand castle and flying her kite. She was a little bit nervous about the ocean but loved the day at the beach.

This morning when I woke up Charlie and Gwynn were cooking french toast and strawberries. It was wonderful. They also had a huge stack of magazines and an adorable card for me on the table.... in hopes I would relax and read. Charlie wanted me to get a maternity massage but the thought of someone touching me today sounds very unappealing. I would rather spend time with Miss Gwynn and Charlie. I think that is the best gift possible!