Just Because Our Kids Are Cute!

...I thought I would post some pictures of them!

Last week Kate had the opportunity to go to a friend's birthday party at a gym. I think we might have found something she really loves. She was apprehensive at first, but once she was brave enough to climb up on the trampoline she was hooked. It was fun to watch her play and dance. Our plan is to enroll her in dance this fall, and I can't wait!



Mommy and Kate on our way to the party.

Daddy and Jude on their way to the party too! How cute are they in their navy blue?

Just a swingin'

He loves his paci-puppy. I think it is a great invention. He is able to hold it himself and it doesn't bounce from here to kingdom come when dropped!

Jude and Sophie

...our puppies love babies. Sophie and Stanley have been enthralled with Jude and he is equally curious about them. Stanley is so connected to both kids that whenever one of them has a crying fit or is upset, Stanley has to go outside and puke for a while. He then comes back in and checks on them to make sure they are better now. The poor dogs are as exhausted as we are.

Here is a cute exchange between Jude and Sophie that was just too good not to share.









Don't worry, I stepped in immediately and removed the child from this situation! But aren't dog mouths supposed to be cleaner than human mouths? I don't really buy that, but it makes me feel better about what just happened above.

The Other Man in My Life

...falling head over heals for another man! Of course Michael is my main guy, he always will be. Next week we will celebrate 10 years together and man it's been quite a ride. I love him more now than ever. However, the past 3.5 weeks I have been falling for a new guy. I'm pretty sure Michael knows it's happening...I hope he doesn't mind!
Who could resist this face? When he hears my voice he looks for me, he gets calm when I hold him, and boy can he cuddle.

Recent Harrington Happenings

...being a little too busy to blog these days! We can both say with confidence that having the second child is way easier than having the first child, but having two children at the same time keeps us running.

We've had a few things going on we wanted to talk about. The first, is Michael's work threw us an amazing shower for Jude. It was so nice and we were so thankful that they wanted to do that for us. His office has watched Kate grow up and she loves them back. We were a little worried how Kate would react to Jude having a party thrown by her people. She was so excited to go to the party but kept thinking it was her birthday party. When we walked in everyone was already waiting for us, and Kate came in and said "Yay, it's my birthday!" Michael's office being very aware of what was happening, didn't miss a beat and all said, "Yay Kate, Happy Birthday!" Whew. It was a great moment.

Here's a picture from Jude's shower..I mean Kate's birthday party.



Kate has been doing really good with Jude and she has been helping more and more lately. Last night was a meltdown of biblical proportions (for Kate anyway), but for the most part she is adjusting well.



One day last week Kate and I had a visit from friends! Angie is a good friend of mine here in Lubbock and her daughter Hannah and Kate are in the same class at Tech. They play so well together and lately when they've hung out together they spend the whole time playing in each other's rooms. They are growing up so fast! Hannah is a sweet little girl, and it was great for me to have some adult conversation that didn't involve me being a therapist. Angie and her husband also have a new little boy, so it is funny that both of our kids will be able to play with both of their kids as we all get older. How cute are they?



Where are the pictures of the new baby you ask? Here you go. See, we take pictures of him too. Michael, Kate, and Jude...I love these three people!



Kate's new haircut.




Awww, my little guy. I love him so much. It is amazing how addicted to him I am. I could literally hold him for hours. In fact, I think I will go grab him now. Bye!

Fun Times

All our children=chaos

...getting a little behind in our blogging. I guess we have had a few new things to adjust to with the new kid and all. To add to the chaos we are also having our fence re-built. That means we now have to take the pups out on a leash any time they need to potty so when home alone I get to figure out how to do that with a newborn and preschooler! The new fence will be great, though, because we are expanding our yard a little bit. We have a very small yard that has not really been user friendly. Now it will be and we are excited to be able to play out there with Kate.

Lots of you have asked how Kate is doing with having a little brother. Overall I would say she is doing pretty well considering she has been our world since she was born and is now having to share our attention. She LOVES Jude, but does not love it when I am holding him. We have had some tear-filled conversations about her feelings. My heart breaks for her because she is sad, but I know she will one day be glad to have a sibling. Of course, you would have to ask my brother if he ever adjusted to having me as a little sis! I'm just hoping older siblings are eventually thankful for their younger counterparts.

We have had lots of picture opportunities over the past couple of weeks. I continue to be smitten with my little guy. It is so much easier this time. I think it is because I've done it before, and because he is not as small as Kate was. She just seemed so fragile. I know now there is nothing fragile about that little girl! She's as tough as nails and plays hard enough to prove it on a daily basis. Jude is doing well. He sleeps good, although he has had some belly aches lately. We will eventually get him on the right formula to help his little belly. Okay, okay, I realize most of you don't really care about the actual writing on the blog so I'll just post the pictures now!


Dr. Kate doing a well-baby exam on Jude


So she may be ready to win Miss America. Look at that pose!


My mom made Jude's bedding and he loves it. He gets so cozy in his bed.


Kate has been more interested in potty training lately, although she is not quite there. At least we can get her to put on big girl panties now!


Just hanging out with some friends.


Kate wanted Jude to have his lovie in his bed with him. This is how I found him. It cracked me up.


Yes, when she does this she gets what she wants.


Look out!

As Michael mentioned, Steph came to visit after Jude was born. We have asked her to be his godmother. She is one of the kindest people we know and are honored to have her as part of our family. She and Brandy, Kate's godmother, are very special to us and we miss them so much. For those of you who don't know Steph, "TT," she and I went to Tech together. She lives in San Diego now where she is a therapist on a naval base. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and know she will pray for and love Jude as he grows up.