recent Hartigan happenings

We thought we'd share a few shots of what we've been up to the past few weeks. Besides cooking our baby girl, who is growing leaps and bounds, we've been busy with all sorts of things of fun events.

James loves to entertain around the house and really enjoys having his friends over for playdates. We always have such a fun time when friends come by. We're learning a lot by playing with others...James may have a different definition of the word "share" - in his terms it means when I say share, you give me what you have. If you don't I will continue to frantically say "SHARE!!" in hopes you will relinquish that toy. The good thing is, so far, James is pretty easy going and tends to just wait around for the toy and not throw too much of a fit. Let's hope this attitude sticks.

We also took a trip into Hoboken to visit the O'Dwyers. James had a blast with Barry and Cindy and especially enjoyed the uncle treatment from Barry: rides on his shoulders through town, really cool presents and lots of laughs.

Mom and Dad took a quick weekend away for mom's friend Hallie's wedding up in Maine. What a fun time we all had. Congratulations Hallie!

With each passing week, our baby girl is growing and kicking. This past Monday the doctor called her chubby and said she is really a thriving girl who's above average on her size. We are feeling so great about her progress and look forward to preparing for her fall arrival over the summer months.

James is still making us laugh every day with his comments and his constant narrative of his life. The other day as he was reliving an "oops" moment, James said "mommy bad dog" because she left magazines on her roof and drove away. James is not shy on telling-on mom for her absent-minded behaviors. He made sure to tell dad about mom almost hitting a tree in a driveway. Repeatedly. Thanks James. He's also enjoying singing songs and counting to 13 (the number of stairs we have) and even has started saying the ABCs.

Life still revolves around tractors and trucks but we're starting to realize that pretty soon, these motor vehicles will be joined by lots of dolls and pretty little things!