Hi there! it's been a while!

yeah, I know it has. what I didn't know was how INCREDIBLY different it would be to have 2 kids instead of one, not to mention very TIME CONSUMING... which is why I haven't written anything in a while, a pretty long while at that. From the moment I get home from work each day (which I went back to on January 4th - 1 week early by accident)to the time I get up in the morning to go back to work, I have at least one child attached to me. Whether it be in my arms (Max) or on my back (Harlan), I literally do not have a free hand. I don't have a clue how parents of 3 do it with only 2 hands. I won't update you with all the borings (Max is sleeping longer than he was, Harlan is taking Gymnastics, blah blah blah) Instead, I'll just mention a few highlights to the last few months (outside of the obvious - welcoming my baby boy into this world on Sunday November 15, 2009):
*I ended up letting Harlan name her brother b/c his father and I could not narrow it down to something we both loved.
*I prevailed in giving him his FULL first name of Maximus after my most favorite movie character ever (Maximus Decimus Meridius from Gladiator - thank you Russell Crowe)
*I assure you that only when full name is necessary on documentation or when he is in trouble will he go by his full name. So for arguments sake, his name is just "Max".
*Harlan sang for the church in the choir the other night and it brought tears to my eyes at how stinking cute she looked. I brought back memories of seeing my dad's face in the audience when I used to do school plays.
*Another big event, we had both of the kids "dedicated" at church on Valentines Day. Our church waits until the children are actually old enough to be able to understand what baptism means before they baptism them.
*OMG, the biggest news, I'm going to be an AUNT in July - will be getting a niece compliments of Ann & Zac - yippee~~
*We got Harlan enrolled in school for this year (starting in August/September 2010) which is apparently very difficult to do at our church considering parents were waiting all night and had brought their lawn chairs to wait in line with. She had been on the waiting list for last year but a spot never opened up, so YAY for us for getting her in this time.
*I'm trying not to get too excited, but I think Max might actually look like me a little bit. Considering Harlan is an exact replica of Ross-outside of being a girl, I think that's awesome.

That's all I can think of at the moment, as I've said, my life outside of work is consumed with both of my babies and I wouldn't want it any other way. They are both such a blessing to us and I am so incredibly thankful for them each and every day. My little family of 4 is complete. That is a peaceful feeling. More later... promise :)