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Category: birthday

  • May 2026

    I won’t bury the lede – everything in our world changed on Wednesday 5/13/2026 when Florence Mae Harris decided to make her appearance nine days ahead of schedule.

    Sarah went in for a routine appointment on Tuesday 5/12 and was told that she was on schedule for a delivery around the due date. Our plan over those next few days was for Sarah to finish up some things for work, pack up our hospital bags and Harvey’s things for his stay with Grammy and Grandad (Mike Sr. and Georgann), get the cars detailed, and deep clean the house. As it turned out, Florence had other plans.

    Around 4:30am on 5/13, Sarah woke up with what she thought was food related stomach discomfort. By 7:30 it was clear that she was definitely in labor. All of our plans went out the window and I ran around packing things up, calling our doctor, doula, and my parents. Around 9 the doctor told us to get to the hospital, so after my parents picked up Harvey, we got in the car. Mercifully, there was no traffic on the parkway and after dropping Sarah at the E.R., I parked the car at 10:25. After getting rushed in, Florence entered the world at 11:01am. It was a whirlwind morning, especially compared to Harvey’s 27 hour labor. Sarah and Florence were both healthy and feeling good immediately following and while it wasn’t the date Sarah wanted (IYKYK), lucky number 13 is a good one.

    I’ll stop the story time and get to what everyone really cares about – the photos. Here’s what life has looked like this month with the newest member of the family

  • March 2026

    March was a good one!

    Another fast month — but we packed a lot in.

    Our Christmas gift to Sarah’s dad Jeff was tickets to the Journey farewell tour in Pittsburgh, which made for a perfect halfway meeting point for everyone. We turned it into a full weekend: Harvey experienced his first NHL game (Penguins vs. Vegas Golden Knights), we explored the city, and Sarah and I got our belated birthday dinner. Our cousin Miranda, who’s studying at the University of Pittsburgh, graciously babysat Harvey while we were at the concert — we forgot to take a picture, naturally, but it was great to see her.

    The rest of the month filled up fast:

    • Sarah completed her last work trip before baby #2 — a visit to Charleston, SC.
    • We celebrated our neighbor’s 2nd birthday at an adventure park. Harvey had a blast and came home with a cold.
    • We watched the Cranford St. Patrick’s Day Parade a couple of blocks from our house.
    • Harvey turned 2. We’re still not sure how that happened. We had a wonderful day at home with family, incredible gifts, and a cake from Cake Artist Cafe here in Cranford that absolutely delivered.
    • Harvey had an impromptu playdate with his swim friend Rory.
    • All of Sarah’s prenatal appointments have been going well, and we reconnected with our doula — also named Sarah — who was with us for Harvey’s delivery and is excited to be back for round two.

    April is somehow looking even busier than March, and we’re trying to squeeze in as much as we can before the baby arrives. Wish us luck! Until next time.