a little preoccupied

so obviously we have been busy with the kitchen remodel, but more importantly we have been a little preoccupied with our newest addition...henry grant.henry was born on may 12 weighing in at 9 lb. 7 oz. and a length of 21 inches long. he had a little case of jaundice. after a few blood tests they decided he just needed a little sunbathing by the window and wouldn't need to sit under the lights in the hospital like gerrit did. i was very relieved! he is doing great now.gerrit seems to be loving his new role as big brother, so far. his first question after he wakes up from a nap is typically "where's henry?" that might all change as henry starts requiring a little more attention one of these days.

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it's done...well, just about

before

after

our kitchen is finally done! well, we are still figuring out our faucet, but at least we have a temporary which means we have running water, usable sink and garbage disposal, dishwasher and ice maker. and hugh just needs to wire the fabby lights over the counter. yahoo!

kitchen remodel

what is it about this...

that makes one do this...

check out more of our kitchen remodel progression pictures here. Hopefully you will see a completed photo soon!

dishwasher in training?

this is my view from our laptop in the kitchen for about 2/3rds of my day lately. gerrit seems to have found a new love for playing in the sink or more fondly called wah-er (water) by the wee one. he pulls up a dining room chair, i throw in a few containers, pour in some water and you have got yourself a happy boy (a wet one too, but oh so worth it). add a squirt of hand soap or a wet paper towel every once in a while and now you are at the top of his list.

class clown

the other night we were reading to gerrit before bed and he had one "pashie" (pacifier) in his mouth and one in his hand. soon i hear giggling. i look up from the book that we are reading to find gerrit with two pacifiers in his mouth and a huge grin underneath as he is showing hugh. he seemed to know this was going to be quite humorous. i think we might have the class clown on our hands.

cast off, splint on

pick yourself up off the ground...yes, this is my second post in two days!

gerrit had an appointment with the orthopedist today. the great news: gerrit's arm is healing quickly, so they were able to remove the cast and he didn't have to get a new one on! gerrit now needs to wear a splint for the next couple of weeks. they tried to fit him with the tiniest splint i have ever seen, but he has got the chubby arms. the next size up was too big, so he has a splint made of an ace bandage. it is a little more work for us, but it still means we don't need to go through the big bagging ordeal we had to go through when gerrit would ask "shower?"

together again

this past june

eight months later
lincoln, zane, gerrit & jackson

the boys were all together on the big brown sofa again, but this time it was four boys with three moms (and two babes on the way)--much better odds. sally, shelly and the boys made a visit this week and the big question is whether the play date is for the boys or for the moms.