big brother to the rescue

the other day i had henry sitting in the bumbo on the counter (yes, i had my eye on him the whole time). i saw gerrit go somewhere on a mission. gerrit came back over, scoots over his kitchen stool, takes out the kleenex he just went to get and proceeds to wipe the big booger off his brother's face. that's love.

tales from a nursing mom

here are some of the joys from the household of a nursing mother and a toddler (don't worry, i am not nursing the toddler)....

i was just finishing up feeding henry this morning when gerrit sits down next to me. he proceeds to lift up his shirt and says "henry. eat. me." translation: gerrit would also like to feed henry. wouldn't that be conventient.

gerrit loves anything remotely related to cooking and if it isn't related to cooking, well then, he makes it part of cooking. the other day i got the new kids bakeware set from ikea for gerrit. soon after giving it to him i hear him say "oh. hot pancake. ooch." i look in and there on his baking sheet are two of my nursing pads that are doubling wonderfully as pancakes--hot ones at that.

enough embarrassment for me for one day!

watch henry grow

henry is already a month old and we have continued the tradition of the "watch me grow" pictures we started with gerrit. each month we take a picture of henry in a white onesie in the same green chair and "watch him grow."

we always seem to be comparing henry to when gerrit was a baby, so here is a little side by side of each of their one month "watch me grow" photos.

henry gerrit

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.