Gavin's 6th Month

Gavin is 6 months old today! I can't believe it. It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. Where has the time gone? I have tried harder to just hold him and cuddle him and enjoy the small moments. They go by so unbelievably quick.

Things I love about him:

1. His gorgeous blue eyes. The other boys are brown, as are Sean and I.

2. When he sees me, he smiles really big and gets really excited that I might come pick him up.

3. He loves playing on the floor under his toys.

4. He sleeps all night (most of the time).

5. He sleeps in his own crib.

6. He has adorable little feet that are so very ticklish.

7. He adores his brothers.

Things he does right now:

1. Babbles - just started saying "da, da, da, da, da" but not meaning daddy :)

2. Sucks on his hands.

3. Plays with toys.

4. Hates tummy time.

5. Laughs when tickled.

6. LOVES getting his diaper changed. He gets a huge grin on his face and giggles when I take the diaper off. It's adorable!

When I was so certain that I wanted a girl for our third baby (and actually cried for a couple of days when I found out that it wasn't), what a sweet baby boy we've ended up with! I love you to pieces Gavi Gavers!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I bought these cute shirts for all of us for St. Patrick's Day. We had a fun day, but when I went to try and take pictures, this is what I got. Brody was upset because he wanted to hold Gavin and Blake was holding Gavin. Gavin wanted nothing to do with not being held by me (which requires me to stand up). Anyway, Happy St. Patrick's Day - a few days late.

New Kitchen

We decided to redo our kitchen (I have a list of things I want to redo in our new house) recently. We did lots of shopping and research. When we moved in, the appliances were older and worked for the most part, but as we lived here, they weren't meeting our needs. The worst one was the dishwasher, which was rusted, smelly, and didn't have enough room for our billions of kid-sized forks and spoons. The other bad thing was that the microwave was built-in above the stove. This sounds nice, but just wasn't practical in our kitchen. The microwave hung down so low that you couldn't even stir pots that were in the back on the stove. The stove was the old coil burner type with the knobs in the front middle. One day while I was cooking, the boys were helping and when I turned my back, Brody was turning the knobs! I just can't have that! They don't help all that often, but it just takes once. The oven was fine, but the inside light didn't work and the knob broke off of the timer, so I was using a paper clip to turn it. So when we decided to get all new appliances, that meant that we should get new countertops, sink, faucet, and backsplash to go with it (why not, right)? So we ended up chosing granite, a stainless steel sink, cute faucet (the plumber and Sean did not approve, but I like it), and travertine tile to go with our new black appliances. Here are the befores and afters: Old stove, microwave, and oven (on wall)

Old dishwasher, sink, counter

More old

New microwave and oven. We had a drawer built for underneath the oven for more storage. I still have painting to do :-)

New sink, faucet, dishwasher, backsplash

We put in a hood instead of the microwave, and did a fun different tile above the stove. I love my cooktop - it has no knobs! It's all touch (and does include a child lock). Sean and I also installed undercabinet lighting wired directly to the outlet, so I don't have any ugly plugs hanging out.

Needs

I saw this fun game on Fleur's blog and decided to try it. You google your name with the word "needs" like "Becky needs" and see what comes up. You then post the first seven things.

Becky needs...
1. Becky needs a home.
2. Becky needs to listen to "Kareem Abdul Jabbar" by Kevin Devine and to laugh about it.
3. Becky needs a free download.
4. Becky needs a little taste on Flickr.
5. Becky needs friends, not boyfriends. (hmmm...)
6. Becky needs a friend Podcast (is someone trying to tell me something?)

There were only 6 on the first page, so there you go. I tag Stephanie, Diane, and Deanna.