Our New Home

Well...I'm sure you all have been wondering if it really happened or not, and yes it did! As of November 10th Courtney and I are no longer residents in Arkansas, we have officially moved to Kansas. After weeks of searching for homes, we finally found a place in Olathe, KS just south of Kansas City. The move went GREAT! We hired Two Men and a Truck to pack and move us....they were amazing! They packed and moved our entire house in two days. Plus it took all the stress off of me having them do ALL the work.

Oh yeah uncle Curt came to say goodbye to us and wish us a farewell on moving day.....looking good boys! :)

So, this past week I have been a busy little bee trying to make this new house...home! Courtney and I are very excited about the new adventures and memories we will be making here in Kansas with Gavin. We are looking forward to being closer to family and making new friends! The past few days I wake up and can't believe how much my life has changed in the past few months. Having Gavin, new home, new city.....it seems like it is all happening so fast. I know one day I'm going to wake up and Gavin is going to be 18 and graduating....but until then I'm loving all the change and soaking up every second of my little man and our new life in KC!

Here are some pictures of our new house. This house is actually bigger than our last house, so my mother and I went shopping and she got us a new sectional for our lower family room as a house warming gift.  Thanks mom!! :)

Gavin is 3 Months!

I know this is a few weeks late...but my little man is 3 months already! These past three months have been the BEST 3 months of my life. Gavin brings Courtney and I so much joy and happiness. He truly is a blessing and we love him more than life itself! Here are some pics of our little 3 month old boy.

Gavin you have such a big smile that lights up your face and brings so much joy to my life. I wake up every morning so excited to see your smiling face staring back at me from your crib. You are a great little sleeper at night, you go to sleep around 8 or 8:30pm each night, then waking up only once around 4am to eat, then go right back to sleep until 8am.

Watching you grow as been so amazing. You are able to do so many things now.....you can hold her head up on your own, you can roll over from your tummy to your back, you LOVE to smile and laugh, and you love sitting in your bumbo seat. You also have started to grab at your toys hanging from your jungle gym. We can't wait to see what this next month will bring and what new adventures and milestones you will overcome.  Happy 3 months Gavin Bo! 

Happy Halloween

Ok, so I know I'm about a week behind in posting these pictures. Things have just been a little crazy in the Smith house, as we are moving to Kansas City this weekend! So this was Gavin's first halloween and given that he LOVES his bath and water....he deiced he wanted to be a little goldfish (aka Nemo).

Since Gavin was to little for trick or treating this year we decided to read some halloween books, crave pumpkins and eat a LOT halloween candy (mainly just mom) to celebrate!

Talk, Talk, Talk

I can roll over!

Yesterday Gavin decided he was ready to roll over....we have been working on this for awhile now. Typically, during tummy time Gavin kicks and screams with his face buried in the floor/blanket. I guess you could say he is NOT a fan of tummy time. Finally, he has figured out that if he lifts his head high enough he can see so many things! So, in no time he started arching his back with his head up and his legs kicking.....then he did it! He rolled over!! I think he is starting to like tummy time now.

Here he is this morning after rolling over three times!!! He has got the hang of it now!! Such a big boy.

He also has become a big fan of his bumbo seat....he loves watching mom cook dinner whiling hanging out in his bumbo. He assists me from the sidelines.

And of course who doesn't like a naked baby.....just had to throw this one in!

Catch Up!!!

 I know I have not been very good about keeping up with the blog, so I thought I would post a few more pictures from the past week. Our little Gavin is the CUTEST baby ever....at least I think so! Here are some fun pictures of Gavin after his bath (which he loves). We have started a routine and take a bath every night before bed at 7:30pm. Sunday bottles are another routine we have started. Gavin and dad get to spend some time bonding on Sundays while watching football.

Here are some more of my favorite pictures of our little guy over the past month....I just can't get enough of him! 

We also took Gavin to the pumpkin farm to pick out his first pumpkin!! He was memorized by all the lights and halloween characters. It is so much fun experiencing his all his "firsts" 

Gavin is 2 months!

Well, another month as come and gone....our little guy is 2 months now! Actually he is 10 weeks (sorry I have not blogged in awhile). He is such a joy...I can't even imagine one day without this little guy. He is growing and changing every single day, it is very rewarding watching this sweet little baby develop into his own little person. At his 2 month check-up Gavin weighted in at 13.5 pounds and 24 inches long. He is in the 90% for both weight and height....so I guess you could say we have a BIG BOY!

We do not have a quiet baby anymore as he has definitely found his voice this month! He has turned into quite the little chatter box, and possesses a variety of sounds, ranging from “little coos” to full out screams. He especially loves talking to us on his changing pad table. One of my favorite times each day is right before bath time. I lay him on his changing pad table to get him undressed for bath and he just starts talking up a storm. I LOVE IT!! I could just stand there all night and listen to him! He is so dang cute. It has been so much fun watching him interact with us by using his voice this month!

Gavin has also found a new obsession this month, his hands! I have to admit that watching him get his little fingers into his mouth is just so darn cute. I try to give him his pacifier to replace the hands, but he seems to like his fingers better. 

Two weeks ago we meet Grandma "Gigi", Great-Grandma Olson and aunt Cathy in Kansas City for the weekend as we looked for houses. We were not very successful in finding a house that weekend, so it looks like the move as been pushed back a few weeks. Although we didn't find a place we had a great time seeing family. We go to enjoy a beautiful night out to dinner and a stroller ride on the Country Club Plaza!