Sweet Ollie James

Ollie just continues to be the sweetest little boy! He just giggles and laughs all the time, that smile just melts my heart! He's getting so big, last week at the Dr he was 16.9lbs and 27.25 inches long. We've finally got our first two bottom teeth, thank goodness ! The entire teething process has been an adventure. Those two little teeth really did a number on my little guy. These pictures show off Ollie's super cute smile and playful attitude. We just love Ollie so much! He's the cutest kid ever!

Happy Fathers Day!

We celebrated Fathers Day with a cookout and invited Gary's parents over to hangout for the afternoon. Ollie had so much fun spending time with his Grammy and De Dat! The weather was pretty, so we spent most of the afternoon out on the deck. Got some great pics...Ollie's fathers day card he made for Gary, the 3 generations of Smith, some snuggle time with Grammy and a nice family pic. We all really enjoyed a wonderful, relaxing fathers day! Thanks Dads!!

New Addition

When we bought our house last summer our plan has always been to add on. Last week we finally got the ball rolling on this project. We had at least 10-12 trees cut down to make room for our addition. We are so excited and can't wait to share our progress over the next several months. These are a couple of before and after pictures of the tree removal.

Ba,Ba,Ba...Breakfast

Ollie is 7 months old today and just in the last couple of weeks he has changed so much! He has learned his "B's" sound, so he's constantly saying, "Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.." He is cutting his first 2 teeth and getting pretty good at sitting up. Here's a couple pics of breakfast time. He thinks it's so much fun to try and feed himself. Mealtime definitely equals messy time!

6.5 Months

Ollie is 6.5 Months old! I can't believe how fast this time has flown by! On his milestone checklist he has mastered rolling in every direction, can sit supported and even sits up by himself for a few seconds. Also, he's figured out how to get his knees up under him, so I'm sure crawling is next on the list of things to check off. He weighs in at 15lb 9oz and measures 27 inches long! He is growing so fast!

Adventures in Baby Food

It's been about 3 weeks since Ollie started solid foods.  So far he has liked everything we have given him and his appetite continues to grow each week.  We're up to about 3.5-4oz of food 3 times a day and he eats every single bite.  Our regular rotating menu includes peaches, bananas, avocado, apples, peas, green beans, sweet potatoes and butternut squash.  We'll keep adding new foods and new textures as he gets older, but for now Gary and I have really enjoyed making all of Ollie's food.  It's pretty easy to just mash or puree anything in the blender.

Peas, such a great bright green color

Sweet Potato, again such a great bright orange color

Ollie's first time in a highchair out at the BBQ restaurant, enjoying some peas and sweet potato mix for dinner.

O eating dinner at the table like a big boy! The highchair is still a bit big for him, but I think he had fun trying it out. 

Family Birthday Celebration

We went down to Charlotte this past weekend to celebrate cousin Wells and uncle Matt's birthdays. 

Ollie hanging out by the pool with Liza at Wells birthday party.  It was a little chilly so we didn't go swimming.

Wells with all his birthday presents! He really racked up!

Ollie enjoying some family time at Aunt Katy's house

Group pic, spending time enjoying a beautiful afternoon celebrating my brothers birthday on their back deck.  Happy Birthday Matt and Wells! We had a fun weekend celebrating with you guys!