Halloween and other firsts

Tonight was Ivy's Halloween dress rehearsal. We dressed her up and took her to the pool where she paraded with all of the other little kids in costume. It was quite fun and she seemed to like it. Can't wait til tomorrow night. :-)

There are a few other pics in this album as well. Her first 'ride' with her Papa on his Harley and her first Rocking Horse ride.

She LOVES the rocking horse. When we stopped rocking her she'd rock back and forth trying to get it to go.

Enjoy the pics below. If the link breaks check out the Shutterfly album.

Lindz

Pictures from Lindsey

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Baby Boy Swinehart

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Catch Up

Hi all.

It has been a LONG time.

A lot has happened since I last wrote. We made it through the summer and have moved into fall. Ivy is doing GREAT. She is getting big and moving a ton. She has mastered the art of sitting up on her own, pulling herself up to a standing position and is trying to master the art of walking.

We found out recently that Ivy will be welcoming a little brother on or before Feb. 27th. We have some cool ultrasound pictures that I'll post soon.

My contract at Nike finished up at the end of August so I've been enjoying my time at home with Ivy and Ben while I look for the next job. I'm hoping to have something by Nov. 1.

Enjoy all of the pictures in the following post. They should get you caught up on whats happening with us.

TONS of Ivy Pics

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Pictures

Hello.

Things are crazy and hectic and wonderful all at the same time.

I swiped these pics from Amanda. Thanks. :-)

Thought you would all enjoy more recent pics of the Bean. Most of these were taken at Keegan and Morgan's wedding shower in McMinnville a few week ago. The one of her grabbing the beer, a common theme of hers, was taken at McMenamins.

And We're Back...

Good lord. I can't believe it's been a month and a half since I last blogged. I have TONS of pictures, but I'm at work so I can't load them now.

We are all doing GREAT!
Ivy is growing like a weed. She is so amazing and we just can't get enough of being around her.

Her 4 month appt was a month ago. The Dr. proclaimed her PERFECT, which we already knew, but now we have medical proof. She was 15lbs and 25 inches long. She's in the 95th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight. The Dr said she's the average size of a 6 month old. We already new that she is HUGE, cuz she's wearing 9 month pjs. Her feet won't fit into 6 month pjs anymore. Ivy is sitting up on her own for seconds at a time. She found out that her feet will fit into her mought, so anytime she's on her back her feet are in the mouth. It's quite cute. When she's sitting up she bends in half so she can grab her feet.
She love to 'talk' as well. She will sit there and just talk and talk. It's so cute you can't help but smile. Ben and I have also noticed that in the car, if the music is on, she talks with the song. When the song changes, she stops and then starts again when the next song starts. I love it.

We started her on food after her 4mo appt. She LOVES it. The first time I fed her she grabbed the spoon and shoved it into her mouth as if to tell me I wasn't moving fast enough. She gets SO excited at meal times, she starts waving her arms and talking. Her favorite so far are the prunes. It's hilarious. We gave her sweet potatoes this week and she didn't seem to like them, but put a little prunes on the tip of the spoon and she will eat them right up.

Last weekend we took Ivy on her first beach trip. It was fun, but I don't think she really got the ocean. Maybe we'll go back when she's a little older. She did seem to have a good time but I think that is mainly due to the fact that she LOVES being outside.

Ben and I are doing well. We decided that we want to really focus on getting out of debt and living debt free so we have rented out our house and moved in with my parents. We cannot thank our families enough for being so supportive of our plans and goals. It means a lot to us.

This weekend I am leaving Ivy for the first time and an SUPER nervous about it on all levels. However, she will be in good hands. Ivy is going to spend the weekend with her grandma and grandpa Swinehart while I go to Vegas for Morgan's bachelorette party and Ben is in Albany for a swim meet.
Well, I think that catches you all up with our lives since the last post. The photos posted are just from the 4th of July trip to the beach.