Best First Halloween

Halloween was awesome this year! So different seeing it as a parent now...and we had a blast! We haven't dressed up at all for the last few years, and I never really felt I was missing anything. But it is soo much fun to dress up your own kid! I realized that this will most likely be the only year ever in his life that I can not only pick his costume, but he will not fight to take it off the whole time. That makes me so sad!

After church in the AM, we hit ZooBoo at the zoo (obviously) with Steve's sister and family, mom and dad, and cousins Marisa and Taylor. Cousin Lila (little miss cow in the pics) seemed to enjoy it way more than Steven...he barely woke up the entire time! We dressed our little man as a monkey, and he loved it! Ha! I bought this costume about a month before he was born, so I was so excited to finally get it on him. It was great and kept him wonderfully warm on the chilly day.

After we got home we passed out some candy to the neighborhood kiddos, which is the first time I've done this ever. I have always worked on Halloween or we've been out. It was fun to see so many kids! I cannot wait until we get to take Steven next year, who will be WALKING by then! Ah! It will be so different.

This has to be the cutest little monkey! I love it!

It was amazing that he did not seem to mind the headpiece...

Gram and Grandpa with the kiddos :-)

In the evening we went to a friends house to watch the Steelers game, hang out, and have some fun. Needless to say, the day completely wore this kiddo out because he slept SIX hours! That is a first! All in all, great first Halloween!

We heart Fridays

Friday is always a good day in our house. Right now (before I go to working weekends) it means that family time is starting! Also, Grammy comes and visits on Fridays with my niece Lila. All in all, it makes for a good day!! However, on this Friday...

This morning didn't start out great...I had my first major scare with him. Steve brought him to me this morning before he left, as usual, and we were relaxing in bed together when he started to do this gagging/choking thing. I have never seen him do this before, and he was literally purple and trying to cry. I rushed him to his room and was patting him on the back, trying to figure out what was wrong. It felt like an eternity before he got some sound out and actually started crying. He sounded congested then, so I sucked out his nose, which only made it worse. I finally got him to calm down, and then was able to nurse him as usual. Afterwards, he fell back to sleep and had a wonderful 3 hour nap. The rest of the day he acted totally normal!

I think sometimes with my background I may overreact to certain situations ( I was ready to call 911 and was going over CPR for infants in my head) but would any other mother do anything different? So scary...I hope that never happens again!

After this, we had a wonderful relaxing day, played with his cousin, hung out with Grammy, then had some daddy time later. So looking forward to a great weekend! Oh, and I got a jumpstart with his Halloween outfit!! Ha!

He was so sweet...fell asleep on his play mat! He is really starting to enjoy looking at everything.

My niece, Lila, was too cute. I put her in his Bumbo, and she loved it!!! Until...

She started to figure out how she could get out of it. She's a very smart and curious little girl!