Caitie's First Halloween - Our Little Chick

We took Caitie out trick or treating in the cutest chick costume that her Aunt Wendy got for her. She was a HUGE hit with her fans and people even stopped to take pictures of her! We got some good loot too - candy, cookies and even a Halloween cupcake! Fireman Daddy helped out by eating lots of candy since Caitie prefers breastmilk.

Halloween Howl

We're gearing up for Halloween and decided to check out the Halloween Howl (a doggie costume competition) at Carl Schurz Park on East 83rd St the upper east side near the East River. Caitlin had lots of fun checking out the doggies in costume at the park! Mommy let her face forward for a while in the Baby Bjorn (even though she's still really too little), Daddy was tall enough to give her a pretty good view of everything and Grandma took lots of great pictures.

Caitlin is SO excited to wear her own costume on her first Halloween!

Having Fun

Caitlin has been having a lot of fun hanging out with her grandparents. She's so lucky to have them close by! They take her to the park, buy her toys, play with her and spoil her rotten.

Caitlin's Auntie Ashley came for a visit this weekend! Caitlin really enjoyed playing with her aunt and going to Neely's for some Tennessee barbecue.

It was also Caitlin's first time out in the Baby Bjorn this weekend, which was a big hit with her and her daddy!

Things We Can Do

Caitlin is starting to get over her cold and she's doing a lot of new things, including talking up a storm! Here she is playing with Grandma. Other things she does include:

Enjoying her massage chair, which also happens to light up and play music.

Checking out her mobile.

Reading books with Mommy.

Holding her head up.

Having long conversations with Daddy.

Taking a bath.

Getting a massage.

And receiving mail!!!

Sniff sniff :(

Caitlin caught her first cold; we think she got it from her daddy who was also sick this week. It's a mild cold but she has been very congested and we have been using Baby Rub and an aspirator to relieve her congestion.

Being sick has made Caitlin very sad and uncomfortable. So she has learned very quickly how to get her parents to be extra nice to her, which means a lot of attention, feeding on demand and holding her all night. She does this by making the cutest pathetic face she can and whimpering like an injured kitten and when that doesn't work she launches into a full on wail, red face and tears streaming! Drama queen!

Needless to say, we have had a rough week with not much sleep!