Hallowed Eve

If you never see your Halloween costume, did you really wear it?

By the time I got home from work on Halloween and we got Kate into her Halloween gear, she was fast asleep. She never even knew she had on her costume. Of course, it wasn't really a costume, she was dressed as a baby at her first Halloween, which in fact, she was. We'll wait until next year to put her in some costume we think is adorable but that she has zero desire to wear. And we'll probably force her to stay in it far longer than she wants to so we can get some photos of how much "fun" we've had. I'm all for this, by the way. This year, however, she basically just said "Knock yourselves out, I'm catching some shuteye. Tell the trick-or-treaters not to ring the bell."

Last weekend, Devoted Wife's sisters came to visit and play with Baby Kate. While Macall lives nearby and has been able to use her years of nannying to help teach us which end of the baby is which, Megan lives in Phoenix and this was her first time seeing our new one. So, being the giving people we are, we decided to keep Megan busy the entire time she was here cutting our hair (she's in cosmetology school) -- I estimate that she was only able to hold Kate for about 3 minutes total. But, hey, our hair looks great, and that's what counts!

Meg, Kate, DW and Mac


Mac, Kate & Meg

I described in a recent post one of Kate's favorite facial expressions, the One Eyed Willie. I've been trying to get a photo of it but am usually too slow when I see her doing it. Here's a somewhat "forced" version, but you get the idea. Just imagine this basic look, but less relaxed and much more skeptical and suspicious. It's pretty funny.

She continues to be unpredictable as to how much sleep she'll let us have each night. And her nighttime feedings vary night to night. Come to think of it, she's a lot more like me than I had originally realized.