Happy Halloween (Part II)

On Halloween, we started the day at Brady Creel's 2nd birthday party. Babies babies everywhere. It was a ton of fun to see all the kiddo's dressed up. By the time the pics were taken, Lucy was out of her peapod outfit (she got waaay too hot). We put her in her IU dress instead.
We finished the night sitting on the porch of Ms. Sandy's house (daycare) watching all of the neighborhood kids treat or treat. There were TONS of kids. Sandy said that last year she had 500 pieces of candy and ran out! The neighborhood goes nuts over Halloween. Most of the houses are decorated (some rather elaborately....there was a haunted hospital) and all of the homeowners sit on their porches handing out candy to the kids. The vast majority of the homeowners are dressed up too. Lucy was wearing her third outfit -- she was a pumpkin! She got several comments by the other kids about how cute she was. I can't wait until next year.

(Lucy is not the most photogenic of babies. Catching her smiling AND looking at the camera is very difficult. Despite the look on her face, she LOVES Ms. Sandy)

Happy Halloween!

Every year that Justin and I have been married we've gone to the Trick or Treat Festival in our (now old) neighborhood. All of the businesses on Southport Ave. have candy available for the kids. It been a ton of fun to go and look at all of the costumes. In the past we've gone and sat outside at one of the bars, had a few beers/snacks and watched all the kids parade by. Well this year we got to participate!! Please meet Lucy the Peapod.

Despite the look on her face, we're pretty sure she had a great time. I think she got a little overwhelmed by all of the kids and dogs, etc. She looked at everything and took it all in. Unfortunately we had to take her hood off....it got too hot! That never happens on Halloween.

The end of the day...one tired peapod...

Lucy's first bus ride

A few weekends ago, Justin's cousin Lauren and her husband AJ and 5 year old daughter Anaya came up to visit from Indy. It was a wonderful weekend. We spent Saturday at Green City Farmer's Market and then The Lincoln Park Zoo. In order to get there....we took the bus!!

Go IU!!

After....

Bumbo Baby

We broke down and got Lucy a Bumbo Seat. They're designed to help babies learn how to sit up by themselves. Even though she may not look like she likes it, she does. It's really funny to have her sit in the Bumbo in the middle of the floor. She looks so small.

Roller Derby

She did it. She's finally learned how to rollover!! The ladies from daycare said she did it way back on September 4th, so Justin and I have been watching and watching and waiting and waiting. She finally rewarded our waiting last week. Now, she's a rolling fool! She's got the back to belly roll down. She's not so good at the belly to back roll yet. She gets stuck on her stomach sometimes and gets rather angry. Here are some action shots.

In the process...
Before

After

Barb: Lucy's first babysitter

(I wrote this post a while ago and forgot to actually post it. That's the most important part of a post...the posting....I'm an idiot).

Justin and I finally did it. We went out...together...without Lucy. Woo Hoo!!! Our friend Corby recently turned 31 and had a pub crawl (31 is the new 21). What better reason to get a babysitter than to go on a pub crawl. Responsible, right? Totally.

We found Barb-the-babysitter through our friends Brian and Lindsay. Barb was great. We felt completely comfortable leaving Lucy and had a blast on the pub crawl. Its nice to know we now have that option now.

I typically have pictures of the first time Lucy has a new experience. However, this time I felt like it might have been a bit much for Barb. I didn't give her the best first impression and I think asking her to pose for a photo might have scared her off. Barb arrived a little early and I wasn't quite ready for her. Let's just say that I was planning to be away from Lucy for 7 hours and needed to ensure that certain parts of my anatomy were empty. Poor Barb. She comes upstairs to meet me and I'm wrapped in a towel with a pump strapped to my chest. Awesome first impression!! Oh well. She's a mom....she understood.