Trick or Treat

Anthony has no fewer than three cute little Halloween outfits, but with the holiday nearly a month away and his growth continuing at a steady pace, I'm afraid he's not going to fit into any of them come October 31.

So, I organized a little photo shoot today, subjecting the poor child to three costume changes.

He handled it with surprisingly little protest, although he did start to get annoyed toward the end. In return for his cooperation, and assuming he can find this blog as proof, when he's a little older and wants to dress up as something truly obnoxious to go trick-or-treating, I promise he can have his way. I'm sure I'll want to eat those words some day when my son hits the town as his generation's equivalent of Barney the dinosaur or something.

But in any case, I think he looks pretty cute in his little outfits -- look how this one even has a litte pumpkin on the behind.

Anyway, I wanted to have some pictures, even if the timing isn't quite right. I guess that's the danger with "Baby's First (Insert Holiday Here)" outfits. Speaking of, I saw some adorable first Thanksgiving and first Christmas outfits at Babies R Us the other day -- which, to my credit, I refrained from buying. But as I flipped through the Thanksgiving outfits, I noticed my choices were 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 12 months and 18 months. Which naturally caused me to wonder, if your baby is 18 months old, how can this possibly be his first Thanksgiving? Wouldn't he have inevitably been around the previous year?

That confusion aside, Anthony's doing pretty well. He did have to come home from daycare for the second Thursday in a row with a fever, something I hope doesn't become a tradition!

We think this time it's due to teething. He shows no cold/flu symptoms, but does demonstrate the early signs of that first tooth -- swollen gums, an insane amount of drool, gnawing on everything in sight. Maybe even if he can't wear his Halloween outfits this year, he'll be able to take a bite of his first piece of candy. Don't worry, I'm just kidding.

Anyway, aside from a little extra crying due to the suspected teething -- and to lamely tie this back in to the title of this post -- Anthony has been a real "treat" of late.

And he continues to get better at his new "trick" of rolling over. In fact, the other day he somehow left the soft safety of his blanket and wound up in the middle of the tiled living room floor. The only way he could have arrived there is by rolling from his back to his stomach to his back again. I guess this means I can never have peace of mind again -- who knows where he'll go next.

Anyway, I know the last video I posted of his new skill was majorly long...but here you can see that he's cut down his time significantly!!