October 31, take 2

The tiger costume my colleague loaned us is, when looking at it, huge. When I saw it for the first time I thought "no way E can wear this, it's enormous." Turns out, the costume was too small. Elliott is too long to fit into it. No big deal though, Elliott wore an orange jack o'lantern onesie and his trick or treat sweat pants and his 'my first halloween' bib. I think it worked out much better than the tiger suit.
E had a great day today - we went out running errands as a family. E loves his new car seat - it's a Britax that we purchased off of Amazon. He falls asleep almost immediately when we are in the car. We went to visit Grandpa Sheahon at the smoke shop, then off to Barnrd's for lunch, where E sat in a highchair at a restaurant for the first time. He was so good in the high chair. He was banging his hand on the table but was really good, didn't cry, didn't make a fuss....he was smiling and enjoyed watching us eat and looking around at all the people in the restaurant.
After that it was off to Babies R Us and a visit with E's Great Grandma Nelson. He really enjoyed visiting his Great Grandma and meeting her cats. This was the first time E saw cats, and he was very intrigued. Grandma Linda and Grandpa Larry came over while we were there and Grandma Linda had E in stitches with paddy-cake. He was giggling and smiling and clapping. I really need to start carrying that video camera around with us.
After a very long and active day, Elliott had his bath at 630 and was sound asleep at 645. The clocks turn back tonight, which means he might wake up at 5AM for breakfast. We hope to circumvent that by waking him at 10 for a bottle. Oh, forgot about this: we fed E peas tonight. He enjoyed them, but I could tell that he was thinking about the taste. We only gave him half a serving, and then he ate up his carrots and sweet potatoes, then a bottle. We are so lucky that he has a healthy appetite and likes to try new tastes.
I bought a cute outfit for his photos tomorrow. He's going to be adorable!!