halloween

I can't even believe it's almost November. I just finished teaching at the Y until after the baby is born, which means that I am only about 10 weeks away from D-Day. Holy schnikeys. I'm working on Wade's costume this afternoon - I should be napping, but until the chaps are made, I can't sleep. We are taking him to a Halloween party at the Y tonight, and it sounds like he might be going to another one out in Eureka tomorrow afternoon. Our friends are having their 3rd annual Halloween costume party next Saturday, and that is always a blast - Wade will have a good time this year. He wasn't even walking yet at last year's party, so he should have a much better time at this one. He's really into hats right now, and he has a cowboy hat for this costume. Unfortunately he's more interested in chewing it than wearing it. Oh Well.

Enough time has passed since I started writing this post that we now have some pictures of Cowboy Wade. He did give a few good "yee haw's" but overall, he was pretty cranky at the Y party. The dum dum suckers he got were a big hit, though.

New slideshow

Check out all of Wade's new September pictures.

Getting Bigger

Both Wade and I are getting bigger every day. I am definitely feeling the effects of pregnancy, and Wade is getting taller and more independent by the minute. He loves telling us to "get up" and to "sit down." This is especially true when we are doing something that is boring to him (eg we're finishing dinner and he's already done and wants to play). He is also repeating everything we say with robotic accuracy. I am making an effort to clean up my language, and since he is such a good repeater, I am rewarded for my efforts every time he repeats a "substitution" that I've chosen. The other day he called a bad driver a "dude" (instead of an asshole) and said "shoot" instead of my usual word of choice. Children must make us better people.

We just had a visit from gma Shelley and gpa Jim, and Wade had lots of fun with them. Here's some newer pictures from his latest exploits on the Niki sculptures at the Botanic Garden.