Halloween, 2011

Nevi really wanted to be a 'Super Hero Spelling Fairy' for Halloween this year so we did everything we could to comply. Luckily, we had some fun costume items already at the house that we turned into, what we think, was a pretty neat outfit. We first celebrated Halloween at the YMCA where we (she) ate popcorn, a cookie and pizza, and more importantly played Halloween games for prizes, jumped in the jumping castle and watched an ice skating performance, which she absolutely loved! We also went on a hayride that night which was a definite highlight for me. We carved pumpkins on our front lawn and Nevi drew a pretty cool picture on her pumpkin, which daddy ended up carving out. Quite the artists. Then, came Trick or Treating. Nevi got REALLY into it this year and after learning how to pick the houses with front porch lights on, would say after each trick or treating experience, 'Let's find another house with a light on!" We stayed only in our neighborhood and it still lasted for a full hour! We visited with friends in the streets and saw some pretty cool pumpkin displays. Nevi was so exhausted after an hour of trick or treating that she suddenly said to daddy and I, 'I'm tired now, can we go home?' She even needed daddy to carry her home. I LOVE things that tire her out... When we got back, she dumped her pumpkin full of candy out on the carpet and asked a lot of questions about what each candy was...the only one she was familiar with was M&Ms, plain, her favorite. I am sure she will be enjoying her candy for weeks/months to come, as we're attempting to teach her that candy is best enjoyed a little at a time. She still doesn't like most candy but now is developing a palate for some cookies, strawberry ice cream and plain M&Ms. She has been in a very picky eating phase the last 6-10 months, but I've noticed very recently that she is trying new things again and enjoying a variety of foods offered. Thank goodness....hope this lasts. October has been a fun month, but it has also been a trying month with our health. Nevi was sick two separate times, once with a fever flu in the beginning of October that lasted over a week and again the night after our YMCA Halloween celebration, where she vomited for 7 hours straight....wonder where she got that bug from.....? Robb and I have been good up until last weekend when we both came down with a flu of sorts. I have never been sick while pregnant before and it definitely added that extra-shitty-feeling-factor to a traditional flu bug. I have disinfected the entire house and am hoping that our immune systems are strengthened enough now to get us through the rest of the fall and healthfully through the winter. Crossing my fingers..... By the way, next week begins the last trimester of this pregnancy...unreal.