As the fall catalogs have started to fill the mailbox the last few weeks, I've been looking ahead to Edward's winter wardrobe. We are SO lucky to have many of Edward's clothing needs covered through hand-me-downs, primarily from his cousin Sean, who is 9 months older. But Sean lives in Phoenix, where "winter" just isn't defined the same way. The second-hand gods were smiling on us when some friends in Minneapolis gave us a really nice Lands End winter jacket size 2T last fall. I checked on snow pants in the LE catalog and was a bit taken aback at the $34.50 price tag. Next stop eBay, where a search for "snow pants 2T" turned up several options, including one that was for a "lot" of 2T clothes with two pairs of snow pants, three pairs of pants and one sweater. I must have been one of the few with winter on the brain because I ended up bidding against only one other person and "won" the whole collection for $11 plus shipping. And, TWO pairs of snow pants means one can stay at daycare so I don't have to schlep them back and forth for outdoor activities every day. Woo hoo! Clearly Ed was getting a kick out of his expanded girth. Not sure how he'll do when fully bundled and wearing boots, but I hope he enjoys it more than last year.
It actually has been much warmer here since the last post (about the potential frost, which I did take some grief about from Arizona.) We've been back in t-shirt and shorts and Edward has been demanding "outside!" at almost every waking moment. He got to see both sets of grandparents this weekend and demonstrated his climbing and sliding skills at the park. He has mastered the art of crawling up the slide, though it's slow going so lucky there are hardly ever other kids there demanding a turn. On Sunday Gram and PopPop wore him so ragged all morning that he actually fell asleep in his high chair while eating his peanut butter sandwich. He's been sleeping quite a bit lately and his daycare teachers suspect a growth spurt. Maybe he'll stretch himself out of that cute little pot belly!
In non-Ed news, I forgot to post last week that I had another pre-natal check up and all continues to be well. My blood pressure and the baby's heart rate were both well within normal range. Next week we'll have an ultrasound and get some pictures of this new little person!
