First Halloween

I went to Metrotown to try to get a last minute costume for him but the clerk at Old Navy said they didn't even carry costumes this year. There were none in Gymboree either. We needed to go grocery shopping and it was 8pm so I didn't want to wander for a costume. We just picked up a cute hat from Old Navy.

I breastfed on the benches outside Superstore. A mom with her kid in a carrier literally walked past me then backtracked and said "Good on you for feeding your kid in public! Not a lot of moms do this." I smiled and said thanks. It wasn't a big deal to me. How can a mom not feed their hungry child? When I thought about it I don't really remember the last time I saw any public breastfeeding. I made a mental note to make sure I say some encouraging words next time I see a breastfeeding mom. It turned out Olly was not in the mood for food and had a fit of giggles instead. Under the Udder Cover he just kept on laughing with my nipple in his mouth. His laugh made me laugh and I guess my laughing made him laugh more. It was the first time he laughed like that.

For his first Halloween Olly was a painter. I used the hat and pulled out a suit he had which I didn't expect to fit him yet. It was almost too small! We entered into David's work Halloween contest. Here we are as "Painting a Pompous Person":