Snow Days Call For His Dog Suit

We dressed Avery up in a dog suit today to head out in the icy weather. It's a warm little outfit, with ears and a tail, and really is quite cute. It was given to us in by our generous hand-me-down friends, so we were not sure if it was a snowsuit, or a Halloween costume. We are not apt to dress Avery in the make your baby look cutesy-cute with duckies and bears on top outfits. The thing about this outfit is that it allows us to just move this little flap of fabric over his hands to keep his hands warm, as he tends not to like mittens. Most baby mittens are large mits anyway, so this suit, with it's flaps, is clever. It has a built in hat as well, that covers everything. And then there are the ears. It was possibly an outfit he'll be mad we dressed him in when he's older, but it worked for today. I do sometimes wonder if our idea of what looks completely adorable (grown up clothes in tiny versions, mostly) will BE the clothing he will be embarassed by when he grows up.

So in this gear, the day's itinerary included:
1. Trip to the Academy of Fine Arts to see the Gross Clinic (Avery liked crawling around on the floor more than the painting)
2. Dim Sum at the Lakeside Chinese Deli (delicious for us, baby food & chopstick chewing for Avery)
3. Reading Terminal for some essentials and dinner (and some new KidBib bibs)
4. A walk through the underground tunnels and Avery's first subway ride (LOTS of attention for Avery on the subway---someone even sang some sort of dog song?)

The day was winding down when Avery got himself up on his little walker and just took about five steps across the room. These were his first unassisted (he did have a walker---not dad/Walker) steps! He did it about three times after that, with prompting, and then got tired. We're excited at every milestone, but aren't necessarily pushing the walking. Avery's been really pleased with himself, however, and Uncle Eric pointed out that we can probably cancel our gym memberships soon.