Cold Weather Prep

It is starting to get seriously cold around here and we needed something for The Boy to wear in the car.  I know a bulky winter coat is not ideal or advised with a car seat because you can't get the straps safely snug but I was reading that in certain places it is actually illegal.

Enter the car seat poncho!  I found a tutorial on Pattern Shmattern and made this double layer fleece poncho last night.  It is wonderfully heavy and warm and so far he has been able to take steps in it.  The game changed when he got down on the floor to crawl and got himself all tangled up.  Maybe this will encourage him to walk full time!

He is still learning how to find his arms to use them with it on!  Here we are heading out the door to daycare--note the Hospital Hair.

Here he is all buckled in with the poncho draped over everything.  The drape is 23 inches long and fully covers him in the seat with plenty of room to grow.  I am making two more of these this week for friends at work who need them for their granddaughters.

We went to a Halloween party/fundraiser yesterday in our neck of the woods.  The temperature was 42 degrees so thank goodness Marek was dressed as a sheep!  Even in his sherpa lamb suit, he was still cold!  We stayed long enough to eat a hot dog and go a few rounds on the cake walk before we needed to warm this guy up.

I requested and got this Thursday off so we can go visit grandma and grandpa in his costume and be home together for the evening.  Last night I fished out my DVD of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and he didn't even notice but of course I was delighted.  I know he is still too little to go trick or treating or get excited for the holiday, but believe me I have enough excitement for the both of us.  I don't think I've ever grown out of that!  Happy Early Halloween!