That's right - ferocious.� Or maybe just adorable.� Either way, Emmett's costume is awesome.� Too bad he's a little young for trick-or-treating and we have no place to show it off.� I'm actually thinking of taking him to the supermarket today for some grocery shopping, because at least some people will be able to see him costumed in person.� That is, if he can tolerate being in it for more than 5 minutes (the current record).

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[caption id="attachment_1049" align="aligncenter" width="539" caption=""Too Cute to Scare" shirt from Aunt Sara & Uncle Shawn"][/caption]

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For mischeif night last night, I carved a pumpkin, toasted the seeds (which are DELICIOUS) and James built our first fire in the apartment's fireplace.� Needless to say it was a nice little fall evening.� I'm also pretty darn proud of how well my jackolantern came out.� It's an owl!

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[caption id="attachment_1047" align="aligncenter" width="539" caption="James and Emmett cozying up by the fire."][/caption]

In past news, Emmett had his 9-month checkup the other week.� He was a super champ through the bloodwork.� He didn't even make a peep -� it was incredible - though he wailed when they gave him his shots.� He's now a whopping 20 lbs. 4 oz. (46th percentile) and 30.5 inches "tall" (97th percentile).� Again, one of the tallest kids in his class!

We� had a couple of fun visits this past week.� My best friend Niki stayed with us last weekend, and we had a visit from my good friend, Lauren, from high school last Wednesday.� More aunts for Emmett!

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I'm also convinced that Emmett is extremely close to saying "mamma."� In fact, it sounds like he's already saying it (although he might not exactly know what he's saying)!� Check out this video for evidence.� What do you think?

Age Timer: 9 months, 2 weeks

At my Boston baby shower last year, I could've sworn I'd already nailed down Baby Lump's first Halloween costume (pictured here - a gift from Lindsay, Maggie and Julie).� Turns out I was slighly off at estimating how big Emmett would be at his first Halloween.� I tried Emmett's monkey suit on him last night, and well, you can see for yourself how funny he looks.� It fits him perfectly now, but I doubt I'll be able to squeeze him into it in a month... (Can you spot the toofers?)

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[caption id="attachment_1014" align="aligncenter" width="539" caption="Happy Monkey. Watch out for those toofers! Ferocious!"][/caption]

Don't worry, I have a few other Halloween costume ideas up my sleeve, and they're all as equally adorable as the monkey suit (if not more adorable).

Age Timer: 8 months, 2 weeks