Cat Woman: The Hero Who Never Sleeps

Today, Stella went to her first Halloween party. The Four Seasons Hotel Apartments had a kids party on the 59th floor. They invited orphaned kids from a charity called Mother's Choice. There was a chocolate fondue fountain, tons of candy, and a magician that performed tricks in English and Cantonese. He also tied animal balloons which Stella was mesmerized by. She wanted one so badly but I was afraid she'd pop it. I'd hold her while her arms were spinning, legs kicking and eyes bugging out of her head as she tried to grab them away from the other kids. They also had plastic pumpkins full of candy for the kids. We let Stella play with one and she loved that too. We thought she wouldn't be at all interested in the event and in the beginning she was more interested in the middle-aged metro guys in Speedos at the pool, which is also on the 59th floor. Unlike the magician, they are not available for children's parties. Dan had me add that last bit in.

Dan then went to the gym. After spending about an hour at the party, I took Stella down to the spa to show the girls her costume. They all loved it!

Tomorrow we have another Halloween party to go to. This one is with all of her friends. There will be about 20 babies with their parents. It's at a Chicago-themed restaurant called Dan Ryans which specializes in serving what amounts to a caricature of American food: hamburgers, fries, nachos and Sizzler-style steaks, all in portions intended to amaze non-Americans. We have the back room and, thankfully, they serve drinks. The entire restaurant is overly decorated for Halloween which is why it makes a good location. There will be a professional photographer also!

The Hero Who Never Sleeps has decided that she doesn't want to take afternoon naps anymore. She'd rather have another meal instead. This is a huge problem because she's overtired and is sleeping poorly at night. She's eating a ton too. She had finger food for the first time today which she ate with a little bit of success. My baby bulletin said that since she's attempting to feed herself with a spoon, she's ready to learn how to pick up food and eat it. She's not ready for the cheerios they suggested so I cut up a very ripe banana into small pieces. The side benefit to finger food is that it's distracted her from performing her "gravity experiments." She likes to throw her dishes and spoons on the floor. Dan gets tired of picking them up.