thanks for the advice. I know being in the house I'll go stir crazy
and October weather is very pretty. All the smells for fall are
awesome.

Is it true that if babies get too cold they'll cry and fuss?

if they are asleep there is a possiblity they will trip over into being too
cold and not be able to wake up and let you know, but in general, they'll
let you know if something isn't right, one of ours, I don't remember which
definitely woke in the night letting us know they were cold, when we
suddenly had a big freeze and had the heating set to switch off over night.
But it doesn't cause them a problem in the short term, that little incident
was resolved with a good long snuggle in our bed.

It's very difficult to see how short term getting *too* cold actually causes
harm, there is actually some miraculous stories of children surviving being
underwater for a long time when the water has been cold because it sends the
body into shut down mode, when had they been not breathing for the same
length of time in warm water they'd be dead and gone.

I'm not sure where you live, but have you put any thought into emergency
plans? I'm guessing there is a possibility of being cut off due to snow, or
worse getting stuck in a car somewhere, have you thought about having an
emergency box in the boot, with blankets and the like? In an emergency,
remember your own body temperature, the best thing you can do is put the
baby skin to skin with you and wrap both of you up as best as possible.

Anne