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[feline groovy]

tough little cookies all 

Halloween heartwarmers: NICU babies dress up at a Chicago hospital with adorable results

• The Advocate Children's Hospital in Chicago is holding its annual Halloween costume contest for the babies in their NICU 
• The annual event helps parents be able to celebrate their babies first Halloween with a bit of normalcy while their children are hospitalized
• Over 40 babies are part of the adorable contest which has babies dressed as little Where's Waldos, lions, basketball players and a jail bird
• You can vote on the hospital's Facebook page to help your favorite baby win  

MailOnline UPDATED: 17:34 EDT, 30 October 2018 

A Chicago hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is having an adorable Halloween costume contest to help bring a bit of normalcy to parents of hospitalized babies. 

The Advocate Children's Hospital is holding its annual Halloween contest, with parents getting very creative with their little ones outfits'. 

From a Where's Waldo, to a tiny Yoda and twins dressed as a 'pride of lions', the infants' families have gone all out to try for the prize.

This year the winner's family will get a gift card to Target. 

People are able to vote online on the hospital's Facebook page to help their favorite costumed baby take home the prize, which of course includes their family's bragging rights.    

The Advocate Children's Hospital staff is creative with helping parents of babies in the NICU feel like they can celebrate holidays with their hospitalized babies.

In the past they have also held a Fourth of July contest as well with the little ones decked out in red, white and blues.  

This year more than 40 babies are competing for the best dressed prize. 

The ages of the participating babies range from less than one day old to three months, according to ABC 7 Chicago.  

The NICU is where babies are cared for who experienced a premature birth of other complications.

They can be there for months on end of intensive care. 

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[OKPrincess]

Yes they are tough little cookies. Thanks for posting these precious little ones.

[PA Mom-mom]

@feline groovy As a grandma of a little one who has spent many holidays in ICU, I totally appreciate your post. 

[esmeesmerelda]

Very nice @feline groovy.Thanks.❤️

[mimomof4]

I don't know how you could pick just one to vote for.  They are all so precious.

[Cakers3]

For heaven's sake-it clearly says that the parents are involved and that it is a way for them to experience their precious babies' first Halloween.

I am always amazed at how some can find the negative in everything.

[JYWilliams]

Oh my Goodness, They are all so cute.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

@feline groovy. Thank you so much for posting these adorable photos. I would have a very tough time deciding-they are all so darn adorable!!!!!

[feline groovy]

For anyone that feels negative about this, it's just for a brief period of time and the babies seem to absorb the happy energy - something that's probably pretty rare in the NICU.