Boston’s hospitals dressed up newborns for Halloween. It did not disappoint.

Bees and pumpkins and astronauts — oh my!

By

Caroline Anders

October 31, 2019

Hospitals around Boston took this Halloween to give the people what they really want: babies in costumes.

There was a swarm of bees at Tufts Medical Center, a pumpkin patch at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and more spooky surprises from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

You should really see them for yourself.

Natalie in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her costume was donated by Tiny Treats, an organization started by a Brigham NICU graduate family. —Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Charlotte in the Brigham and Women’s NICU. She is also wearing a costume donated by Tiny Treats. —Brigham and Women's Hospital

The NICU staff at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center got into the Halloween spirit. Their theme was “You don’t have to bee big to bee strong!” —Tufts Medical Center

Anthony “AJ” Agudelo at Tufts Medical Center. He was born Oct. 5. —Tufts Medical Center

Melissa Almeida at Tufts Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5. —Tufts Medical Center

Isabel Barboza at Tufts Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5. —Tufts Medical Center

John Boncore at Tufts Medical Center. He was born Oct. 6. —Tufts Medical Center

Philip Boncore (John’s twin) at Tufts Medical Center. He was born Oct. 6. —Tufts Medical Center

Rayna and Anastayja Caldwell at Tufts Medical Center. They were born Oct. 18. —Tufts Medical Center

Kulsoom Khan at Tufts Medical Center. She was born Oct. 18. —Tufts Medical Center

Tucker and Carter Nadeau at Tufts Medical Center. They were born July 22. —Tufts Medical Center

NICU nurses Kristen Hill, Lindsay D’Angelo, Molly Simeone with twins Nyle and Nolan Yonjan. The Yonjan twins were both Oct. 25. —Tufts Medical Center

Aidan Pavao with a nurse at Tufts Medical Center. He was born Oct. 16. —Tufts Medical Center

Eliette Vilchez at Tufts Medical Center. She was born Oct. 27. —Tufts Medical Center

Tyra Tran at Tufts Medical Center. She was born Oct. 20. —Tufts Medical Center

JoAnn Loiselle with the Yonjan twins. —Tufts Medical Center

One of Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s newest pumpkins. —Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Another pumpkin at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. —Newton-Wellesley Hospital

A third Newton-Wellesley resident. —Newton-Wellesley Hospital

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