Every time we asked Jonah what he wanted to be for halloween this year he said a baseball player…so that’s what he was. After the one Cub’s game that Chris and I went to this year we stopped in the store across from Wrigley and bought Jonah a pinstriped t-shirt and a warm up suit to go with it. The costume was super cute and he can wear it again in the spring.
The video below is from one of the homes near my parent’s house in Evanston where we went trick-or-treating. In addition to all the other cool decorations they had this machine that blew bubbles filled with smoke. It was very cool and I think it was the highlight of Jonah’s trick-or-treating outing. That and the candy at the end of course.
Jonah and I made a pumpkin the other night after work. Instead of trying to get a 2 year old to carve or dealing with knives we used the Mr. Potato Head-like pieces that my friend Rachel gave us to decorate our pumpkin once we scooped the seeds out. I should say once I scooped the seeds out, Jonah didn’t want anything to do with sticking his hand into the pumpkin.
So we put the face on it and when we were finished Jonah said it needed shoes. Below are some photos of Jonah and his pumpkin with shoes.
Though Jonah doesn’t play baseball at home as obsessively as he used to, he still likes to take his turn at bat. We pitch to him and if he hits the ball he takes off running down the hall, tags the backdoor, then runs back home to home plate. Sometimes he even slides. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to burn off those last few ounces of energy before bed.
Here’s a movie of Jonah and Chris playing baseball the other night.
I had a cleaning with the dentist scheduled for today and she suggested bringing Jonah along so he could check things out and get use to the idea of going to the dentist. So that’s what I did. Jonah, Kate and I hopped on the bus this morning and headed down to Dr. Scott’s office downtown. As usual Jonah made him self at home right away. Dr. Scott didn’t have her dog there today but Maggie (the dog) had a ball that someone had brought for her but that was too big for her to play with. Jonah thought the ball was great.
With the ball in his lap, Jonah followed directions really well. He climbed up into the chair when she asked him to and she gave him a lift up and down to show him how it worked. He opened when she asked him to and even sat while she poked at his teeth and polished them a little. He’s not so great at spitting yet though so she didn’t do too much more than that.
When he was done he got to choose a toothbrush then hopped out and watched me get my teeth done for a few minutes. He and Kate didn’t stay for the whole time though. They wanted to go check out the Bean at Millennium Park and then they made their way to the Kid’s Museum at Navy Pier.
All-in-all he did great and it was a positive experience. He’s even excited to brush with his new blue toothbrush tonight.
I just found this online. http://bit.ly/3Qe6M1 It’s a link to help you predict how tall your kid will be. I played with the numbers a bit and it says that Jonah will be around 6′2″ to 6′4″ by age 18, give or take .8″. That’s pretty cool. We’ll have to wait and see I guess. I’m just hoping he ends up taller than Chris and I.
