History of the J Man

Chris took this video a week or two ago.  Nothing much happens but I thought I’d post anyway.  His hair is crazier now, sticks up in the middle section.  Hopefully we’ll have some smiles to post soon.  They happen now but are unpredictable.

Boring Elliott (short) from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

We held Jonah’s 3rd birthday party on June 6th at Chris’s parents house in the suburbs.  It was nice because we got to use their back yard and their next door neighbor’s yard while she was out of town.  The weather didn’t cooperate with us 100% but I think everyone had a good time.  Jonah was a bit over whelmed at some point and we found him playing alone in the living room behind the table.  I think he needed some down time.  That happens on days where he doesn’t nap or when there is too much going on.

Here’s a video of our celebration at home on his actual birthday.  I’ll attach photos of the party soon.

Jonah’s 3rd B-day from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

Jonah had a great time on Easter this year.  He woke up to go potty on his own and found his Easter basket on the dining room table.  He came into our room in the morning saying, “Mama, look!”  Then we took him out to the living room where the egg hunt was already set up. 

Later that afternoon we went to Grandma & Grandpa’s house and it was so nice we were able to another egg hunt there outside.  Here’s a short video of him hunting for eggs in their back yard.

Easter Egg Hunt at Grandparents from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

We colored Easter eggs too and Jonah LOVES hard boiled eggs.  I think he ate almost the whole dozen himself.  He even got good at cracking and peeling them on his own.  He doesn’t like the yolk though so Bianca’s gotten spoiled lately with that treat lately. 

Jonah loves his cars and trucks.  Big ones, little ones, you name it.  If it has wheels he’s happy. 

A few months back I noticed a hole in one of our tires while Chris was out of town.  Jonah was with me when we went to the tire shop and had them put on the spare.  He loved seeing all the cars being worked on and hasn’t stopped fixing his cars and trucks since.  Now he points out any car with a spare on the back and tells us it’s in case they get a flat. 

With the help of Nana & Papa, his new power tools and some regular tools, here’s a video of Jonah fixing his big yellow dump truck.

Jonah’s Garage from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

We’ve taken a bunch of holiday related video lately so I have a few more to upload but this one is ready today.  I doctored it up a bit by pulling out the best parts of a bunch of short videos we have of Jonah baking and decorating cookies and cupcakes.

Holiday Baking from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

Chris only gets to see Jonah for a couple hours a day during the week because he leaves so early in the morning then we try and get Jonah to bed by 8:00.  So they concentrate on playing together on the weekends, especially ones like this one when I had a errands to run for a few hours. 

Here’s a video of what they were up to while I was gone.  Jonah calls these “houses” but I used to always call them forts.  This is exactly why we need a new house with a family room and a separate living room.  So he can use the family room couch cushions for this and not take up our living room. 

They obviously had a good time while I was gone.  In case you can’t tell exactly what Jonah is saying for his name it’s “Big Boy Jonah D….!”  We’ve gotten him to add his last name but that “Big Boy” part seems to be sticking. 

Jonah & Daddy with fort from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

On an unrelated note, he’s still doing a great job with potty training.  We haven’t had any accidents while he’s in his underpants.  He will go and pee in his potty on his own when he has to go.  We’ve even been out in pull-ups a few times and he’ll wait and use the bathroom there instead of going in his pull ups.  He still asks for a diaper when he has to go #2 but I’m not pushing that to change because I figure it will happen on it’s own.  He did get away with a diaper for longer while I was out on Sunday though by telling Daddy he still had “more poops.”  That works with Daddy but this morning he tried to pull it with me too and I put underwear on him and told him if he still had more he could do it in the potty.  So far so good.  We have Thomas undies for Hanukkah and Christmas too, just to keep the momentum going.

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. 

Smoke Bubbles at Halloween from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

Here’s a short video from our trip to Goeberts Pumpkin Farm this year.  Jonah had a great time running around playing with the pumpkins and climbing on all the gear there.  We went early in the season so we had the place more to our selves than in years past.  That was nice. 

Pumpkin Farm 2009 from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

Though Jonah was a bear to get out of the house the morning of Emmett’s birthday party, once we got there he had a great time.  Brandy’s idea to have the party outside at a park was a good one.  Here’s a short video of Jonah playing with the wood chips, then eating a cupcake with Kerala.  The funniest part is a the end, I filmed the group photo session…make sure you have your sound on for that part. 

Emmett’s 1st Birthday from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.

Jonah loves his Aunt Amy a lot.  He doesn’t see her all the time but he talks about her all the time.  He knows all the clothes and toys that she’s given him.  I think it’s one of the first names he learned how to say.  He loves his other aunts too of course, but Heather and Kelley are harder to say. 

In this video he asked Daddy to take him to “Amy’s Home.”  She lives downstate though so that would be quite a trip on his hands and knees!  Good thing she’ll be visiting us here in a couple weeks. 

Horse or Car Movie from Julie Diehl on Vimeo.