You're so smart

                (You in your Easter outfit)

After trying on your new outfit, we sat down to eat cereal.  As you and Carolina are eating I was taking my insulin.  Suddenly you grabbed the open box from in front of me.  My heart started racing as I was picturing it falling over and cereal spilling to the floor.   But then you said something about the strawberries in the bowl of cereal pictured on the front of the box, and you just started counting.  You counted right up to 5 without hesitation , without flipping a beat, and without anyone joining in.  It was so awesome.  You Rock Enoch!  Don't ever forget it.

I have to tell you something before I forget...

     Enoch and Carolina, you have been doing so many new things over the past month that I know I won't be able to remember them all.  I'm hoping to at least blog about a few now.  Like just now Enoch, you started clapping today.  Just out of the blue you started hitting your hands together and then watching in amazement.  Wait, that was yesterday.  I haven't been to sleep yet.  I'm working on crib sheet orders and drapery alterations for a few customers.  You are sitting here with me because you wake up hungry around 4:30 AM.

Carolina, you started walking backwards the other day.  We were at your first state fair and on the way out of the mule pull you just turned around and started trying to walk backwards.  It took a time or two before you figured it out.  Then, you wanted to walk backwards all the way to the car.  We carried you at that point.

A whole year has passed...

I can't believe how time flies.  And I can't believe it's been a whole year since I've been on here.
I just can't seem to find the time to get on here or check email. I completely underestimated my ability to keep up with homeschooling and all the rest that comes with being a stay at home mom/wife to 4 children.
I am ashamed to say I haven't really sewn anything in this past year either.  Oh well, I've been cuddling with you a whole lot.

Enoch,  the main reason I'm allowing the house to fall down around me while I come on here to type a post is because you have been talking in full sentences this week.  It's so freaking cute too.  Just amazing.  It all started last week when we had Ava Newberry, Emily and Zachary over for a visit.  I can't understand anything Ava says, but she's talkative all the same and I think it kinda inspired you to show off what you know, because now you are all about "telling" us what you need instead of crying and grunting and both of us throwing a fit.  It's been nice. :^)  Quite the amazing little man.  You are still really into cars and balls.  Oh yeah, and you like trains too.  For your Birthday this year, we had a party, even though you were "sick" it was the same symptoms as last year that's why I think you have allergies.  Ava was the only person that came, but you two had a lot of fun.

Carolina,
You are getting so big, and you get really mad whenever someone refers to you as a baby.  You make sure to tell them you are a "big, BIG Girl!"  All while you make motions with your arms as if trying to encompass the world.  You have started preschool this year, and Enoch is doing it with you some.  You are learning your colors, and today we learned how to play the match game.  Right now you've got Daddy & Kai over there playing with you.  Enoch and I played with you till he was worn plumb out.  He's napping now.  You're really into Strawberry Shortcake and Daddy is on the hunt for a Strawberry Shortcake doll for you for Christmas.  Keeping our fingers crossed.  He isn't having much luck so far.

Kai & Delsin I'll have to come back.  I started this post 3 weeks ago!  Whew time flies!

Enoch Turns 1 Year Old!

It's taken me nearly 2 months to find the words to tell you how amazing you are to me, 

without breaking down and crying.

No....wait....

I've gotta take a break, for a minute.

You are such an amazing little man.

I mean it.  

And the way you love me makes me feel so so special.

You are walking like a pro now.

Yesterday you walked from the middle of the playroom to Laleh sitting under the Christmas tree in the living room.  You were clearly celebrating it with her too.

For your birthday we stayed around the house.  We were sick and didn't want to get anyone else sick, so we cancelled the party.  But we had so much fun having a party of our own.

Here are a few pictures I took of you this past weekend, at Stone Mountain Park.
You were trying to climb Johnny, The Favorite Climbing Tree.

You learned how to climb up on things a few weeks ago.

But no matter how high up you got on your tippy toes you just couldn't climb up on Johnny.
 

♥

Enoch is sick

 

Poor sweet baby.  

We were in a luke warm bath last night because your temperature was 104.6 degrees.

You're on a regiment of  acetaminophen and ibuprofen to control it now.  

On a lighter note.  You are clearly trying to talk now.  

You often attempt to repeat words that we say and it is so darn cute. 

You reach out when you want to be held, which feels like all the time. :)

You are definitely a Momma's Boy and I love it.

You had your first sleep over a few weeks ago with Aunt Becky.

Then your second was with Aunt Audrey.  

Aunt Audrey didn't enjoy it as much as Aunt Becky did, 'cause you missed me so much and were fussy, to say the least.

You are almost ready to walk.  You try every day, and you are getting another tooth right now, but I don't know for sure where yet.  I just know you soak a bib in no time flat.

I gotta go feed you now.  I love you!

(These pictures were taken at the Wilson County Fair in August.)

P.S. Tonight you used a fork!  Just grabbed it off of Delsin's plate of spaghetti and started putting food in your mouth over and over!  And just now I turned on some Bee Gees (Stayin' Alive) and you started dancing!