3-3-05
Today Miriam fell down the stairs. Isaac had removed the gate to let Enoch through and then didn't get it put back on quite tight enough. So when Miriam stood up against it, she and the gate both went
tumbling. Natalie stopped her 3/4 of the way down, and she didn't even cry once I picked her up. Even though she was just fine, Isaac felt horrible about it and he didn't leave her side for the next ten minutes
Later this afternoon, I realized I hadn't heard Enoch's voice for at least a minute, which usually means he's into something. So I sent Isaac to check on him. Isaac couldn't find him, so I went looking. After searching the house for a few minutes and not finding him anywhere I looked out the back door and saw him in his sandbox playing very happily. He's never gone out there alone before, and I was surprised he even closed the door behind him. But it sure is great to have some warm weather and a fenced-in backyard. After about a half an hour he came back in, and I said "Hi Enoch. Where have you been?" and he said, "in my sandbox." I suspect that will be one of his favorite spots over the next 6 months.
3-6-05
It's been great weather this weekend. We spent Saturday outside working in the yard and going on a family bike ride. It's been a long time since we all went bike riding together. Last summer Miriam was too little to ride in the trailer, now she and Enoch can sit together great and really enjoy the ride. Natalie has even perfected riding on two wheels and she loves to go fast. She was right on Isaac's tail when he decided to stop. She slammed hard into him and flew off her bike onto the grass, but then hopped right back on and wanted to keep going.
Today, Isaac gave a talk and I did sharing time in primary. We came home and watched some home videos, since I'm trying to label them all. It's amazing to see how much the kids have changed over the past year, especially Enoch.
Miriam stood alone for a few seconds today, and she'll often say "mama" when we ask her to. Auriana loves it when Miriam does something new.
3-8-05
Yesterday, Auriana woke up with a sore and swollen tooth and cheek, so she went to the dentist instead of school. Her tooth was infected, and since it was a baby tooth the dentist decided to pull it. Auriana was very brave, and even though it was, what she calls, a "Guyjantic" molar she has recovered just fine. The only problem is that she doesn't have very many teeth left, but I guess the less teeth you have the less chance you have of getting a cavity.
We had planned on going to the Church History Museum for family home evening, and since Auriana was feeling fine we still made the trek up to Salt Lake. Brenda came along and it was really fun. We saw the Joseph Smith exhibit which was very exciting, but there was a family history exhibit for kids where we spent most of our time. We all really enjoyed the Book of Mormon paintings that were on display, although Enoch left there thinking everyone in the Book of Mormon
either died or was mean. (Brenda did her best to convince him otherwise.)
Today, Natalie started another session of preschool at the library, so I got to read to Enoch for a half an hour which was fun. He's finally grown up and quiet enough that we can actually be in the library for that long. The kids had fun watering our flowers when we got home
Miriam likes to try to meow like a cat. And, Isaac is reading well enough now that he likes to read all the signs as we pass them in the car. He can't wait until he can be on a sports team again. T-ball starts in the spring
3-10-05
This morning we woke up late. Miriam, Enoch, and Natalie were all up in the night with a cough and a wheeze, so we all slept in until 7:30. They all seem to be fine today though.
Enoch falls and gets hurt at least once a day, but we rarely see blood and we hardly even see tears. But this morning he hit is face right on the edge of the lamp table in the living room and cut his lip and gums above his front teeth. He cried and cried and then just stood in front of the mirror looking at his lip and cried some more. I think he was more sad about the blood than he was about the pain. But all day long, he would say, "Mom, my face hurts."
We spent the rest of the day going to the library, buying Natalie some new sandals, bike riding (Natalie's new favorite activity), and reading all the new library books. After school the kids spent some time outside since it was so warm
3-13-05
Isaac had to write a poem for school. This is what he came up with...
When I go golfing I hit the ground
It makes a divet and a sound
I swing again and get a hit
My Dad's goes farther I must admit.
He came up with it and then asked, "What does admit mean?"
Isaac also had to build a leprechaun trap for school. He and Bjorn spent several hours building it on Saturday. If the leprechaun pulls the shiny coin, a trap door opens and he falls into a box
We went out twice over the weekend. Friday night we went to Wingers and to the temple. Saturday night we went to a BYU Jazz concert with Bjorn's parents. Miriam seems to do fine with babysitters. She cries when we leave, but then once we're gone she's happy as can be.
We spent some more time watching old home movies again today. We watched from June to December of 2002, so the kids enjoyed seeing our old house. Enoch was born during that time, so Isaac had a great time telling Enoch about his extra fingers and toes and about the doctor chopping them off. Enoch was very eager to hear it all, but I still don't think he understands. There was a few funny clips that the kids wanted to see over and over and over and over. We all had fun laughing together.
4-27-05
March 13 was the last email I sent, because that was just about the time I started to feel a bit morning sick and sluggish. Yep, on November 8th, 2005 our 6th child is due for arrival.
