Enoch & Baby

A lot of people have asked me how Enoch is coping with all the baby news. Well, we started asking him even before we got pregnant, "Enoch, would you like to have a baby brother or sister?" And the answer was always yes from him. So once we did get pregnant, we told him, "Mommy has a baby growing in her tummy." He now puts his ear to my belly button to "listen" to the baby and he will bring little crumbs of food and put them in my belly button to "feed" the baby. And for some reason, in his language, Nani means baby. He also "reads" all of the baby material I've gotten from my Doctor and likes to find baby pictures in magazines. He's very sweet and has been such a great little boy during my "sick" stage.
Enoch also has a fascination with new babies which is a good sign! But I'm worried about the day this baby comes home and doesn't leave...what will he think then? We have a couple of new babies in our ward at church and he loves to hold them and kiss them. It's so sweet.

Joe + Natalie + Enoch + Baby = 4!

BREAKING NEWS! We're pregnant! Yeah I know, I thought it would never happen either, yet here we are! So now you're stuck with baby bump pictures and nausea updates for the next few months. I'm not showing yet but the nausea has kicked into high gear. Some days are bad and some days are REALLY bad. I'm still surviving. Our due date is April 9th.
I've also received a new calling at church, 2nd counselor in Primary. YIKES! I was so nervous to except it and then I found out I was pregnant. I'm not alone though. The president is pregnant as well and our due dates are weeks apart. Exciting time!

Life is Busy

So, life has been extremely busy over the summer months. I couldn't really tell you that we've done much because we haven't. We haven't traveled at all this year, we didn't accomplish something huge with school, our 2 year old is still too young for school. What have we done you ask? Well, Joe has been working so many side jobs this year that we've have been able to pay off ALL of Enoch's hospital bills. WOOHOO! That is a huge accomplishment. We were also able to pay off a few credit cards. Now we're left with about 3 cards and slowly getting those wiped away. Our plan is to get that debt taken care of so we can buy our very own HOUSE. The market is perfect for home buyers and for first time home buyers! We're very excited and anxious and just really can't wait.

I have slowly but surely been working through school. Its just difficult when you have a 2 year old. I know, tons of mothers do it everyday but I have a hard time focusing to begin with. My goal is to finish before the end of the year and hopefully be working from home by the beginning of the year. Wish me luck!

Joe is just work, work, work. He is slowly moving up the ladder in his company. He is supervising the job they are on now and its a pretty big job. I know I'm proud of him for taking on so much and making it seem effortless and I sincerely hope his Bosses are feeling the same. He is a great husband and wonderful father. Enoch and I both jump for joy when he comes home everyday. Enoch gets his wrestle time and I get my hugs and kisses time. We love Joe and all that he does for us everyday.

Enoch is just growing up so fast. He still speaks his own language most of the time but its so gosh darn cute. He is saying a lot more understandable words and that is fun as well. His personality blossoms more and more everyday and he is such a huge helper. He is currently obsessed with elephants. It started with Dumbo and Horton Hears a Who and has graduated to 10,000 BC. I KNOW, the movie is PG-13! We had to quickly find an alternative to that. He now watches a Disney movie called Whispers with REAL elephants and loves it. He also enjoys anything National Geographic or Discovery channel about El's (as he calls them). Joe and I also made the mistake of showing him some videos on YouTube of El's. Now whenever I am on the computer he comes up behind me and says, "Mommy! Do Els! Do Els!". We often have to tell him the Els are sleeping and he's satisfied with that.

So, thats what we've been up to for a while. We did do a fishing trip with Enoch in July? I think? I can't remember. I would have pictures but it was raining most of the time and I didn't want to pull the camera out. We are planning on getting Enoch's 2 year photos done and some family photos so just be patient! :D