So I haven't posted in a while. Things are going well- we thought we were going to have to move to Greensboro, NC for Sean's new job, but they decided not to make us move. As a result, however, our house is nearly completely remodeled! We tore up all the carpet downstairs except for in the office, refinished the hardwood floors in the living room and dining room, and laid down new floors in the kitchen and breakfast nook. Upstairs is all refinished hardwood floors, except for our remodeled "hotel bathroom"- which I love! We painted the upstairs hallway, stairwell, and living and dining room, and have new doorknobs on the doors. We also cut and stained and put on new quarter round for the living and dining room. It looks awesome!

Amos is doing so well. He no longer walks- he runs everywhere! Of course, he's been walking for about 4 and a half months now, so he's gotten pretty good at it. He opened his presents at Christmas and his birthday with a little help, although he gets distracted after about two. He likes to put his toys away, but he also likes spreading them all around the floor, or throwing them down the basement stairs through the cat door. We just got him a bag of Megablocks, and he really loves putting them together. He absolutely loves his Colors book that Kimberly gave him- he will run up to us with it and demand that we read it to him- but he has to turn the pages! He loves his animals- and all of them are very good with him. Lenny is his favorite, clearly, but he likes to hang out with Boo too. He loves to tease them with food or put things in their mouths- which they're usually happy to let him do, as it's often a toy or food. Amos is often seen lounging on Lenny, with his arms all spread out on Len's back, and sometimes his head cuddled on Lenny's fur. He does this with Boo too, but he's more comfortable lounging on Lenny because Lenny just takes it, while Boo's always a little worried that someone might get hurt.

Amos is so full of energy. He's always running, and he's working on jumping now. He loves to climb up on the couch (which he can do himself) and slide off of it. He can go up and down stairs, but he is still learning to be careful on the stairs. He eats like each meal will be his last- just stuffing the food into his mouth, sometimes literally with both hands! He eats better than Jaren does, I think! Fruit is his favorite by far, but he also likes bread and some meat, and a few vegetables. He loves mashed potatoes- so I have someone to shared them with now who enjoys them as much as I do! The other day Sean and I went to pick him up from daycare earlier than normal, and we saw just how much energy he has. His age group was being read a story. All the other kids were huddled around the caregiver, listening or at least being quiet and calm. Amos was a few feet away, climbing on and jumping on a bean bag and generally having a grand old time. He's constantly babbling, and you can hear him actually saying something- you just can't understand it yet. But he's speaking in sentence structures, and he does use some words. He seems like he's more interested in developing his physical skills right now rather than his verbal skills.

Our little boy drew blood for the first time yesterday. He was walking by our coffee table and tripped, hitting his head against it. He must have bit his lip or his tongue because blood was coming out of his mouth. He was not happy, but that hasn't stopped him from playing near the table or banging his toys on the glass part (even though Mama and Daddy always tell him no and he gets into trouble for it).

Sean has a new job (as mentioned before) with the Icon Factory in Greensboro. He is a programmer for them, and he seems to really like working with them. They seem like a good company- much more family friendly than his previous companies. It's a major pay cut, but it looks like the nicer atmosphere will make up for it. Good thing the only debt we have is the house though, or we wouldn't have been able to survive the pay cut!

So yeah, just wanted to post out a quick update. I'm fighting a cold right now (which I probably got from Amos from his daycare) so I'm not thinking so clearly, or typing so well. I'll try to post more often!