Long time no blog

Well, I'm not really sure where to start here since it has been a month since I've blogged.  Life has been CRAZY!  We did get moved down to Tennessee over Halloween weekend.  We are currently living with Jeremy's parents in Birchwood until our house sells so we can get a place of our own.  Naturally, I was a little hesitant about moving in with my in-laws, but it has really worked out great - and I'm not just writing that because I know they'll be reading this.  :)  Cora has settled in too and enjoys getting to spend extra time with her Nana and Papaw and she really enjoys going outside to see the cows.  She has, of course, also enjoyed living only 25 minutes from Aunt Mandy and an hour from Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Bryan, Aunt Amye, and Hayden!  It has been really nice getting to see everyone more often.  I can already tell that Cora knows everyone more readily now and she and Hayden are so fun to watch together!

Jeremy has been learning a ton at his new job.  Vascular surgery is quite a change from internal medicine, so it's kind of like he's starting over again.  He's been a little frustrated from time to time feeling like he's not catching on as quickly as he should, but the docs he is working with are all great and assure him that he's doing just fine.

Cora has reached several milestones since we've moved.  After getting her other top side front tooth, she unexpectedly got 2 molars - same side, top and bottom.  She just cut one of her bottom side front teeth yesterday.  Here's hoping she's going to get a break from the molars now, but with her anything is possible.  She is also walking now and loves it!  She will walk to you with her arms up in the air, grinning ear to ear, and will just fall into your lap and give you a giant hug.  This is usually accompanied by squealing, and is just priceless to see.  She's not just walking to people anymore, she is all over the place. 

Cora is also enjoying grown-up food more and more.  She really enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner this year!  She at some turkey, but definitely seemed to like the carbs more - homemade dressing, noodles, and yeast rolls.  The only thing she didn't like was the cranberry sauce.  I can no longer eat in front of her without some kind of request for me to share my food.  Usually it's pointing and grunting, but she also will just stand/sit there and open her mouth and wait for you to give her a bite of whatever your eating.  And this child has THE MOST enthusiastic open mouth you've ever seen!! 

Cora's vocabulary is also expanding!  She now says "woof woof" anytime she sees a dog...or cow....or sometimes a cat.  She will also moo when I ask her too and we've had a meow or two.  Now she just needs to figure out which is which.  She is saying "bye" very well and sounds like a little southern belle.  She caught on to how my phone conversations would go and started saying "bye" after I would say "talk to you later."  So cute!  (Dana, that made me think of Joshua and how he did that with your conversations - miss you guys!!)  She's also saying kitty, hi, no, mama, dada, and boom.  She has an Elmo truck that she frequently pushes into things and I would always say "boom!" so she caught on and is doing that now.  :)  She's shaking her head 'no' (sometimes appropriately, sometimes not), and her Papaw taught her to nod her head 'yes.'  Again, she's still learning what those gestures mean exactly, but she enjoys doing them anyway.

We went this past Tuesday to my parents' house to celebrate my niece's 1st birthday!  I can't believe that she is already a year old.  The big party is on Sunday, so we're pretty excited about that.  I posted a bunch of pictures on facebook from the last month.  Here is the link if you'd like to see them: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2495530&id=12924167&l=b929c31b03