diff --git a/py/objenumerate.c b/py/objenumerate.c
index fd428da..611b9b5 100644
--- a/py/objenumerate.c
+++ b/py/objenumerate.c
@@ -41,14 +41,23 @@
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t enumerate_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in);
 
-/* TODO: enumerate is one of the ones that can take args or kwargs.
-   Sticking to args for now */
+STATIC const mp_arg_t enumerate_make_new_args[] = {
+    { MP_QSTR_iterable, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_OBJ, {.u_obj = MP_OBJ_NULL} },
+    { MP_QSTR_start, MP_ARG_INT, {.u_int = 0} },
+};
+#define ENUMERATE_MAKE_NEW_NUM_ARGS ARRAY_SIZE(enumerate_make_new_args)
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t enumerate_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
-    assert(n_args > 0);
+    // parse args
+    mp_arg_val_t vals[ENUMERATE_MAKE_NEW_NUM_ARGS];
+    mp_arg_parse_all_kw_array(n_args, n_kw, args, ENUMERATE_MAKE_NEW_NUM_ARGS, enumerate_make_new_args, vals);
+
+    // create enumerate object
     mp_obj_enumerate_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_enumerate_t);
     o->base.type = &mp_type_enumerate;
-    o->iter = mp_getiter(args[0]);
-    o->cur = n_args > 1 ? mp_obj_get_int(args[1]) : 0;
+    o->iter = mp_getiter(vals[0].u_obj);
+    o->cur = vals[1].u_int;
+
     return o;
 }