summer vacation

We again spent our summer vacation at the Norby Cabin in Crosslake, MN with Nate's family.  James had a blast this year playing outside and swimming in the lake.  It was so fun to see family and just relax for an entire week.  Here are a few pictures from the week.

James loved to take the tops off the dock posts and throw them into the water...here he is playing with them. 

James wasn't too sure about the water toy

Walking with dad in the water

Peter's Bass, the biggest of the week!

Nate's Bass, not too shabby, love!

James with his water wings playing with the mud, or what he called "poopy"

Taking a break from the water for a snack

James and Isaiah playing nicely together, while Nate supervises

Cousins!

Nate having fun :)

Watch out Isaiah, here comes James with water to splash you with!

hmm, maybe should have used the swim diaper today :)

Having fun sans diaper!

me: "Nate, you Have a double chin"

Nate; "what, I have a double chin?"

Nate: "James has a double chin!"

James looking a little drunk

my boys

Me and my baby

walking back to the cabin

What I imagine James thinking: "Oh Oh, dad wait a minute"

"I have to use the bathroom" James then proceeds to potty outside and then start yelling "Uh Oh, POOPY"  We then rushed him inside to put on a diaper :)

Most relaxing place on earth.  I love the lake!

Happy 2nd Birthday!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday to my beautiful baby boy.  I love you so much James Peter, and I am so very happy that you made me a mommy 2 years ago.  I love your goofy grin, you ability to make me laugh until I cry, and your kind and loving spirit.  You are a wonder and a joy to me.  You are a fantastic child, and I can't wait for you to be a big brother. 

In honor of James' second birthday, I thought I would share his birth story, from two years ago.  Happy Birthday baby, I love you!

James Peter Norby entered our hearts at 8:05am on July 23red 2010. He weighed a wopping 7lbs 5.2oz and was 19.5in long. He is a scrawny little boy with one big head :) (his head is 14in big compared to his 12.5in chest :)

Labor and delivery went really well. I came in for an induction on Thurs. the 22nd at 3. Betsey Horken was my labor nurse until 11pm and did a fabulous job. Pitocin was started at 4:30 and I started to feel contractions around 5:30 and at around 6pm they tried to break my water but baby was still too high. At 9:00pm they were able to successfully break my water and the contractions really started to get more uncomfortable. I got an epidural at around 9:30 by Curt and he did an absolutely amazing job. He was done before I even knew he had started. I rested on and off until around 5am when I really started to feel uncomfortable again. Judy was my labor and delivery nurse and did a fabulous job. Curt came in and tried to give me a couple of boluses in my epidural but I started to feel a lot of pressure in my bottom. I had just a little bit of cervix left, but they decided that I could push past it. I started pushing at 6:45am. Jamey didn't like pushing and had late variable decelerations with contractions. I was starting to get really uncomfortable and tired with pushing and so a little before 8am they decided to use a vacuum to help Jamey come out. He had a nuchal cord x1 and arrived into this world at 8:05am.

He had a little trouble transitioning and he went into the NICU for the first hour. He was having some retracting and nasal flaring but it seemed to resolve itself in a few hours.

17 weeks...

So, I realize it has been WAY too long since I have posted, and I am truly sorry.  Because of my hiatus, I have a TON of pictures to upload, so bear with me.  I decided I would start with pictures from my phone.  Enjoy my onslaught of pictures!

James LOVES Ring Pops

Playing with 2nd cousin Keana

Reading books at grandma Vicki's house

Hunting for Easter Candy

Eating a banana muffin, his FAVORITE

James got a present from Grandpa Peter! 

Practicing..... still not really sure what he is supposed to do, but he's getting there

Lounging

Waiting patiently to go outside.  He insisted on wearing this hat.  He is such a goof-ball sometimes

On his way home from the lake.  Watching a movie, eating doritos.  What a rough life!

Grandma and Aunties gave me an ice cream cone while mom and dad were fishing

James loves his "Gwampa"

He also kinda' likes his daddy

ICE CREAM!

James and Nate "sharing" (AKA James devouring the ice cream, and Nate holding the spoon)

Waiting to go outside and try out his new shoes  (That HE picked out and insisted we buy)

Yes, my son knows how to operate the VHS player, and Yes, we still have one.

James LOVES Dogs!  

Practicing counting to 10.  He can actually do it quite well.

Playing in our "pool"  The Minot pool is still out of commission due to last years flood

Watching 'toons in his jams

My son never does anything the easy way.  This is now he watched a movie.

playing with chalk on our patio

Oh yeah, and this little bit of news :)