My birthday

Well I am officially another year older and I had a fantastic birthday! My husband surprised me with a wonderful one hour massage on the morning of my birthday. If you have never gotten a massage before I would recommend it. There is nothing more relaxing. Thank you honey for the gift and for taking care of the kids while I was away. The boys also got me a brand new digital camera for my day that is just for me. So don't be surprised if you see more pictures go up of my family. I have been having lots of fun with my new toy. In the evening, we joined my mom, dad, and brother Josh for a night of bowling for charity with the Valley Home Builders Assoc. We all had a great time! Here are some pics from the day and evening.

Breakfast with Clifford

Holy cow, it's been a long time since I sat down to blog. Never fear though. We are all healthy and both of the boys are growing to be such little men. Harrison has discovered the concept of jokes and enjoys telling them any chance he can get. Of course the jokes a three year old produces aren't always the funniest, but just hearing his belly laugh makes me laugh too. Corbin is approaching the 8 month mark. He is stubborn when it comes to crawling, but he loves to pull himself up on things and he likes to walk if you hold his fingers. Surprisingly, even though he does not enjoy crawling, he is able to get around quite a bit. He sits up and falls over then rolls a little bit. Whatever works for him I guess! Today we had a great family fun day at the Building for Kids. We had breakfast with Clifford the Big Red Dog and enjoyed playing all morning at their new Clifford exhibit. It is something I recommend checking out. The kids had a lot of fun.

Apple picking

Our family tried something new this fall. We went apple picking and had a great time. We had so much fun, we ended up going home with 25 pounds of apples. The kids found so many good ones. We have a new addition to our day to day adventures. I am watching a friend of mines little girl. We are having a great time, and trying to find as many things as possible to keep us busy. The kids loved picking apples. The only problem we had was trying to convince them to pick the apples off the trees, and not the ones from off the ground. The next time you are at our house, don't be surprised if you get to eat some apple pie, or muffins or bread, or apple sauce. I think we will be set for a while.

Corbin at Two Months

I took my "little" man to the doctor this week for his two month checkup. He is doing quite well. He is currently 23.5" tall(65%), 14lbs. 2oz.(90%), and has a head circumference of 38.5cm(14%). Yes he has a tiny head, but it is growing. He is all body complete with man boobs and a double chin. What can I say, he is a good eater! I hope to post some pictures within the next couple of days. Life at home is chaotic, and not for the faint of heart. I love the time I get to spend with my boys and Rob, but I have a feeling I will be buying hair dye on a more regular basis!

My handsome boys

I feel truly blessed to have such beautiful, healthy boys. What a wonderful summer I had watching Harrison and Corbin getting to know one another! I look forward to many more memories and milestones this fall. For those of you who don't know, I made the difficult decision to quit my job at Little Chute Elementary School. I am excited to make this next step in my life of being a stay at home mom. Please pray for my family as we begin a new adventure and try not to drive each other crazy!

My baby is 1 month old!

I can't even believe that Corbin has been a part of our lives for one month already. I have to say having two was not as difficult as I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong. Some days are definitely a challenge, especially with a very strong willed two year old. What makes it easier is knowing what is coming and being more relaxed about taking care of an infant, because you know you will get through it eventually. I know I am not as patient as I should be with Harrison sometimes, but I am working on it every day. The biggest challenge I have is maintaining an organized house. There are just not enough hours in a day! It is exciting and yet a little sad to see Corbin growing so fast, because I know he is my last baby. And no I won't be changing my mind about that!

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For those of you that aren't on facebook (myself included)

I know some of you have already heard the news and all the details, but those of you who follow my blog deserve to know too. My sassy baby boy decided he did not want to wait any longer and started giving me grief on Wednesday. I started having cramping at 6am Wednesday morning. Not ever having had contractions with Harrison, I wasn't quite sure what my body was doing. I had my regular appt. that day, so I called the nurse and asked if she wanted to see me any earlier. She decided to put me on the monitor at 1:30. (1/2 hour b4 my appt.) I started timing my contractions and found they were coming every 5 minutes and lasting about 30 seconds a piece. At the doctor they put my on the monitor and found my contractions were now coming every 3 minutes and they were pretty intense. At this point the nurses eyes got quite large and she ran to get the doctor. The doctor checked me and found that I was 3cm dialated and 80% efaced. The doc looked at me and said, "How would you feel about having a baby today?". I'll tell you what I felt. AHHHHHH! Anyway, I walked over to labor and delivery and got myself prepped for surgery. Corbin Robert Buettner was born at 4:06pm on Wednesday, June 24th. He was 7lbs. 7oz. and 21" long. Not bad for being 3 weeks early. Both of us are doing fine and we would love to see any and all of you if you are willing to put up with a two year old who is adjusting to life that does not revolve around him any more. Here is some of Corbin at the hospital. More pics to come later.