Wednesday, May 28, 2008

3 weeks old!





It's hard to believe, but Aaron is 3 weeks old today!! Time sure flies when you're having fun! He continues to be a very good baby- we feel very blessed to have him as part of our family.

Aaron is now staying up much of the day when it's a typical day at home, generally sleeping off and on for a few hours and then going to sleep for the night at about 7 or 8. He usually sleeps for about 4 hours stretches before needing to eat and get his diaper changed, but has blessed us with a few 5 hours stretches and even one 6 1/2 hour stretch! He is often not sure if he wants to go back to sleep after his feeding at about 5 am and sometimes needs some time with mom or dad in the recliner to coax him back to sleep! (Strangely enough, in utero, that was about the time that he started being active for the day too!)

Aaron is now eating 4 ounce bottles and getting bigger and bigger everyday. The newborn clothes are already starting to get small! Thanks to hand-me-down clothes (mostly from cousin Brett, but also some from Deven and Cooper- thanks guys!), there are plenty of things waiting to be worn in the next bigger size!

Aaron & I have been enjoying our time at home together and anxiously await Tim's arrival in the evenings. We spend our days snuggling together, reading, listening to music, doing tummy time, and taking plenty of photos! Aaron is patient enough (most days) to spend some time in his swing while I put the photos on the computer and write updates. We really hope that the weather gets warm for good soon so that we can spend more time outside!


Meeting family and friends....






Just wanted to share some photos of Aaron meeting more of our family members and friends!

More family!






Just wanted to share photos of Aaron meeting some of the family.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Day 2008





This holiday weekend was a very exciting one for the boys of the Coenen family. We traveled to Milwaukee to visit Tim's dad, Grandpa Greg, and Aaron got to meet his Great Grandparents, Clyde and LaVerne. We had 4 generations of Coenen boys all in the same room! Aaron also got to see Marie, his Uncle, Tom, his Great Aunts, Beth and Amy, his Great Uncles, Steve, Arthur, and Chip, and his first cousins once removed, Maria, John, and Will. We had a great time and feel very blessed to have such amazing families!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Trying something new to keep everyone updated on Aaron!

Hi Everyone!

This is so unlike me, but a friend suggested that I set up a blog to share photos and information regarding Aaron, rather than sending out a bunch of e-mail updates all the time. So I'm going to give it a try. Seems easy enough so far!

Aaron is now 2 weeks old. He now weighs 8 lbs. and 5 oz. (50th percentile) and is 21 1/2 inches long (75th percentile). We worked through some early breast feeding issues which caused a little more weight loss than we'd hoped, started supplementing with formula, and after much hard work by all of us, are now feeding Aaron with only formula. Turns out that doesn't all work out every time, no matter how hard you try! We are just thrilled that Aaron is gaining weight and getting bigger and stronger! He is spending a little more time awake everyday and he loves to be held, seems to like his swing, and tolerates some tummy time every day! We think more about poo than we ever thought possible and after a change of formula, it seems like Aaron's little digestive system is getting it all figured out!

We thank you all for the e-mails, phone calls, cards, visits, and gifts. Everyone has been SO generous and we can't thank you enough!

I'm going to try to update this blog at least weekly, so check back to see how Aaron is growing and changing!

Much love-
Ann, Tim, & Aaron :)