Bathing beauty!

Bath time is one of Aaron's favorite times of the day.  He loves to 'talk' while he's in the bathtub and is starting to splash around and think that is kind of funny!  Here are some pictures of our bathing beauty!

I love to play!

Aaron loves to play with his toys.... and these are some of his favorites!  He likes to look at his handsome face in the mirror, and Connor loves to join him!  Connor enjoys trying to put his fingers in Aaron's eyes, nose, and mouth, as well as crawling over top of him.  Aaron generally just watches him, laughing and smiling!  They have become fast friends!  Aaron is reaching out for toys now and occasionally will get ahold of one and try to take it to his mouth.  His hands are still his favorite toy and he loves to chew on this thumbs all the time!  He is drooling like crazy, so we're thinking that a tooth might be on it's way?!

More big pics!

Because I'm new to this blog thing, I didn't realize that I could make the pictures so big!  Going to add a few of the others again, in BIG size!  Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we do!

More pictures!

Aaron is 12 weeks old!

Aaron took his first trip to Fort Dodge, Iowa to meet the rest of the family and attend his baby shower this past week.  We had a great time and he was a big hit!  He loved watching his cousins all run around!

He's growing and changing so much that it's really hard to believe that 12 short weeks ago, he was a newborn!  Aaron had his first professional photos taken also, so we'll share some of them here.  They turned out great- thanks to Aunt Amy for her help and to Nanny for watching Brett and Claire so that Amy could help me!  

Aaron is now sleeping almost all the way through the night- he usually goes to sleep at about 8:30 pm and gets up between 4:30 and 5:30 am for a bottle and then goes right back to sleep until around 6:30 or 7:30.  We're pretty pleased with that!  Aaron started rolling from his back to his stomach this past week as well, so now we REALLY can't leave him unattended anywhere except on the floor or in his crib.  I went in to find him sleeping on his tummy this morning, so I guess now he gets to decide on his sleeping position!  He can often be found with his entire legs sticking out between the slats of his crib, which is a bit scary! 

Thanks for checking in on us!  Love Always-  Tim, Ann, & Aaron Coenen

11 weeks old!

Just a quick note to update everyone on how things are going at the Coenen household!  We are having a fun and busy summer.  Aaron is getting bigger by the minute- it's amazing how quickly they change at this age!  He is holding his head up very well now and is really getting to be a mover and a shaker!  He moves all around in his crib at night.  When you put him down on his back at one end of the crib, he usually ends up on his side and turned at least 90-180 degrees.  I really want to sit there and watch it happen some night, so I can see how he does it!  The other night I came in to check on him because he was grunting and making noises.  It was about 5 or 10 minutes after I put him down for bed and he had both of his legs sticking out of the crib between the bars!!! We are definitely going to have to keep our eyes on this guy!

We had a great time with Dan, Amy, Brett, and Claire visiting over the 4th of July.  The highlights were 2 Brewer games and a tour of Miller Park!  Go Brew Crew!

Aaron had his first visit to the swimming pool this week, with our friends Kate and Connor.  He really enjoyed it, but didn't love it when the hat that he was wearing kept coming down over his face!  He's spending lots of time with his buddy Connor (Kate and I have begun our day care share) and we think they will be fast friends. If only we could keep Connor's hands out of Aaron's mouth, nose, and eyes!!!

Aaron is smiling all the time now and is starting to laugh a lot too!  He's very interested in his hands and likes to bang them together, as if he's a little boxer or something!  Tim thinks it's hilarious when he accidentally hits himself in the face with them!

Aaron is such a fun little boy and we are so blessed to have him as part of our family.  Thanks for checking in on us- we'll update again soon!

Love Always-

Ann, Tim, & Aaron

2 months old!

Aaron turned 2 months old on July 7th!  He is growing and changing daily and is getting to be such a big boy.  At our 2 month appointment with the pediatrician, he weighed in at 13 pounds and 2 ounces (just under the 75 percentile) and was 23 inches long (75th percentile).  He continues to be a very good boy with a fairly calm and laid back demeanor.  Aaron is smiling and cooing up a storm now and is starting to giggle.  He loves to lay in his crib and look at his fish mobile, take baths, and cuddle!  He has slept through the night a few times, but is usually getting up one time during the night for a feeding at about 3-4 am.  He typically gives us a good 6 hour stretch of sleep in the nights, so we won't complain too much about that!  We'll be anxiously awaiting the day that he is consistently sleeping through the night!

We really appreciate all of the cards, phone calls, and e-mails to offer your kind words on the passing of Tim's dad, Greg.  We miss him daily, but he lives on in our hearts.

We hope that everyone is enjoying the summer!  Keep in touch!

Tim, Ann, & Aaron   :)

There is a time for sorrow and a time for joy

Our last three weeks can be summed up by these words: There is time for sorrow and time for joy. We are very sad to report that Tim's father, Greg, passed away on June 23rd. He was an amazing father/father-in-law/grandfather and he will be missed greatly. We feel very fortunate to have been able to spend a lot of time with Greg in the past several months and were all extremely thankful that Greg was able to meet his grandson, Aaron. Greg will forever live in our hearts and minds.

Thanks to those of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. Much love- Tim, Ann, & Aaron

5 weeks old!

Hello everyone!  Just wanted to send the update from our latest doctors appointment last week on Wednesday.  At 5 weeks old, Aaron weighed in at 10 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces (50-75th percentile) and was 22 1/4 inches long (75th percentile).  He's getting bigger and stronger by the day.  

He started rolling from his tummy to his back at 3 1/2 weeks old.  I couldn't believe it the first time that he did it, so I kept putting him back on his tummy to see if he would do it again- he did it four times in a row for me that day and many times since!  His head control is getting better and better, especially since he wants to be sitting up ALL the time now.  He's definitely made that transition from being an infant to being a baby, who has lots of likes and dislikes.  He likes: sitting up on your leg, sleeping in your arms, being talked to, drooling, and being outside.  He doesn't like: being held on his back,  burping in the middle of a bottle, hiccups, and when we tighten the straps on his car seat!!  Aaron is starting to smile and "talk" more every day , which is SO fun!  

We are so proud that we have such an amazing little boy!  Thanks for checking in on us- we'll continue to keep you updated.

More pictures!

Wanted to share a few more photos of our visit with Nan, Amy, Brett, and Claire.

Aaron is one month old!

Today is a BIG day- Aaron is celebrating one month since the day that he was born!  He's been celebrating in style with all of his favorite things- a trip to Target, a walk, some naps, a couple of poos, and quite a few bottles!  We might even get wild and end it with a bath before bed!  Who said that life wasn't exciting with an infant??

Since my last update we have been very busy spending the entire last week with some of our favorite visitors!  My mom (Nanny), my sister (Auntie Amy), and Aaron's 2 cousins (Brett, 4, and Claire, 1) came to visit.  We had a very exciting and fun-filled week, with lots of walks and trips to the park, our first visits to the zoo and Chuck E. Cheese, and some awesome home-cooking from my mom!  Brett and Claire loved meeting Aaron.  Brett gave him lots of kisses and Claire wanted to be near him (and his pacifier) at all times!  She loved saying "hi" to him every time she saw him and pulling the 'paci' out of his mouth and putting it back in again!  

My mom and Amy took turns doing the night feedings with Aaron, so Tim and I got some great nights of sleep!  Mom made a bunch of awesome meals and lots of extras to put in the freezer for later!  And to top the week off, Mom cleaned the house while Amy and I took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese.  Wow was it hard to let them leave!!!!  Thanks for everything guys- we had a great time!

We are looking forward to our one month appointment with the pediatrician on Wednesday to see how big Aaron is getting.  He's almost out of the newborn clothes and his face is filling out more every day!  We might be biased, but we think he's VERY handsome!  Enjoy the new photos.  :)