Weekend up North

Ryan and Keith hiking the "big cliff dune" at Sleeping Bear
Alpine Slide...it was alot of fun
Ryan and Levi...somewhat happy
Levi in his beach hat...too big
Me, Kris and Al at Sleeping Bear
Ryan and I
Ryan and Steve ready for climbing wall:)

We spent some time up at Crystal Mountain with Mom and Dad Roedema, Allison and Steve, Kristin and Keith and Brian and of course Wilson the pug. We went spent time at Sleeping Bear Dunes, went kayaking, the guys went golfing while the girls spent time at the pool. We also played games and had a campfire. We ate alot of good food and drinks..thanks to mom. Ryan and I also get to spend some time together while Grandma and Grandpa watched Levi. Levi had his own experiences up north....he had really bad diarrhea and diaper rash that we did not put diapers on him that much. I ended up calling the doctor on Sunday and he recommended we switch Levi's formula to soy...we did that and the diarrhea lasted till Tuesday. I then called the doctor and he wanted to see Levi in the office the next day...our trip got cut a little short. We went into the office on Wednesday and Dr. Salhadar (a doctor I work with at Metro) suggested we change the formula again this time to a lactose free type. So hopefully this works...Levi remains a "high maintenance child" :)...he has episodes of crying for one to three hours each evening. He loves to be held and loves walking around with mom or dad. He calms with a bath too. Here are some pictures from this weekend.

1 month old

Levi is now a month old and is changing so much. He weighs 9lbs 130z now and is losing his hair mostly in the front. He is reconizing mom and dads faces and is smiling alot more. Ryan usually gives Levi his bath and they both love it. Good bonding time. Ryan will spray Levi with the kitchen sprayer all over his head and no complaints from him...we think this means that he will love swimming and the water just as much as his dad. This past weekend we spent time up north and can tell that Levi loves the outdoors..he sleeps really well. Levi is sleeping better during the day and longer at night. We are enjoying him alot.

Bath time...notice the peeing:)
Mom and Levi
1 month picture
Outside at the lake..Happy boy.

Levi Theodore Koopmans

Going home from hospital
Resting at home
Fathers Day at Half Moon Lake
Father and Son

I thought I would post some pictures of our new baby boy...Levi. He was born on June 2, 2008. He weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 21 inches long. I really did not realize I was in labor until mid morning on the 2nd. I told Ryan to call me at his first break at 11 and see how I was doing...I had had some contractions earlier. I ended up calling the doctor and they said come to the office to get checked...Ryan drove me there and I was thinking in the car that this might be the real thing. I was 6cm at the office. We went straight to the hospital where I was then checked at 7cm and soon after that 8cm...I then got my epidural...good thing because Levi needed to turn a little before he could come out. After he did that though I pushed for 45 minutes and out he came. I was the first to call out that it was a boy. It has been 2 weeks ago since Levi was born...he weighed 8lbs 60z at the doctor today. He is eating well...mostly formula since last week we got seen by a Lactation Consultant and my milk supply was low....no wonder he was eating every 1 hour! We feed him the breast milk that we can and the bottle and he loves them both. Yesterday we had a great first Fathers Day for new Papa Koopmans. We went to both grandparents houses and Levi was held pretty much the whole time. We are blessed we great families that care about us so much and are excited to share every moment with Levi. God is good. Enjoy the posted pictures.

Puppy, River Bank and "The Fever"

We have had a few fun random things that I wanted to share. The first is the cute pug puppy Kristin and Keith got beginning of May. His name is Wilson and he is very fun. The second bit of news, is that after months of training Ryan ran the 25K River Bank Run this past Saturday. It was his second time running and he claims that he will run it again next year. The last news is that Ryan got a motorcycle. The story goes that when we were dating he sold his motorcycle to buy my engagement ring. So, every spring this "fever" gets into his blood where he searches out the next motorcycle. Well, this spring he found it. Not perfect timing with a baby coming...but hopefully now it will be out of his system and with gas prices rising we cannot be economical..Right? :) Maybe this summer I will actually dare to go for a ride.

This past weekend, Ryan and I spent time with Casey and Laura in Chicago. On Saturday, we went to the Science and Industry museum and watched the Imax and 3d movie. We enjoyed the beautiful on Saturday afternoon by relaxing outside. On Sunday, we went to Brookfield Zoo.

Downtown on Saturday
Playing football
Brothers at the Zoo
Ryan, me and Baby at the Zoo

Baby Showers

This past weekend I had two baby showers. One given by the people from work and the other at Grandma Roedema's house. It was alot of fun to see friends and family. After the showers were done Ryan enjoyed putting together and playing with all the toys and I spent time organizing the nursery.

I love this cake that was made at my work shower.




The Grandmas!

28 weeks

I had a doctors appointment today and everything is going well. I am feeling good and as you can see the baby is growing just fine. I do have the common complaint of back pain and tiredness, especially after working 12 hours on my feet. But other than that feeling greatly blessed and spending more and more time thinking and preparing for the arrival of our baby.

Summer Dreaming

What a catch!

With all this nasty weather lately, I have been thinking about this upcoming summer. One of Ryan and I fun things to do in the summer is to spend time at Mom and Dad Koopmans house up on Half Moon Lake. We spend time with family, go for boat rides, go swimming, tubing and wakeboarding. I love to watch Ryan wakeboard and tube. It is very relaxing to spend time up at the lake. Ryan and I are excited to bring the baby up to the lake for a whole new experience.:)