The Koopmans

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Caleb 2 months old

What a whirlwind it has been the last couple of months. Time had already flown by and Caleb is growing fast. He is up to 12 lbs and is taking 6- 8oz of formula. He is smiling and talking to everyone. He loves being held and interacted with! The kids love, reading to him, touching him and showing him their toys. Maci says she can't wait till he can sit up so she can play with him more! He sleeps 6 hour stretches at night and loves his bath. Caleb is out of our room and moved into the the crib. Luke had no problems moving downstairs into his new bed in Levi's room.

Caleb Jack 1 month old

Here are Caleb's One Month Pictures..

Luke is interacting more now with his little brother!

Good Morning Caleb!

Little Newborn Baby..wont last for long...

Visting Grandma Grace

Caught a Smile

More Alert than he has been.

Summer Days...

Silver Lake day with Dada. Mom and Caleb stayed home

Mac Dune Rides with Dada

Driving Boat at Half Moon

Just Relaxing Mom..I'm ready for a popsicle!

Four Cousin Tubers!

Sunshine Girl, Swam a lot this summer!

Day Trip to Zoo with family before Caleb...

Another outing prior to Caleb, Children's Museum

Fred Meijer Garden with Grandpa and Grandma Roedema, Caleb came 1.5 weeks old!

Maci's Turns Four..8/25/2014

We had a good time celebrating Maci's fourth birthday. We had a parties at Grandma Roedema's and Grandma Koopmans. Maci is so excited about going to preschool this year and got a backpack for her things. She loves the movie Frozen and got the movie and accessories to go with it. She got a tea set, tutu dress, pretty pony jamies and paper dolls, Ariel dress, cinderella legos. Maci also got some new clothes for school. She was a happy princess. We love Maci and the sweet girl that she is. She is a second mother to the boys and her heart is so big and full of love. She loves life, sunshine and horses. But when she is having a bad day or is tired she can be quiet the fireball!

Making a birthday cake for his sister! Good buddies for sure!

Friday, August 15, 2014

Maci's and Mom's day out

After Caleb was born Maci and I with Grandma Roedema and all the girl cousins and auntswent to get pedicures and out for lunch. Maci was so proud of her nails. She was in a pink chair and she looked like a princess getting her legs rubbed and watching her own DVD of Sleeping Beauty while getting pampered. We wanted her to feel special as a princess because that is what she is now in this family of boys. I told her we will have many more of these outings as she grows up too!

My special girl being so sweet and helpful with Caleb.

Fun day! So excited!

Caleb Jack Koopmans

We welcomed Caleb Jack Koopmans into this world about three weeks ago. A big and healthy baby boy! He was born on July 17, at 1221 pm. I was induced for fast labor history and he came within 5 hours of getting admitted at the hospital. He was the biggest of the kids weighing 8lbs 11 oz and 22 inches long. He has reddish brown hair and what looks like brown eyes. The kids have been loving having him in our home. He seems just to fit right in and go with the flow. He is a good baby taking about 3oz of formula at a time and sleeping in four hour blocks at night. Maci has been calling herself the second mom..and she sure is. She is up early at his bedside wondering when he is going to wake up so she can help feed him or hold him. She is protective of Caleb when Luke gets a little too close too. There has. been some mornings where Levi and Maci are fighting over who gets to hold and see him first! Maci did take him out of the pack and play one morning and we had to put a stop to that..:) Levi likes reading to him and has been helpful getting things for him when I'm busy. It took Luke awhile to warm up to Caleb but he is interacting with him quite a bit more now. He will touch" him or pet his head. What a blessing to see all the kids interacting together. Not to say it hasn't been busy or tiring but it hasbeen a good transition It has been helpful that Ryan has been home and that the grandparents have been taking turns taking some of the kids or stopping into help out. The kids have had a lot of playtime with their cousins this summer too.