*COEN'S 2 MONTH CHECK-UP*

*COEN'S HIGHCHAIR"*

Coen tested out his Christmas present today.  Now he can sit with the family during dinner.

*NINE WEEKS*

Nine Week Recap

1. Coen's 1st Christmas was this week.  He had a blast going to all of his families houses.
2. Coen can hold his head up really well now.  Especially when he is laying on our chest, he will raise up and look around for a long time.
3. He can now mimic "Oh" when we ask him to.
4. He will babble with us when he is in a good mood.
5. Coen is sleeping for longer periods of time now.  This is giving us our much needed rest.

*CHRISTMAS AT THE ADAMS*

As usual, the girls woke up super early.  I stayed up cleaning the night before and Coen woke up in the middle of the night, so I was exhausted.  We convinced them to stay in Maren's room for a little while longer, so we could sleep in a little.  Finally it was time to go downstairs, but Coen was still fast asleep.  I felt bad waking him up, but the girls couldn't take waiting any longer.

 

 

Once we woke him up, we had the girls sit in the stairwell, while we made sure that Santa came.  We always make them sit there, so it give Jay and I time to setup the camera and take pictures of all the presents Santa brought.

 

The girls always start off opening their stockings, but this year there was a special surprise.  Santa left a note that said that there was a hidden surprise.  We waited until after we opened our presents until we figured out the surprise Santa left.

 

Alexa really wanted a Sorcerer's Book from Disney World that she saw and Maren really wanted a Journey Girl Doll.  Both girls got what they wanted and they were super happy!  Once they were done opening their gifts they had to help their baby brother open his.  He didn't need much this year, so he got a high chair and a couple small gifts.

 

If you look closely to the picture above, you can see one of three hidden boxes in the tree that Santa hid.  In them were letters that the girls had to unscramble to figure out their gift.

 

They figured out that they got to go on a daddy / daughter ski trip.  Coen and I are just going to stay home and relax while they ski.  Disney and a ski trip this year!  Santa was very generous.

*COEN'S 1ST CHRISTMAS*

*TWO MONTHS*

Coen turned two months today and it happens to be Christmas!  We had a great morning opening presents and he was patient watching the girls.  He had an exciting, busy month.  We went to Disney, he had his first haircut and Christmas.  Plus he met and saw so many family members over the holiday.  We feel so lucky to have him here to share the holidays with us.  Last Christmas, we had no clue that we would have a new member of the family to share this year's Christmas with us!

*THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS...*

...and Coen was sleeping, so the girls put out the cookies without him.  Christmas Eve was a busy day for us.  Jay had to work, but the kids and I went to Grandma Shartzer's and Grandparent Hauks' houses.  We all then went to church at Calvary Lutheran this year instead of Church of the Resurrection.  I was tired and didn't want to fight the crowds, so Jay came up with the idea of going to Calvary this year.  Afterwards, we went home and straightened the house for Santa.  The girls have a tradition of setting out the cookies and milk and sleeping in Maren's room.  One day Coen will get to join them in their slumber party.