almost 3 weeks old and growing......

Here are some snapshots of what has been going on these past couple weeks at our house.

This is a 5 Generation photo. from left to right is Great Great Grandma Luvena, Great Grandma Buss, Caelyn Elise, mom - Angela, dad - Jason, and Grandpa Buss.

Another one of those photo ideas Jason had - putting her on the bookshelf to pose for the camera. And dont worry Angela was standing very close by :)

Jason resting on the couch with his little girls. Penny enjoys a close spot above the action to watch!

a family photo although Caelyn decided it was time to rest her eyes.

Angela shot this little video to share how alert and responsive she is!!

Penny is doing great and loves finding small places to cram herself into to take a nap. Here a milk box provides the perfect space to hide although she was found by the camera!!

a newborn photo shoot

The same family friend who took the maternity shots came over to our house to take some newborn pictures. Caelyn did great and even posed for some of the pictures. We are just loving every moment and enjoying the blessing of parenthood!!

She is Here!!!!!

Well monday morning started off a little different than other mondays - contractions. The big question was will they stay and progress or drift off. After timing contractions for an hour we felt like it might be the moment. Jason gathered the items needed and packed the car while Angela continued to time the contractions. And we were off to the hospital - hoping to be admitted and not told we weren't far enough along and needed to go home. To our pleasant surprise we were told that not only were we far along we were ready to have a baby. After 25 minutes the doctor was back to catch our precious little girl.

Caelyn Elise Buss was born at 12:27 pm on August 3rd, weighing an even 8lbs, and a good 20 1/4 inches long. And the biggest surprise of all - a full head of red hair :) It has been busy these past few days but Jason has been finding time to work on his picture taking skills. Here are some shots that we absolutely adore!!

So Jason set up the photo shoot and then had to wait for Caelyn to finish eating. When he went back Penny was testing out the set up with some rolls and stretches. Penny was nice enough to pose for the camera and this is one of our favorites!!

Well there are some pictures for you to see. There are so many more being taken that we will post those in the weeks to come.