Welcome Home Elyse

After more travel than a new baby should have to take, baby Elyse is finally home!!!

Man this traveling thing is exhausting!!!

Plane Ride Home Checkout Elyse's finger...she's so bad

Someone was suppose to be sleeping and someone else wasn't

Enjoying California

So Nate and I decided to enjoy our last day in California. So we took Elyse to the ocean for about 10 minutes just to take a few pictures. It was absouletly beautiful, yet cool. The waves were large, it was very windy and the temp was probably around 75.

Praise With Paperwork!

We want to thank you all for your prayers! Because of your prayers we got a call this morning that our paperwork was approved. That's right 24 hours, pretty much unheard of. They said minimum of 5 days. We feel so blessed by what Bethany Christian Services has done for us. Anyway, we will be coming home tomorrow because of flight times and prices. We are so excited that we get to be back home and take some time to enjoy our little girl for a few days with family. We look forward to seeing some of you at church or next week. Please pray for save travel home. We love you all. I hope to get more pictures up today or this weekend.

Out of the Hospital

We successfully checked out of the hospital today at noon. She has done so well all day. We feel so blessed to have her as our daughter. We also want to thank you all for your prayers and sweet words. Please continue to pray that the paperwork goes well so we can leave by this weekend.

Our first family photo

Elyse in her carseat...she's ready to go for a ride Pretty in Pink Elyse's first bath

Both Elyse and daddy did a great job! Elyse gets the hiccups

(you may need to turn up the volume to hear it)

Photos of Elyse

Elyse is doing wonderful and it's planned as of now that she will be checked out of the hospital by noon tomorrow. We love her so much and feel very blessed right now.

Natalie feeding Elyse. She takes her two ounces easily and very quickly!

Full length shot of Elyse Nate playing "peek a boo" It's official....we're braclet buddies and now parents!!!!!!!!!

Introducing Baby Klauser

Elyse Irene Klauser

September 8, 2008

6:39 A.M.

8 lbs, 15 oz

21 inches long

The Date's Been Set

I just got off the phone with the birth mom and she is doing really good. She had a doctors appointment this morning and found out she is just about dilated to a 4. Therefore, the doctors said if she doesn't deliver sometime this weekend she will be induced on Monday at 9 a.m. Nate and I are super excited to have a set date and to know she's going to be here within 4 days. We were also informed that she will most likely be over 8 lbs. I guess we are going to shoot for the largest baby in our bible study. We currently are in a group with 5 other couples who have a baby under 4 months or are expecting within 2 months. Again, please pray for a healthy and painless labor for our birth mom. Also, safe travels for us. Well hopefully from now on our posts will include stories and pictures of our precious baby girl!!!