Introducing Austin

On April 22nd at 10:37 a.m. the newest addition to our family arrived.  Just like with Clare, we didn't find out if we were having a boy or a girl and this time the anticipation was just killing me!  So when Tony announced "It's a boy!" we were both just over the moon with excitement.  We named him Austin Edwin Buessing.  We chose Austin because it was my maiden name and Edwin because it is Tony's middle name and is a family name from our great-grandfathers.

I was induced with Austin, so I knew what day I would be having him (and to be honest with the amount of contractions I was having, I think he was arriving that day regardless), which seemed kind of strange.  We arrived to the hospital at 7:00 in the morning for the induction and by 8:30 they had broken my water.  As you can tell by his arrival time, he was anxious to make his appearance.  From the time they broke my water to the time he arrived it was a short 2 hours and 37 minutes!  It was almost not enough time to get my epidural, which totally freaked me out!  In the end, it all worked out perfect and our new little angel arrived.

In the hospital, we had lots of family that came to visit.  Aunt Sara was the first to arrive since (she works right around the corner she was able to sneak over in a hurry)!  Also arriving when Austin was just a few hours old was Grandpa Sam, Nana, MeMa and Papa, and of course proud big sister Clare.  She liked Austin from the very beginning and couldn't wait to get a close-up view. 

Unfortunately, kids who aren't siblings weren't allowed to visit us, so Austin had to wait until the day we got out of the hospital to meet his cousins.  Austin doesn't realize it yet, but we are sure lucky to have so many great people in our family who care about us!