Our Newest Addition

Mason Michael Di Vito
June 17, 2010

6:46pm
7lbs 13oz
19" Long

As you know, I check into the Hospital to be induced on Wednesday the 16th. They started the pitocin the next morning around 7am. Before they started the medicine, I was 2cm dilated and 80% effaced. Throughout the day, they increased the amount of pitocin I was receiving, which increased the intensity of the contractions. My Doctor came by to check me around 11am, and I was 3-4cm and 90% effaced. At that point, he broke my water to make me progress further. The contractions were VERY intense, but I held out a while before I got the epidural- I believe it was around 2pm or 3pm?! My Doctor came back around 5pm and I was only 5cm and still 90% effaced. At that point he told me that either the baby was too big or he was looking up & would not go properly down the birth canal- he expected me to be at 9-10cm, but I had only progressed 1cm in several hours. He said that even if we kept going, and I were to progress, I could push for hours and a c-section would be the end result. Mike & I decided that a c-section would be best if it would be the inevitable anyway. They began to prep me for surgery, and I was pretty much just ready for him to be out, but as they wheeled me into the operating room terror set in! Everything happened so fast, and in about 10 minutes after being wheeled in, Mason was here! I, of course, cried, and just laid there almost in shock. We had waited so long for him to be here, and now he was here- perfect and healthy.


I went to recovery, and Mike and Mason went to the nursery where Mason got to meet his extended family. We actually did not pick his name until Mike came to see me in recovery. Everyone was shocked to hear that we had chosen Mason, because it was not in our final 3 names, but after seeing him, we knew he was a Mason!
We have adjusted pretty well as a family of 3, and we just love him so much! Here are a few more pictures of our baby boy...






I was doing so well in the hospital that I did not have to stay the standard 72 hours. Mason was also very healthy, so they released us at 48 hours! It was so nice to finally be home. Mason dropped 10oz from birth to his first doctors appointment on Monday, the 21st- which is expected. They had us come back 2 days later to make sure he hadn't lost any more weight. They look for him to gain back 1oz/day, well he had gained 6oz in 2 days! The Doctor said he was amazed, and Mason was a very healthy, strong baby boy!
What an amazing 1st Father's Day for Mike!!
Well, time to feed Mr. Mason, so that's all for now!!