Mason Henry Stewart

Mason Henry Stewart was born on Friday July 13, 2012.  He weighed 9 lbs even and was 21 in long!

I ended up being induced a week early because well just because I could!  I was a little hesitant to have a baby on Friday the 13th but it turned out to be just dandy.  The hospital called me right at 5:30 am to come in. So Anita came to be with the kiddos and we made our way to the hospital.  By the time we were in my room and hooked up to the pit it was about 10 am.  It ended up being a long day for Mama and baby because the pit was making the little fella's heart rate drop so they had to keep turning it off.  I was still contracting on my own but not at a fast pace!  I started to push and then the doctor told me to stop once his head was out...(so he could get the cord from around his neck....SCARY) and then I did a half of a push and Wa La!!! Out came a whopping 9 lb baby at 3:29 PM.  On his way out he even grabbed the Dr.'s finger- the Dr. said that was a first for him. When he first came out and they were cleaning him off everyone in the room was saying he was bigger than Evan- I was dying because Evan weighed 9 lbs 12 oz.  I thought there is no way.  He was just a precious baby boy and I held him and nursed him right away.  The first thing we all noticed was his Huge hands and Huge feet.  He was definitely all boy! We couldn't be happier with our healthy baby boy.  I ended up staying in the hospital just until the following day because we decided that Mama and baby were doing great and we were ready to sleep in our own bed.  The first few nights were a little rough- Anita came one night and my Mom came the next.  It was so nice because they let me sleep and just brought him to me when it was time for him to eat.  We feel so blessed to have 3 healthy children!  Welcome to our family Mason~