Drumroll Please . . .

Introducing. . .

Stetson McNeil Zufelt

September 2, 2010 (90210)

10:23 pm

9.9 lbs, 21" long, 14" head!!!

. . . and perfect

9:00 am - doctor broke my water and started me on pitocin (dilated to a 3 1/2 -4)

9 am - 1 pm - increased pitocin 2 un/hr every half hour or so

1:30 pm - finally feeling the contractions (pitocin is now at 19 un/hr. I only had to get to 11 with Hud and he was born less than 2 hrs later)

2:00 pm - baby's heart rate goes from 130-150 bpm down to 50

3:30 pm - baby's heart rate still dropping, contractions every 2 min w/o chance for baby's recovery in between, dilated to a 6-7, talk of c-section

5:30 - I've been on my left side for 2 hrs b/c that's the only position the baby stays stable, dilated only to 7-8; doctor mentions c-section again

6:00 - lost my resolve and opted for epidural

6:03 - fell in love with Scott the anesthesiologist; left my very dark place and feeling very peaceful and relaxed (not really sure anymore why I was so against an epidural)

8:30 ish - still only dilated to an 8, started back on pit, baby crashes again

9:00 - doctor trying to decide if she needs to do a c-section

9:30 - sent Tanner to get some oil for a blessing, lots of prayers being said.

9:45 - doctor is amazed that I'm now dilated to 9 1/2 (until we told her how hard we were praying and then she understood)

10:00 - start prepping for delivery, pushed for 10 min to get him into the birth canal

10:20 - pushed 4 times and there he was

It was a long, horrible day and we were very close to having a c-section or a very scary delivery at best. But it only took a heartbeat to make it all worth it.
All my boys have had similar deliveries. All unstable, all had the cord around the neck, all turned out to be just fine. I'm really good at getting pregnant, really good at making big babies. . . . apparently I need lots of help getting them out.
Can't see the scale but it says 9.92!!! I warned the doc we should have kicked him out weeks ago but she wouldn't listen

First time he got to hold him


Very gently giving him his first bath

The kids thought they'd be able to meet their new baby right after school. When it was time for bed and he still wasn't here they were pretty sad. Tanner brought them all up first thing Fri morning and they could all hardly stand it.
Hduson loves that Stetson looks just like him. He tells everyone Stetson is the cutest baby in the whole world. His favorite part is the perfectly round head and the "teeny tiny ears".

Brynn's feeling totally fine with him not being a girl. One look and she was madly in love.
He's also very curious about the rest of the baby. He like to check his "eyeballs" often to make sure they're still blue, and open his mouth to make sure his teeth haven't grown in in the last 20 min. ;-)
Stetson was this alert right at birth. Its only been a few days but he is such a good baby. He hardly ever cries and he doesn't even care when the kids smother him all day. He's getting plenty of milk now and he's even more relaxed than before. He will be fat and happy before you know it.