Mason Scott Adams

i have so much i need to catch up blogging about. the most important being this little guy. i have tried to write this post a least a million times but it so hard for me to put into words my feelings for mason, whether i'm taking about his birth or the past two and a half months of his life. i never thought i could love someone as much as i do him.

mason scott was born on january 19, 2012 at 2:12pm. he weighed 8 pounds and 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches.

labor
my labor pains started the night before mason was born. around 4pm that afternoon my contractions started to have a pattern and they were becoming more painful. i waited until 8pm that night before we decided we should head to the hospital, thinking for sure mason was on his way. however, after spending an hour being monitored at the hospital i was sent home with some pain killers and was told it was not time yet.  after leaving the hospital scotty and i went out to dinner, grabbed a little ice cream, and headed home to try and get some rest. around 1am my contractions became a lot more painful. i tried sleeping, tubbing, snacking and walking all night trying to get my mind off the pain (and scotty sleeping through this entire process.) even though i was in a lot of pain, i did not want to return to the hospital until i could not bear it anymore in fear of being sent home again. finally, around 7am i woke scott up and told him we needed to head to the hospital. at that point i was unable to stand or talk through contractions. our ride to the hospital was so peaceful, scott and i were both so excited to meet our sweet little boy and couldn't wait to get the process started. once we arrived at the hospital i spent another hour being monitored to see if my dilation was progressing. by this point i could hardly stand the pain of each contraction. my sweet husband did all he could to comfort me, holding my hand and telling me how good i was doing (and reminding me to breathe.) i was so grateful to have scotty there, the one person in this whole world who knows me best. the one person who, with one look can let me know that everything is going to be alright. as each contraction came i cried and held onto his hand knowing i wasn't doing it alone. after my hour of monitoring was up, they let me know that my dilation was, indeed progressing and i finally got my epidural. once i had received this, my pain completely vanished, i was able to spend the next few hours with family, resting and preparing for masons birth.

delivery
mason's delivery went so smoothly and i am extremely grateful for it. our doctor had warned me that first time mothers usually spend approximately 2-3 hours of pushing before the baby is born. luckily, i only spent 45 minutes pushing. all the while having scotty, my mom, and sister beside me for support. the moments before mason's birth were so surreal. as i began pushing one last time, i looked up and saw my husband's excited face, my mom yelling "push! push!" and my sister smiling. finally my sweet baby was born. they set mason on my stomach as they began cleaning him. my body flooded with so much love for this sweet little child. scott and i were both overcome with so much emotion we just looked at each other and cried. it was such beautiful moment i will remember for the rest of my life. after mason had been cleaned and checked up, the rest of my family came in to meet him. everything was so perfect and calm as we all welcomed him to the world.

postpardum
the days following mason's birth were so wonderful. we had so many friends and family come join us at the hospital to celebrate mason's birth. i can't thank everyone enough for the visits and all of the support.  we spent those last couple of days recooperting and preparing to take our lil guy home.

since then we have had so many amazing moments with our sweet baby mace. he has completely changed our lives, i cannot wait to spend every single moment watching that boy grow and learn for the rest of my life. i truly have a testimony of the importance of families in this life. i thank my heavenly father every single day for blessing me with the most amazing husband and son, parents, siblings, and grandparents.