Zelasko Family: Welcome to the world Owen Stephen!

What an amazing week it has been. I went in for my scheduled induction Monday (Feb. 21st) morning about 8am. They got me all checked in and my doctor came in and broke my water around 9am. They started me on pitocin and then we waited. Scott and I had still not decided/agreed on a name so we took a little time to discuss that. Around noon my contractions became more than uncomfortable and I decided to get the epidural. After that we took the time to rest a little and just hang out. The day was actually pretty relaxing. Much different from my labor experience with Caroline. After the epi my progress seemed to stall so they put in another monitor in order to see how strong my contractions were. It seemed they were a little weak so the pitocin was bumped up. During this time my epi was so strong I could feel nothing so we actually had them turn it down a little.
My doctor came in to check me shortly after they upped my pitocin and I was dilated to 7 (a huge change from just an hour before). She told me she had another girl ready to deliver and she'd be back. She came back about 45 min later and I was completely dilated. I think I may have been for a while but I could feel absolutely nothing. She got everything set up and after my first push could see his head! After a few pushes his heart rate dropped dramatically and my doctor decided to use the vacuum (which was probably my biggest fear in all of this). His heart rate didn't recover so she had to use the vacuum to get him out. It got a little stressful at the end and again Scott didn't get to cut the cord! Poor guy. :)
Owen came out at 8 lbs 10oz and 20 3/4 inches. His head was the biggest the nurse had ever seen delivered naturally (lucky me). It was good we decided to induce at 39 weeks because my doctor said any longer and I would have had to have a c-section. The vacuum was needed because he was just too big for my little body. :) Luckily I was completely numb from the epi so I didn't feel a thing!
We are totally in love with this perfect little guy! My labor experience was so much different than last time. My recovery is harder this time, but having both of us healthy throughout the whole pregnancy and delivery made the pain worth it. :)
We had a really hard time agreeing on a first name and eventually a name contract was drawn up and things were settled. :) We chose Stephen as a middle name because we really love the name and it is my dad's name. Things have been a little crazy around here and we will try and keep everyone updated with pictures. We may not be great about phone calls for a little while, but as we adjust to our new and improved family, we will get back to everyone!
And now for some pictures!

Getting all checked in