Agita and the Christmakkuh Baby

Sugar Hill, GA...

Cameron, aka Cam, has had quite an eventful first couple of weeks, to say the least.

Hanukkah at the beginning of December brought Dana's Aunt Sue and Uncle Roy to visit from West Chester, PA. They spent the weekend with Cam cuddling, gushing, and snapping, oh, I don't know, maybe 200 pictures! We had a great time visiting with them, as it was their first visit to our home in Georgia.

Grandma Maze didn't spend TOO much time away from her little man, Mom spent the first few weeks with us, and went home, only to return with her Santa outfit on (not literally!). Mom, Pop, and Auntie MoMo came in on Sunday the 23rd fully stocked with booty...the boy is already spoiled! Mom and Meredith have been a HUGE help in our first couple of weeks, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

After having a couple of rough nights with Cam kicking and crying, we began to wonder if he was feeling OK, or if he was just being a baby. We had our 1 month check up yesterday, the 28th, and after describing to the doctor his behavior, the doc said he probably has acid reflux disease. OH NO...of all things for me to pass on to this poor kid, he's got papa's AGITA! Thanks to the doctors prescription (Zantac!), Cam's last 2 days have been sleepy ones. If he feels anything like I do without out meds, I can certainly understand why he was so cranky! Other than that, not much to report from the checkup, the doc said he was PERFECT! (We knew that already!)

Hopefully I find more time to post every couple of weeks, hang in there for more pics, and hopefully video!

Cas, Dana and Cam

Cameron's Birthday!

Cameron Julius Masiak was born at 12:05 on Wednesday 11/28/2007 in Lawrenceville, GA, Gwinnett Medical Center. Cam weighed in at 7lbs 5oz, and his length was 20 1/4 inches. Our boy was born happy and healthy, and certainly hungry like his papa!

Dana and I were awoken Tuesday the 27th with Dana's "bag 'o waters" breaking. Dana said, "Cas...I don't think you're going to work today", and I quickly began scrambling around for phone lists, packed bags, and photo equipment. We calmly loaded the car, and made our way to the hospital at about 7am, while calling family and close friends. Mom and sis/grandma and aunt were ecstatic, and jumped in the car for the 7 hour trip from St Augustine to North Atlanta.

We got checked in, got comfy, and then waited most of the day for Dana's mood to change from gleeful, to painful. Mom and Meredith arrived about 2pm, and we resorted to playing rummy to pass the time. At about 4pm, the midwife suggested an "augmentation" pill to get things moving. Only 4 hours later at 8pm did she start to feel the pain of contractions. This was a great sign, but you couldn't tell that to her, she was in a TON of pain. After about 2 hours of struggling, "Doctor Dave" the anistesiologist came in and relieved her with the epidural. We slept through the night (yeah right!), and began pushing at 10am the next day.

Dana pushed and pushed for about 2 hours, and little Cameron peeked out, and was born at 12:05pm. The little guy was happy already, and did very little crying in his first couple of minutes. Dana turned back into the Dana we know and love, all smiles, with some tears mixed in. It was just beginning...

About a half hour later, I went to grab the newest grandmother in the world, came back and poor Dana had turned white, and felt nautious. In true "drama queen" style, Dana had a small episode that drew the entire floor staff into the room. She passed right out, and woke up to questions like, "do you know where you are", and "do you know who this is" (pointing at me). Dana recovered slowly, and felt much better just hours later. We spent the night at the hospital, and were released the next evening. Cam was a true gentleman for close to 36 hours, quiet as can be, and not doing much but sleeping. Things would soon change...stay tuned!