Stetson Jacob Montague

I originally wasn't due until November 26 but I couldn't handle being pregnant for 1 more day. All you other pregnant women know exactly what I mean. 1 day feels like eternity. It means being uncomfortable all day, no sleep, etc. Jacob thinks I'm being dramatic but he has no idea! :) So, I scheduled to be induced on November 20th at Jordan Valley Hospital!

After my labor with Claire I was absolutely terrified for round 2. Hers was rough, very rough. Thank heavens it wasn't... round 2 was fabulous! I arrived at 7:30 AM, got me hooked up on petocin and away I went. My Dr. came and broke my water at 10:00 AM, felt 2 contractions and asked for my epidural! :) I joked about wanting him born before noon and right at noon, I felt crazy pressure and called for the Dr. After 2 pushes my little guy was born. 

Stetson Jacob Montague

11/20/12 12:10 PM

7 Lbs. 8 Oz. 21 Inches

I was instantly in love - how could I not be! He was perfect in every way and looked exactly like Claire!

Although he looked like Claire, I could instantly tell his personality and his aura were completely different. He is much more calm, fine on his own and sleeps like a charm. 

He's also a little cuddler, which is fantastic. I could hold and snuggle him all day. 

We brought Claire to the hospital to meet baby Stets and she did so good. Stets gave a her a little gift which was a "Little People" Noah's Ark. She loved it and instantly lined up all the animals on the chair -- which you can see in the pic.

She, of course, wanted to hold him and feed him and just take care of him. She's going to be a great big sister! (Once we can get past being loud and rough and just being a 2 year old! HaHa)

We came home on Thanksgiving Day and headed straight to dinner with the fam. I was feeling great so I figured why not... food makes everything better, right? 

The next few days at home were full of lots of sleep (on Stetson's part), lots of snuggles and just time enjoying being a family of 4. 

 

 

Love this little man like crazy! I was terrified to have a boy... I do girls, so I was nervous to learn all about boys but Stet's has made it nothing but easy. He is such a good baby, which I need, because Claire is a little bit high maintenance!  He's so even tempered and just adorable! Can't remember what life was like before him. Grateful to have him be a part of our little family! We love you Stets! 

Halloween

We started this Halloween season off with a trip to Cornbellys! Claire was in heaven! We went with her cousins which made it even more fun. Thank heavens for my sisters because I was very pregnant (9 months) and couldn't do much or take Claire on much so they took her on most of the fun things she wanted to do. We had fabulous weather, almost hot actually, which is better than cold if you ask me! 

Next was pumpkin carving time! Thanks to Grandpa Ray's garden, Claire had her own "Claire sized" pumpkin to carve this year. Jacob and I aren't a huge fan of carving (sad, I know) so instead of carving this year, Claire painted her pumpkin. She was in heaven and went crazy with the paints. Once the pumpkin was covered, she went for her arms and hands. 

The Sunday before Halloween we had our annual get together at my moms house with soup, homemade bread and cousins in costumes. Trying to get the cousin picture is the funnies part of the night. Trying to get them all to sit, look at the camera and smile all at the same time takes some serious effort. 

Getting this one to smile on her own take serious effort. 

She was a pirate this year and walked around saying "Argg" all night. It was hilarious. 

 Jill made a cute Halloween "B-I-N-G-O" game for the kids to play while we were at my moms. Claire didn't quite understand how to play but sure enjoyed eating the candy. 

Halloween night we went and did some serious Trick-Or-Treating with Jacob's sister Robyn and her kids in West Valley. I was thinking Claire would loose interest after a few minutes but she held out strong for 2 hours and got SO much candy. All in all, a great Halloween! 

Deer Hunt

Not sure what I was thinking -- actually, I probably wasn't, when I agreed to go on the Deer Hunt as pregnant as I was (9 months). Within the family, we had 3 deer tags to fill so we decided to start our own family tradition, make a "Montague Camp" and all hunt together. None of those tags belonged to Jacob or I, so we were just along for the ride. 

Here is the fabulous caravan up the mountain. Jacob and I are in front in my Grandpa Pete's 78' Chevy and camper shell that's even older then that. Promise, at times, we were topping out at 10 MPH. That truck is a champ, especially with the shell on it, but there were definitely times I thought it was gonna die on us. Luckily it didn't, Grandpa would be proud! 

After what seemed like years, we arrived at camp and got all set up! I talked a lot of crap on that camper, and still do because it's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it sure kept us warm and kept me having to potty in the woods every hour. 

The first day out on the hunt no one got anything. We only saw a few, but nothing worth shooting at. We did a lot of driving and looking! 

When we set out bright and early that morning, I didn't realize we would be gone all day. So I was one hungry pregnant lady. Luckily everyone else had brought snacks, apparently they got the memo, so I didn't starve! The weather was so nice we had to break mid day and remove layers!  

Every one of the siblings and their spouses was able to make it on the hunt, making it that much more fun. We don't get to do many things like this without kids, so we were all soaking it in! 

After hunting for over 12 hours the first day, riding in the car over the bumpiest roads I've ever seen and not eating real food all day -- I was exhausted! The next day everyone went back out again, but I was way too sore, so Jacob and I stayed back. 

Here are my fabulous camo, deer hunting bibs. Wearing these over my huge belly makes me look like I'm 300 lbs. 

(Isn't the inside of the camper fabulous? I told you it was older than Moses and a beauty!)

At the end of the deer hunt, all 3 tags had been filled! I'm so glad we started such a fun tradition that we will hopefully be able to carry on for years to come! Love my in-laws! 

Happy Anniversary

Happy 4 Years to Us! 

Can't believe we made it this far -- haha, just kidding babe! 

Love ya more than the day I met you.

Your my best friend, the best daddy and the best husband. 

Here's to lots and lots and lots more... 

XOXO

Pineview - Montague Family Reunion

Pineview is another fun family vacation we do each year with the Montague family! Never pass up the chance to vacation with a beach footsteps away; even if it was in a tent! Being pregnant (8 Months) I was especially not looking forward to sleeping in a tent, more than usual, but with my own little air mattress a bathroom not too far away, it was actually quite enjoyable. 

Right outside our tent was this fabulous saddle swing Cole brought up. Again, Claire was obsessed. If there is a swing near by, she is on it, and not getting off for anything. Thank heavens for aunts and grandmas to felicitate her obsession. 

Seeing how much she loved the water, I was grateful she didn't throw a fit about having to keep her life jacket on. 

She even got to the point that she loved it so much she didn't want to take it off. She left it on all day, even for snack breaks.....

..... and nap times! 

Her and Jacob had a blast playing and splashing in the water

and going on Jet Ski rides! 

The water was plenty cold so I slowly creeped in little by little. 

 We had such a fun time playing in the water and enjoying the company of family and friends. Can't wait till next year! 

Bear Lake 2012

Bear Lake is something we look forward to every year! 5 days of sun, beach and family! This year I was very prego (7 Months) so I wasn't exactly stoked to get in a swimming suit but I sure enjoyed relaxing and soaking in some rays. 

Claire LOVED the water and the beach this time. She couldn't quite get enough. 

She would just plop down in the water and sit and laugh and splash. It was so fun to watch her. 

I wasn't the only one that enjoyed the beach and relaxation. Jacob had been working 60 hour weeks almost the whole summer so he was sure glad for some time to relax as well. 

 I just can't get enough of this cute thing. Especially in her swimming suits. Love little kids in swimming suits cuz their cute bum cheeks always hang out and it doesn't even seem to phase them. 

Diva or what? Strike a pose....

The water was up so high this year that we had barely any beach and it was super rocky. Even the first little bit in the water was just filled with rocks. Or course I didn't bring water shoes for Claire so she toughed it out in her flops. 

We had an absolute blast this year. Things like this with kids are so much fun. So glad we've kept the Thompson tradition alive and hopefully we can for years to come. 

We LOVE Bear Lake!