Montey's Now 1 Month Old

Cute face making..............


Montey's proud of his "Got Milk"Shirt.........

Beautiful Big Eyes...........

Montey and his famous "Smirk Smile"..........

Napping Away.............

Here is our little guy, now 1 Month old.....can you believe it? It just felt like yesterday when I was complaining about being huge and uncomfortable. I may not be "AS" huge but I still have lots to loose before I am somewhat back to my pre-pregnancy weight again. I gained a total of 40pounds( very proud of that may I say) and I have lost 20 of it so far. Making the grand total of just having 20 pounds left to loose. So I have jumped into gear starting this month with a working out routine and goal in mind to be back down by the Fall. =) Wish me luck. If anyone else has felt that they need, or would like to loose a few pounds here and there, join me, and we can start our little support group to help motivate each other when we are starting to veer from our routine. I am hopefully going to start back up with a local belly dancing class this month, to not only help me loose that extra weight gained, but to get back into my love for belly dancing...I have really been itching for it, and I have REALLY missed it, too!

Itching for Organization

So okay I've got the nesting bug again or something.... but I am not prego anymore. I have been totally organizing and rearranging almost every room in our home now. And I couldn't stop there of course, I had to rearrange our family blog page too. I don't know what this all means, but hopefully I will be able to relax and slow down and just enjoy my nice fixed up home. Has anyone else felt this way after they had a baby? Or and I just weird?!??! =)

Very Mature Baby Boy

Boys Bedtime Routine........................................................................................... Montey showing off his strong muscles............................................................

Since the day we brought home Montey he has shown so much maturity for a baby, he has NEVER seemed like a newborn. He never had his nights and days mixed up like most newborn babies. Since the day he was born when you called him by his name he would look at you. And when it comes to burping, well....he burps automatically, which is REALLY odd. Throughout the day he is very alert, and cat naps here and there, but for the most part stays awake, and is content with listening and watching his siblings. Everyday it is the same, he sleeps from 1-4 straight, for his nap time already, pretty much like a toddler. The only problem from the beginning was at 4 days old at his 1st Doctor appointment, we found out he was tongue-tied, just like his older brother Caleb. Even with being tongue-tied eating has been no problem for him. From birth to 4 days old he was past his birth weight, at 8lbs- 13 oz.

And at his 2 week old mark, last Wednesday, he had his 2ND doctor's appointment. And this is when they would like to see the newborn babies at back up at their birth weight, and well....Montey was almost 1lb bigger, weighing 9lbs-10oz. Eating and gaining weight has not been a problem for him since the beginning. He is in the 75% percentile for height and weight. We started having Montey do "tummy time" and discovered after the second time on his tummy, that he can roll over from his tummy to his back, almost instantly....which is odd as well. We thought it was a fluke...but sure enough every time we placed him on his tummy he was soon on his back again. Tummy time is pointless for Montey. He has strong muscles and holds his head and body up really well since he was born as well. He is not near as flimsy as I remember our others being at this age.

He is growing up so fast. As of yesterday Montey hit his 3week old mark. He has figured out that when he wants attention all he has to do is fuss (just a little), and almost instantly one of his siblings will be there. Because as soon as someone sits next to him he calms down, and goes back to being all content again. The funniest thing is that he already has made a bedtime routine for himself. He goes to bed at 8pm just like the other kids. He and Caleb will be sharing a room, once Montey gets older. But for now we place Montey in his boppy wrapped up in a blanket on the floor and Caleb plays quietly next to him, and sure enough both are soon fast asleep next to each other.

Montey has the cutest head full of light brown curly hair, which we think comes from his Grandpa Brooks. Even though Montey pretty much skipped the "newborn" phase, we are a glad that he is apart of our family. I think we prefer this Mature Baby phase over the Newborn Phase anyhow. We are glad to finally have a baby that came into this world knowing what to do. It has been really weird, but also really NICE!!!

Meaning of Names

So a couple of days ago I added off to the side, the background, and our meaning of the children's names. Call me weird and all but I have to always make things extra hard with doing something so simple as naming a child.....I couldn't just pick any name, It had to have meaning, substance, something for them to take on as their little bodies grew to become all that they can be. With hope that if they got lost along the way in life and needed a reminder of who they are, they can look to their names and gain strength to move forward, to try and live up to their name. One who is obedient, Caleb. One who stands for truth, Liahona. a follower of Christ, Tamara. One who is faithful, Montey.
So that's the reasoning of why picking a name for these cute kids has been so difficult. Making it almost as hard as the labor....(well not exactly but both were pretty tedious.) =)

Loopy Pain Meds

Montey's first bath at home, drying off in his duckie hooded towel.

Okay, so I re-read what I had written about the birth of Montey Jaycob and realized that I had not exactly worded things exactly right, due to the rather LOOPY pain meds I was on from labor and from the labor after pains. Thankfully I am FREE from using pain meds; I can't believe people actually like taking these Narcotics for fun. Anyhow, just wanting to back up and re-fix the error:
We went to the hospital at 3:00am, after contracts starting at 12:30 at night on the 30th. And we waited for an hour and a half for the epidural. Then just 15mins after the epidural was in, my doctor came in and stated that it was time for me to start pushing. And my jaw dropped and I looked at her and said, "WHAT?" So I started pushing and 21 mins later he came (the doctor had a lot of maneuvering to do with the baby in working with him to get him out the best and least painful way.) The epidural took just enough to take to edge off, which I was glad to have waited for it anyhow, seeing that if I didn’t that last 21mins would have been worse than what it ended up being. So what it all comes down too is that, I do not wish a natural delivery on my worse enemy. This delivery went way too fast, and nautral is no fun. The results ended up great at the end, but NOT at all how I wanted or imagined labor would go this time around. So pretty much this sealed the deal....WE ARE DONE!!! I am never doing that again, we are glad to have our two boys and two girls, I am proud to say that our fam is complete. =) Yippy, I am really looking forward to getting my body back in shape to resume my belly dancing classes and all that fun "ME" time again.

Montey Jaycob Meets His Siblings

Brothers, Caleb and Montey bonding at last......................................

Liahona and Montey sharing some loves..............................

Tamara and Montey sharing a moment........................

Montey Jaycob Mathison

Is finally Here!!! He came at 5:06 am, on April 30th, just 18 hours before his due date. It amazes me how all of my children have come almost exactly ON their due dates.
He was indeed big, but not as big as I had thought. His weight was, 8 lbs and 12 oz, 21 in long, head was 13 1/3 inches big, and his chest was a BIG 14 inches wide. Getting is shoulders and chest out was the hardest part. And the whole time I was nervous about his head being too big. Thankfully my doctor did a great job working with him, and I didn't rip or tear or even need an episiotomy. This was the shortest delivery from contraction starting at 12:30 at night, and delivering at 5:06 am, but the most intense and painful of all. I was dilated to 6cm and 90% effaced by the time we got to the hospital, and doing alright. However, upon arrival I immediately asked for an epidural. My goal has NEVER been to have a natural delivery.... It took the dang anesthesiologist an hour and a half to get my room, with only one person before me he was working on. I have never experienced the "fun" intense transitional contractions before, and I was no way near ready to do a natural delivery. My doctor wanted me to start pushing and stubbornly I refused, and she gave up and left the room as I waited and waited for that epidural...just like I was always use to getting. After the epidural was in we delivered Montey only 45 mins later...so I suppose you can say I pretty much did it natural and boy was that an experience I will never forget. Montey and I are healthy and doing just fine. They kept me as a prisoner for more than I liked, a whole 2days and 1 night. I like to leave the hospital ASAP...it's not a hotel, the Nurses bother the heck out of me, it's just not comfortable like home sweet home.=) Which is where we are now and it feels great to be home.

Gifts for Montey Jaycob

Caleb with his new baby brother, giving Montey his first Teddy Bear, which is named Michael. A name that Caleb wanted to call his new brother but we compromised and gave him the opportunity to name someone Michael.

Liahona with new baby brother, giving her gift, a muscial duckie..."Twinkle Twinkle little star"

Tamara with new baby brother, giving her gift, a froggy bath robe. Montey says "Peace Out!"

Still NO baby...

So with all the great advice from friends and family, trying to decide to either be induced or go into labor naturally....we have decided NOT to be induced this Wednesday, and just go into labor naturally as I have done with the past three pregnancies. Mostly because this last week we have had a ton of Contractions. Also, last week the doctor said I was dilated to 3 cm. So, Even though the contractions have not been serious, or close enough to go the hospital, it's good to know my body knows what it's doing. Yet, however, I could be dilated to 3cm for weeks without any progress, but we are optimistic about having the baby come sooner than the Due Date(May 1st), seeing that we really would like to avoid having a 9 to 10 pound baby. =)
Thanks for all your advice and support everyone.
Love Tanya
We will keep you informed when this baby boy finally decides to come.

Baby Dilemma

3D Ultra sound picture.
The OB-tech couldn't get a clear picture of his face. He wouldn't move away from the cord. But we still got to capture part of his cute face.

So our doctor told us that "baby boy" is about 2 weeks bigger size-wise than suppose to be. Plus were we noticing some abnormal quickening, so we did an ultra sound to detect all the actually facts. Ended up the baby was indeed on the larger size, weighing about 7lbs right now. And still 3 1/2 weeks left to go. The OB-tech said that a baby gains about 1/2 pound per week in the last month. Meaning that this baby could be a 9, almost 10 pounder. However, they did say their estimate could be off give or take a pound. YIKES! So dilemma, Question: would you prefer to just go into labor naturally knowing that your baby would be healthy but be larger than expected, or would you choose to be induced a week earlier to help prevent from having a large baby to deliver, but knowing that there could be health problems if baby is not yet ready? Any advice would be appreciated. I have heard that being induced is REALLY unfun, and I have always gone into labor on my own. Just being able to do most of the labor at home has always been nice, I really like it that way. Thankfully there are NO abnormalities with the baby; the baby is very healthy and strong. Yet with the 3D ultra sounds now'n'days they can get really good pictures of the babies inside, the OB tech said this boy has a lot of hair. And I can testify to that because of all the terrible heartburn I have been having lately...ouch!
So I have made a poll for you to vote on what you would do. So please vote or respond to this post.
P.S Friends and Family have been asking me what I needed, and I couldn't tell them anything because I wasn't able to get out all the baby items until April 1st. So, for those that are still interested in wanting to know what we need, I have registered at Target. Feel Free to look, but don't feel obligated to purchase anything. I already know that I have all your love and support as dear friends and family.=)Thanks Everyone!!