Busy Busy Busy

Things at the Wetherell home have been busy lately. A week after Lydia arrived Alex took off for Qatar for work and the kids and I drove up to Idaho with Grandma Marie. The drive wasn't bad and the kids did extremely well. Once we got to Idaho the fun began. My sister, Sheela, had another baby a week and a day after Lydia was born and so she was staying with my parents. It was so fun to have all of the cousins together and Tayson loved having someone else besides mom to play with! We only got to see them a short amount of time because they were returning to Wyoming but it was fun while it lasted.

Tayson experienced his first ditch bank burning with Grandpa Robert and Uncle Preston and to say he loved it is an understatement. He got upset when I tried to bring him in for a nap and insisted that Grandpa and Uncle Pr got back to work. Tayson also loved to ride on the razors and would say "Feel the power" just like Grandpa had taught him. He also got to play with Uncle's puppies and was upset when we had to chain them up at night or leave them outside.

It also snowed on us while we were there. Tayson came in from helping Grandpa and told me he was freezing. That didn't seem to stop him from wanting to go back outside though. He would scarf his food down or refuse to eat and then run out side, sit in the razor, honk the horn, and either yell for his grandpa or he would yell "All aboard!" until someone went out and took him for a ride. We have been so lucky to have loving grandparents and aunts and uncles on both sides to love on our kids.


We were in Idaho for 2 weeks when Alex met us there from Qatar. Upon his return, Alex was able to take Tayson to an Easter egg hunt in Menan with his Aunt Kylee, Uncle Scott, and Grandma Janell. He had an amazing time and loved helping the other kids put candy in their own baskets. I think he came back with only 4 or 5 pieces for himself! We were also able to bless Lydia. Alex did an amazing job and we are so grateful we could have so much family there and are sad that my sister and her family couldn't join us. It is always nice to have a little extra support for important events like that.   We were able to stay another week and then had to return home because Alex was headed for Kenya.

We got back to Bakersfield and Alex left a few days later for Kenya. He was gone for 4 weeks. We all missed him while he was gone but are lucky enough to have great friends here to take care of us. Now that Alex is home Tayson doesn't want to share him and didn't want to leave his side. Lydia is starting to coo and smile and she loves her daddy and gives him lots of smiles when he is around.

I have been so incredibly blessed with amazing babies. Lydia is now straight formula fed and she is doing great. She also sleeps like a champ, sleeping from about 8:30 or 9 pm until 5:30 or 6 am depending on the night! I couldn't ask for it any better! She is now over 2 months and at her 2 month check up she weighed in at 11 pound 4.5 ounces and was 23 inches long! She has grown so much in the last 2 months. We all love her so much and are so grateful she joined our family. Tays likes to tell you that she is his girl :)

Baby Lydia Marie has joined the fam!

We are so excited to announce and welcome Lydia Marie to the family. She was born on March 10, 2015 at 8:58 am and weighed in at 7 lbs 5 oz. I was shocked that she was so little while Alex was almost right on. He guessed she would weigh around 7'10 oz. Here is a little of our story on her arrival.

Lydia was scheduled to arrive at 7:15 the morning of March 10, 2015. Alex and I arrived at 5:15 am to get my IV fluids and antibiotics started. By 6:30 we received word that our csection would be pushed back about a hour due to an emergency csection happening at the moment. While we waited my nausea grew. I hadn't eaten since the night before and was experiencing morning sickness as well as some nerves. I asked for some medicine but the nurse refused saying I had to wait until the anesthesiologist was ready for me. Around 8:15 I was wheeled back to the operating room, said goodbye to Alex and the door, and was taken inside. It was a whopping 65 degrees and it was cold.

The anesthesiologist asked how I was doing and when I complained of being sick he agreed to give me some meds. By then it was too late. I was laying on my back and could feel the urge to hurl quickly approaching. I was able to wait until I was numb and was given a nice little blue bag to throw up in. Due to the fact that I was now numb from the waist down, I had a hard time getting my abs to work and began to dry heave. I threw up the whole time I was in the OR and then for the next hour or so once I reached recovery.

Alex came in but by that time I was so sick that all I could concentrate on was making sure I hit the blue bag and not passing out. Lydia arrived at 8:58 am healthy and screaming. Just the way we like. Alex made sure I was ok and then left to take care of Lydia. He even got to cut the umbilical cord. (He wasn't able to do that with Tays.)

We are now home and both healthy and happy. Lydia lost quite a bit of weight in the hospital and left weighing only 6 lbs 12 oz. We took her to the doctor on March 13 and she had gained 3 oz! Let's hope she continues.

Tayson is loving having his baby sister home and hates to leave her side or mine for that matter. 3 days in the hospital without having him around was way to long and we are both glad to be back together. We are also grateful that Grandma Marie has been able to be here to entertain and take care of him. It made the hospital stay more bearable and has made my recovery a little easier. She is a brown haired, blue eyed beauty and we love her!

Enjoy the pics!