January 4th I went for an ultrasound to get a due date and status on our little one. I hadn't been feeling right and was concerned, even though we were told not to worry, that the hemorrhage wouldn't resolve itself. Sure enough we got bad news. I had miscarried. On a scale of 1-10 I can't even describe the grief I felt. Alex was on his way home from West Texas after a job and I had to deliver the news to him over the phone. My heart broke. I can't even imagine getting that phone call and having to drive the 3 hours home.
After talking with the doctor about my options we decided to give a little pill called Cytotec, or as my dear friend refers to it "the pill from Hell," a chance to help my body pass the baby at home. That was seriously the longest 3 days of my life. We anxiously waited and to no avail. The pill didn't work. It was supposed to have worked in 12 hours! I think Alex and I both knew that it wouldn't work. My body isn't like most. I have never labored or dialated so I called and scheduled the dreaded D&C. To be honest I would opt for this every time. It was a painless procedure and I was home the same day.
The emotional toll a miscarriage takes on you is no joke. I admire you ladies that have had multiple! It has made me so nervous to even consider getting pregnant again. I didn't think it would effect me like it did.
As if that wasn't bad enough, Alex and I both lost our grandmas in March. Alex's grandma passed away and we had decided to have him fly up for the funeral. After talking with my dad however, Alex and I felt it best if we went as a family. My grandma had been diagnosed with cancer the previous June and had just finished up her last round of chemo in January when the doctor told them that it had spread. She hadn't been doing well and we just felt it would be smart to go home so I could see her before she passed.
We had Grandma Taylor's funeral on Wednesday. It was such a nice service and the weather was perfect. She was such an amazing woman and we all miss her dearly. We had just walked into my mother in laws home when I got a phone call saying my grandma had passed and to please come to Rexburg. Death is not easy and we have experienced our fair share but it was nice to be able to say goodbye to my grandma. My heart broke for my grandpa, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, when he told the love of his life he would be seeing her soon.
All in all, our trip home in March was nice. We got to spend quality time with family members on both sides and to have all of my cousins home at one time was amazing. We hadn't all been together in almost 14 years!
So, yes, our beginning to 2017 sucked but we have been so blessed and felt His love. We have the plan of salvation and even though we didn't get to bring another little one into this world we will get the chance to raise it in the next. We will be able to see all of those we have lost again and that is a comfort to the soul. I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and couldn't imagine my life without the gospel in it.
Friday, October 20, 2017
2016 in a blurr
2016 flew by! In March Grandma Janell came to visit and celebrate Lydia's 1 year birthday. We had fun attempting family pictures and Lydi loved her lady bug cake. In April Grandpa and Grandma McCulloch came for a visit and experienced more rain then they thought possible. We received 16" in under 12 hours. Our neighborhood was lucky and didn't flood but we were all very nervous. They neighbors behind us had water to their doors and we had water about half way up our driveway.
In September we decided to take a month and go home to Idaho and visit. We had fun playing on the farm and Tuku loved the free range. We also enjoyed loving on our new nephew Jensen. Lydi couldn't get enough. We stayed for almost the whole month before we had to leave for Texas so that Tays could start his first year of preschool. He absolutely loved it!
In November Tayson turned 4 and had an amazing time with his friends. That kid would be happy with a box as long as his bestie Cooper is around to play with him.
Grandma Janell came for a visit in December and got to stay for Christmas. We had found out earlier that month that we were pregnant and decided that as part of her Christmas gifts that we would announce our pregnancy to her. It was so fun to see her reaction. On December 20th I went in for my first ultrasound and found that there was a hemorrhage around the baby. The doctor assured us that they usually resolved themselves and to not worry about it. We had an amazing Christmas knowing we would be bringing a new life into the world the following year.
In September we decided to take a month and go home to Idaho and visit. We had fun playing on the farm and Tuku loved the free range. We also enjoyed loving on our new nephew Jensen. Lydi couldn't get enough. We stayed for almost the whole month before we had to leave for Texas so that Tays could start his first year of preschool. He absolutely loved it!
In November Tayson turned 4 and had an amazing time with his friends. That kid would be happy with a box as long as his bestie Cooper is around to play with him.
Grandma Janell came for a visit in December and got to stay for Christmas. We had found out earlier that month that we were pregnant and decided that as part of her Christmas gifts that we would announce our pregnancy to her. It was so fun to see her reaction. On December 20th I went in for my first ultrasound and found that there was a hemorrhage around the baby. The doctor assured us that they usually resolved themselves and to not worry about it. We had an amazing Christmas knowing we would be bringing a new life into the world the following year.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
We moved and more...
The last half of 2015 flew by as we found out we would be moving back to Houston before the end of the year. We were so sad to say good bye to our Bako family but excited at the same time to move back to Texas. We both loved it here so the move wasn't too difficult.
Alex came down a few times before we moved to find a place to live. He looked a quite a few houses before we decided on one. I feel like he was prompted to look at this house and that we were guided to be here. We moved into a nice little culdesac where we became instant friends with the neighbors who just happen to have kids the same age as ours! We closed on the house in December 2015 and have loved it ever since.
After moving in, I finally convinced Alex to let us get a puppy! We got a crazy german shepherd/lab mix. He is now over 1 years old and weighs in at 60 lbs. His name is Tuku, after Will Tukuafu who used to play fullback for the Seahawks. It's a good thing we became friends with the neighbors so fast because we pawned Tuku off, 3 weeks after getting him, on one of our neighbors for a week so we could go out of town!!
Alex got quite a few days off that December and we were crazy enough to drive home to Idaho to surprise our families for Christmas Eve and Christmas. We had originally planned to meet Alex's family in Arizona for the Seahawks/ Cardinal game but in the end we were convinced by his every loving brother to brave the nasty roads and come home. I'm not sure we will ever do that again but it was a fun little adventure.
Tayson got to play in the snow for Christmas and then after New Years we took off for Arizona for the game. It was a lot of fun and I loved the atmosphere of the stadium. Even though it wasn't much of a game it was still a great first experience.
On the way home from Arizona we managed to have a flat tire and had to stop at a random ER for Lydia in a little town called Benson, Arizona. She had a really high fever and turns out a UTI. By the time we got out of the ER, got her prescription and on the road again it was snowing really hard. I was under the impression that Arizona didn't get snow but now we know better.
To be continued....
Alex came down a few times before we moved to find a place to live. He looked a quite a few houses before we decided on one. I feel like he was prompted to look at this house and that we were guided to be here. We moved into a nice little culdesac where we became instant friends with the neighbors who just happen to have kids the same age as ours! We closed on the house in December 2015 and have loved it ever since.
After moving in, I finally convinced Alex to let us get a puppy! We got a crazy german shepherd/lab mix. He is now over 1 years old and weighs in at 60 lbs. His name is Tuku, after Will Tukuafu who used to play fullback for the Seahawks. It's a good thing we became friends with the neighbors so fast because we pawned Tuku off, 3 weeks after getting him, on one of our neighbors for a week so we could go out of town!!
Alex got quite a few days off that December and we were crazy enough to drive home to Idaho to surprise our families for Christmas Eve and Christmas. We had originally planned to meet Alex's family in Arizona for the Seahawks/ Cardinal game but in the end we were convinced by his every loving brother to brave the nasty roads and come home. I'm not sure we will ever do that again but it was a fun little adventure.
Tayson got to play in the snow for Christmas and then after New Years we took off for Arizona for the game. It was a lot of fun and I loved the atmosphere of the stadium. Even though it wasn't much of a game it was still a great first experience.
On the way home from Arizona we managed to have a flat tire and had to stop at a random ER for Lydia in a little town called Benson, Arizona. She had a really high fever and turns out a UTI. By the time we got out of the ER, got her prescription and on the road again it was snowing really hard. I was under the impression that Arizona didn't get snow but now we know better.
To be continued....
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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 :)
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 :)
Sunday, March 15, 2015
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!
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!
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Merry Christmas!
We have had a busy 2014. We began our year with a move to Bakersfield, California in January. We asked for a transfer so that Alex could be home more with us. On the way here we were able to stop and see the Grand Canyon. We froze if you can't tell by the pictures :) We were also able to stop and see our old neighbors from Idaho who have moved to AZ. Overall, we had a fun family drive here.
In April we were lucky enough to meet my parents and Alex's mom in Vegas. My mom turned the BIG 50 and so we had to celebrate! We had a great time even if the pool was a little chilly. So glad we could make that trip and spend time with them.
In June we made another trek back to Idaho for a couple weeks. Alex was able to stay the first week and we spent a couple of those days playing in the water and going down the water slides at Heise. We even camped! Yes I camped but was very spoiled because we got to use Alex's grandpa's old camper. NO sleeping in a tent for this lady! The following week I had a family reunion in Island Parka and Alex left for home. Tayson got to enjoy another airplane ride and was so excited to see his dad when we got home.
In July we found out we were expecting baby #2! We couldn't be more excited. We are expecting a little girl to arrive around March 10, 2015 and can't wait for her to join the family!
Alex left for Qatar in August and my mom, sister and her kids were able to come spend a week with us while he was gone. We had so much fun which included a trip to Ventura, CA to the beach and then a drive down to the LA Zoo. Of course when we got back both Tayson and Ty were sick and so the rest of their visit wasn't much fun but we are still glad they were able to make it.
Janell came over in October when Alex got back from Qatar and was able to spend sometime with us and enjoy General Conference. We were able to go explore the new shopping outlets that had just opened and had a great time.
In the first of November we went down to Escondido and spent time with my grandparents, parents, aunt, and cousin and his family at my grandparents condo. Tayson started cutting his 2 year molars, of course, and was sick most of the time we were there. We were able to spend some time in the pool, which was cold, and were even able to venture down to San Diego and spend some time in the temple. It is BEAUTIFUL! If you ever get the chance to go take it! You won't be disappointed.
We are expecting to have Janell, Scott, and Kylee here to help us welcome the new year and can't wait for them to arrive!
Only 2 weeks until Christmas! I hope you are keeping the Spirit of Christ in your homes as we remember the true meaning of Christmas this year. Merry Christmas and I hope your year has been as eventful and as much fun as ours has been!
In the beginning of February we had to make an unexpected trip home for a funeral. Alex's amazing grandpa passed away. I am so grateful that I was able to meet him. He took me in as one of the family and I always felt loved. He is missed everyday but I am also grateful that Tayson got to meet him and for eternal families. The knowledge that we will be together again is so comforting.
In March, Tayson fell off Alex and my bed and broke his arm. We knew something was wrong because he is normally so excited to have Daddy home and all he did was whimper when Alex walked through the door. We took him in and sure enough he had broken both bones in his left arm. So much for anther lefty in the family. Tayson quit using his left hand, his dominant at the time, and is now a righty.
In June we made another trek back to Idaho for a couple weeks. Alex was able to stay the first week and we spent a couple of those days playing in the water and going down the water slides at Heise. We even camped! Yes I camped but was very spoiled because we got to use Alex's grandpa's old camper. NO sleeping in a tent for this lady! The following week I had a family reunion in Island Parka and Alex left for home. Tayson got to enjoy another airplane ride and was so excited to see his dad when we got home.
In July we found out we were expecting baby #2! We couldn't be more excited. We are expecting a little girl to arrive around March 10, 2015 and can't wait for her to join the family!
Alex left for Qatar in August and my mom, sister and her kids were able to come spend a week with us while he was gone. We had so much fun which included a trip to Ventura, CA to the beach and then a drive down to the LA Zoo. Of course when we got back both Tayson and Ty were sick and so the rest of their visit wasn't much fun but we are still glad they were able to make it.
Janell came over in October when Alex got back from Qatar and was able to spend sometime with us and enjoy General Conference. We were able to go explore the new shopping outlets that had just opened and had a great time.
In the first of November we went down to Escondido and spent time with my grandparents, parents, aunt, and cousin and his family at my grandparents condo. Tayson started cutting his 2 year molars, of course, and was sick most of the time we were there. We were able to spend some time in the pool, which was cold, and were even able to venture down to San Diego and spend some time in the temple. It is BEAUTIFUL! If you ever get the chance to go take it! You won't be disappointed.
We are expecting to have Janell, Scott, and Kylee here to help us welcome the new year and can't wait for them to arrive!
Only 2 weeks until Christmas! I hope you are keeping the Spirit of Christ in your homes as we remember the true meaning of Christmas this year. Merry Christmas and I hope your year has been as eventful and as much fun as ours has been!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Many of you have requested that I start keeping a blog so that you can keep up on our "busy" lives! Well here it is! I am not promising much but seeing how I don't want to post pictures on facebook I will be posting them on here.
Alex and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday. Not quite the ideal way we would have liked but he has promised to make it up when he gets back next week. I am looking forward to seeing him after 10 days apart. It has been a long couple of days already.
We found out last week that we are going to be having a little BOY!! To tell you the truth I don't think I could have been more excited. I think Heavenly Father new that I am not ready to be a mom to little girls and for the sake of my sanity is letting us become parents to this little guy. (Pictures to come when I figure out how to post them on this thing.) We are so excited and are hoping to use this to share our excitement with friends and family!
Alex and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday. Not quite the ideal way we would have liked but he has promised to make it up when he gets back next week. I am looking forward to seeing him after 10 days apart. It has been a long couple of days already.
We found out last week that we are going to be having a little BOY!! To tell you the truth I don't think I could have been more excited. I think Heavenly Father new that I am not ready to be a mom to little girls and for the sake of my sanity is letting us become parents to this little guy. (Pictures to come when I figure out how to post them on this thing.) We are so excited and are hoping to use this to share our excitement with friends and family!
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