The Story of Our Life

2009-11-20T11:37:00.000-08:00

Coming Soon...

I've been so, so, so bad at blogging. For those of you who may not know we're back in the good 'ol state of Texas. After many smiles, tears, and packed boxes we've made it. Guy accepted a position with the Texas Rangers MLB team that will be such a great opportunity for him. I have so many pictures to post but we're without our computer right now, not to mention things have been a little hectic. As soon as we get situated I'll be back to blogging...not like I'm that good at it anyways:) Oh well, I try! I'll be back soon with updates..

2009-09-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

Recent Pics

Hudson is getting so big. We went for his 4 month appointment a couple of weeks ago. His stats are 19 lbs. and 27 inches long. I feel like I have a 7 month old...big boy. He has such a sweet disposition and is very laid back...he brings us so much joy:) Here are a few recent and random pictures.

2009-07-27T21:11:00.000-07:00

Go Cowboys

My Bo (that's Guy's dad) sent me this in the mail and I love it...it makes me happy!! Go Cowboys:)

2009-07-17T13:07:00.000-07:00

My Current Hobbies...

Reading books with Daddy, tummy time, swimming, cuddling with my girlfriend, bath time, and naps!

2009-06-15T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hudson's Birthday

Ok...so here's the story the best I can remember. I know it's only been 6 weeks, but a lot less sleep has been going on throughout that time:) My due date was April 28th which came and went with no action. I wasn't surprised because I hadn't been feeling many contractions and at every check up I wasn't showing any signs of dialation. I think the last time they checked me on April 28th I was dialated to a fingertip (which isn't even a 1). So, after my 40 week appointment the doctor began bringing me in every 2-3 days to do a non-stress test to monitor Hudson's heart rate. This is routine for my doctor if you go past your due date. We went in to my doctors office on Friday May 1st for the first test. He said everything looked just fine, but he didn't love what he saw, so he sent me across the street to the hospital to do further evaluation at the fetal monitoring center. If they didn't like what they saw, they would send me in to be induced immediately. At this point I started getting my hopes up that today might be the day. I went to the fetal monitoring center and they tested me for about an hour. The sonographer was acting like she was going to send me up to Labor and Delivery for about the first 30 minutes...Hudson wasn't moving like he should have been or responding the the baby zapper (this little hand held noise maker that is supposed to wake babies up and get them moving). She assumed Hudson was sleeping so they gave me a spritzer and he started kicking right away. His heart rate responded like it was supposed to, so I was sent home and scheduled for a follow up NST (non-stress test on Monday). Let me back up just a little. On Thursday, April 30th my induction date had been set for Thursday May 7th. I was so disappointed that it wasn't earlier. The earliest my doctor will induce is at exactly 41 weeks which was on Tuesday the 5th (hospital policy). I know that is only a 2 day difference but at that point 2 days is huge:) They said there weren't any openings available until Thursday but if a spot became open they would call. Well, one of my best friends out here is a labor and delivery nurse at my hospital. Later that day she called to see if it had been changed to Tuesday and it had. Woohooo!!! I was so excited. So we were scheduled now for Tuesday, May 5th at 7am. Monday finally rolls around and I have NST appointment at 10:15 at my doctors office. One last look before I go in on Tuesday. My plan was to go to my appointment, meet some friends for lunch, then run errands, and come home to finish packing up all of my stuff. The appointment went well. Cheryl, my nurse practicioner said she thinks everything looks good and took the heart rate strip in to the doctor to review. She had me wait in the waiting room. A few minutes later she called me back in and said, "Well, Dr. Wheeler wasn't convinced by what he saw and wants to be safe. So you need to go across the street and admit yourself to be induced." I know it was only one day earlier than my scheduled time but I was so surprised and excited. Guy and I were both a little disappointed that we weren't going to get to experience the spontaneity of going into labor, so this added that little bit of excitement. I immediately called Guy at work and he asked if he had 5 minutes to wrap things up at work:) I told him of course. So he did and then was off to the house to pick up our stuff then he would meet me at the hospital. I called my girlfriendds that I was supposed to have lunch with and they re-routed to the hospital instead! I checked in at about 11:00, did some paperwork, and my nurse (another friend of mine, Sarah) had the pitocin drip going by noon. We pretty much hung out all afternoon with no action. My contractions were slowly getting stronger. At noon I started out dialated to a 1. By 6:00 I was a 3 and my doctor came over from his office to break my water. He wanted to wait until then to make sure my cervix had thinned out and softened enough. After my water broke then the real pain began and I had my epidural by 7:30. Hoorrray for epidurals!!! I was dying. At 9:30 I had only dialated to a 4. I was a little frusterated at this point and getting ready for a long labor. My parents were able to get on a flight that afternoon and arrived in Orange County at 10:40. Guy left to pick them up around 10:30 (the airport was only 10 minutes away). The nurse came in again to check me at 11:00 and I was a 10!! Crazy!! I was shocked! So my parents came in and hung out for about 30 minutes and at midnight I started pushing. Excatly 12 hours later. At 12:48 Mr. Hudson Ellis Tomcheck was born. I couldn't believe that I had to only push for 48 minutes. Knowing he was going to be such a big baby I was thinking I might even end up in the OR for a C-section. Everything went better than I could have ever imagined. Guy and I are so in love with our sweet baby who now weighs almost 12lbs. and is 24 inches long. He's growing up way too fast. Gosh...I sound like my mom:) Thank you Jesus for our precious little miracle.

2009-05-21T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hudson Ellis Tomcheck

May 5, 2009 at 12:48 a.m.

8lbs. 15oz.

22 inches

Here some pics of our sweet boy. I'll post more of the story and pictures later:)

2009-04-20T23:23:00.000-07:00

The Latest and Greatest....

37 Weeks

2009-03-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

Girls Day at Fashion Island

(and a couple of boys!)

For those of you that don't live in California, Fashion Island is an outdoor mall in Newport Beach. It's in an amazing location and the best part about it is that you can see the beautiful ocean...I call it "the vast". I've lived out here over 4 years and am still amazed at how beautiful and vast it is! Call me simple:) Last weekend some of my girlfriends and I met for lunch and a little shopping....good times!

2009-03-20T16:59:00.000-07:00

St. Patty's Day

We celebrated St. Patty's Day with our small group from church, who happen to be some of our closest friends. Given that most of us are either pregnant or have babies it was pretty low key! I'll be having a green margarita next year...that's for sure:) Here's some pics from the evening...

2009-02-24T20:45:00.000-08:00

30 Weeks

Finally...I post a new picture...sorry mom:) Everything is going great! We've had many appointments since I've posted last and it looks like little Hudson might not be so little. To be expected since his mom is 5'9" and his dad is 6'4". At the 28 week ultrasound they thought his kidneys might be a bit dialated so they sent me to a fetal monitoring specialist to make sure everything was ok. Of course when he first told us we were worried, but I went to my appointment today and everything looked great. I know this is just the beginning of all the worrying so Guy and I have really been praying that we would become better at giving everything to God. I'm currently 31 weeks...9 more to go! I can't believe it. We're working on the nursery so I'll have pics to come soon.

2009-01-23T18:29:00.001-08:00

I forgot to mention...

While we were home, some of my wonderful friends hosted a couples Holiday baby shower for Hudson, Guy, and me. Everyone brought their favorite children's book and a gift card...it was perfect. My friend Monica opened up her beautiful new home for the event. Everything was decorated beautifully and the food was delicious!! I don't have pics yet, but will get them posted as soon as I do!!

2009-01-23T18:16:00.000-08:00

Name Change

So...after much more consideration we have decided to change our little man's name. We actually did this a few month ago, I just haven't posted yet. This is for sure the final decision. I really liked Wyatt, however Guy wasn't totally sold on it, but we both LOVE...

Hudson Ellis

I told Guy that we have to go and get his Diaper bag embroidered so he can't change his mind:) I don't think there will be any mind changing on this one though...we both really love it and can't wait to meet little Hudson:)

2009-01-23T17:49:00.000-08:00

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Guy and I were both able to take off 2 weeks so we spent lots of time with both sides of the family and friends. I completely forgot my camera so the only pictures I have are ones that others took:( I'm so sad. I really have to get better at this picture taking thing before Hudson gets here. So, unfortunately we don't have any pics with Guy's side of the family. We spent the first part of the break at Guy's parents house enjoying just relaxing, watching movies by the fire, and a delicious Christmas Eve dinner. Guy's dad makes the yummiest pancakes, the size of your plate I might add, so we woke up to that on Christmas morning! Delicious!!! My parents came and picked us up that afternoon and we made the drive to Montgomery, TX where my grandparents live, for Christmas dinner. We enjoyed dinner with the whole family, all 19 of us, then had our annual Chinese gift exchange and spent the rest of the evening playing games. We returned to Dallas on Saturday and spent the rest of the time at my parents house and hanging out with close friends. We had our yearly New Year's with some of our best friends, the O'Steens...accompanied by a little Wii, Jokers and Marbles, chocolate fondue, and Pomegranate Martini's (which I did not partake in)...next year:) Overall, we had such a wonderful time and finally made our way back to California on the 3rd!

My mom's side of the family

Mom & Dad

My Aunt, Cousin, and Mom

My Aunt and Uncle (mom's brother)

Cousins at game playing time!

My sweet Nana and her husband Bill

Gina, my cousin, and her husband E

Blake and Drew (cousins) with Nana

2009-01-23T17:14:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

Ok...so I haven't posted in a really long time...sorry about that, but I'm about to play catch up...starting with Thanksgiving. We had a non traditional Thanksgiving this year and met my parents, brother, sister-in-law, and niece in Las Vegas. Since we fly home for Christmas for an extended period of time we usually don't fly home for Thanksgiving as well. My brother and his family live in Arizona about an hour outside of Vegas. Since my parents have to fly into Vegas in order to get to my brothers we thought we'd just park it there for Turkey day this year. It was a very laid back time full of eating, site-seeing, hiking, a little gambling, and football watching. It was a great time, but I'm looking forward to a more traditional Thanksgiving with our new little man next year!

2009-01-17T10:14:00.000-08:00

I'll be back soon...

So sorry I've been so bad at posting throughout the past month! Things have been a little crazy with the holidays and such. I have a ton to post and promise to catch up ASAP!!! I know you're all just waiting for me to post...just kidding;) I'll be back soon!!

2008-12-02T18:43:00.000-08:00

Moving Right Along....19 Weeks

2008-11-23T20:01:00.000-08:00

Cousins

My cousin and her husband recently came to visit Guy and I, and we had such a great time together. We were able to enjoy dinners, nights of game playing, kayaking, a Ducks hockey game, and the warm California sun. We miss you Gina and E, and had so much fun!!

2008-11-12T17:45:00.000-08:00

It's a boy!!!!

We found out last Thursday that we're having a sweet little boy! After much consideration we've decided to name him...

Wyatt Ellis Tomcheck.

Wyatt, just because we like it, and Ellis is Guy's mom's maiden name. We're so thankful for this little blessing! I still can't post ultrasound pics b/c of my scanner...oh well, you know what they look like:)

2008-11-05T20:37:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin Carving

I've realized this year that I really enjoy carving pumpkins! We've had two parties where we carved pumpkins and both of mine turned out pretty good. I may have a future in pumpkin carving. I didn't take a picture of the first one I did, but it was a spider and it turned out pretty good! This was my second...

2008-11-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

Growing

Here is my 14 week bump...slowly growing!

2008-10-26T18:01:00.000-07:00

10 Year Highschool Reunion

I attended my highschool reunion a couple of weeks ago. I have to admit I wasn't exatly looking foward to making the long trip home for a quick weekend, but it was fun! It was good to see everyone and catch up!

Saturday at Ozona's

Football game on Friday night

2008-10-10T15:12:00.000-07:00

Little Bump

Here we are at about 9 weeks...I'm almost 12 weeks so I'll have a new picture soon.

2008-10-09T16:11:00.000-07:00

Infertility

Most of you know, I've struggled with infertility for many years now, but am finally pregnant. (One day I'll get the whole story into words.) Because of this struggle I so enjoy reading blogs of others going through the same thing. I love to see a fresh perspective and the unwavering trust in God so many people display. It's so encouraging and continually reminds me that no matter what happens, be it infertility, miscarriage, loss of a newborn or any hardship, our God is sovereign and in control!! So today after jumping from blog to blog I stumbled on a new "fertility" blog. This particular couple has been trying to get pregnant for many years. After many infertility consults, insemination and 2 cycles of In-Vitro, they finally found out they were pregnant in August. This rang especially close to home because this is when I found out. However, her baby wasn't growing properly and the heart didn't seem to be developing as it should. They continued to pray for the life of their little one, but sadly, in late September she had a miscarriage. My heart breaks for her. I sit here with tears in my eyes imagining what she is going through. The toll all of this has taken on her body, having to tell people her good news turned bad, asking "why me??" and wondering if it will ever happen. It just doesn't seem fair, but like so many blogs I've read, this couple continues to remain faithful, reminding themselves of the truth that God has provided. He is a good God who showers us with grace, he loves us very much, has a plan for our lives, and will be with us for all eternity. He doesn't promise things will always go as we want, or that we'll always be happy, and this couple has accepted that. I pray that as my life continues with its ups and downs that I will be able to accept that as well, and rest assured in the promises God does give us! Today I am so thankful for a husband that loves me....for my family....for my friends....for my health....for food to eat....and for my sweet baby!! Thank you Jesus for I know these are not things you promise us, but gifts you have given us.

2008-10-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

Random Pics...
Since our blog is pretty much picture-less at the moment, and I know how I love looking at other peoples pictures, I thought I'd post a few randoms just to make it more interesting...enjoy:)

My precious godson...who is now more than a year older and cuter than ever!! I had to put this picture up...it makes me smile!

Our babies...for now anyways;-)

Our wonderful visit last summer with our amazing friends The O'Steens.

Jennifer is an inspiring mother of 3 little ones under 3. Check out their blog...they're precious!!

Our recent trip to London

Our wonderful friends Erin and JD had their first little one in May!

2008-09-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

We're Really Going to Have a Baby!!

After a long journey filled with anticipation, disappointment, tears and growing...we're pregnant! Guy and I are both so excited to grow into this next stage of our lives. I'm having trouble with my scanner so I can't post the ultrasound pic, but maybe I'll have a belly shot to post soon. I'm already pretty poochy...it's amazing. Our sweet baby is due to arrive April 28th, and we can't wait! Thank you Jesus:)

2008-08-06T10:24:00.000-07:00

Where Our Story Begins...

Guy and I were married in Cozumel, Mexico on October 31st, 2004. About 50 of our close friends and family came along with us, and helped make the time everything I could have imagined! 4 Weeks after we were married, we packed up and moved to Irvine, California in Orange County for Guy's job. We've been out here ever since and are now going on 4 years. It's crazy how fast time passes. After becoming addicted to reading all of my friends blogs, I thought it would be a good idea to start journeling our life, so that one day our kids can look back at our story. So here goes...