The Life & Adventures of the Taylor's

So this past Friday, I graduated from BYU-Idaho with my Associates of Science in Nursing. This is a huge accomplishment that required so much work and I am glad that I made it. Though I am still not done. I have to first pass my NCLEX-RN to become a registered nurse. But that is not far away. With finishing school, we are preparing to leave Rexburg. It has been a great adventure here but we are definitely ready to move on to the next thing. Brian has a couple interviews tomorrow in Colorado so we shall see what comes of it. At this moment, I get to sit at home alone in Rexburg because Brian is driving to Colorado and my parents took Brexdon for the week (which of course they are loving). This is extremely hard for me as I am hardly ever apart from them but I know it will be a blessing in the end. This week, I have an NCLEX prep course which should be extremely helpful in preparing me for this test. So although I would love to say I am completely done with school, that is not the case. ...

Life can be extremely scary especially when you do not know what to expect. I am 17 weeks pregnant and I will graduate from the nursing program in 9 weeks. After that, I am expected to the take the NCLEX to get my RN license. So much change is ahead of us. Currently, Brian is applying to multiple jobs to see where we may end up. We will most likely be moving in May. But we do not know where yet. I think that is probably the scariest thing of all. I am going to have to find a new OB and hospital to have this baby. The tension and worry is just starting to build up for me and I am not sure how to handle it, but rather just go through life one day at a time. Something will come up and we will know what we are doing at some point. All I can say is that I have great faith in the Lord. He gets me through each day and calms my anxiety. He gives me the reassurence I need to carry on. We have been so greatly blessed and I notice it often. I am also blessed to have a wonderful, righteous husband...

We are happy and excited to say that we have another member coming to our family in July of 2015. Things will be crazy, but we are sure excited. Luckily, I will be done with my ASN and hopefully pass the NCLEX and be a registered nurse. That is the plan. We don't know where we will be yet or where we are going for that matter. Hopefully, Brian will get a better idea soon and have a job lined up for next May. That is what we would like to see happen. Though it could very well change.  Brexdon does not quite understand the concept yet, but we are going to try to prepare him the best we can. He will be such a fun and silly Big brother. He is definitely growing and learning new things everyday. He has started spouting out words lately which is quite fun. Well that is our fun and happy news! :) 

This is not my typical posting but it has been on my mind lately. I love being a mother, but some days it is overly exhausting and completely frustrating. Lately my one year old has found it fun to throw everything especially food resulting in large messes. He also likes to throw his pacifier in sacrament meeting. True, he usually only does this when he is tired and cranky but we always have sacrament when he is tired and cranky. I LOVE my child with all my heart but at times, he truly frustrates me. I want to be patient with him and I do indeed try my hardest, but at times I forget (like any normal human being). Today, like most days, I was reminded of the reason why I wanted to be a mother in the first part. It is so rewarding to see your child grow, develop, and take hold of new concepts. I absolutely love having a front row seat to this wonderful creation I call my son. But today, I was doing the dishes while my son was in his high chair. I look over at him and he gave me the big...

I am proud to announce that I have officially made it half way through the nursing program. I am done with my finals and I am going to enjoy my well-deserved  week break. It is time to catch up on sleep, family fun, and enjoying my hubby. This past semester has been so busy and full of interesting stuff. This last week, Rexburg got a crazy flash flood. Luckily, it did not affect us, but it did get many others. That is such a rough thing and on top of that, it is finals week. And no, they were not cancelled even though the school got some flooding as well. It was amazing to me how quickly it got cleaned up from the school and streets at least. I know many apartment complexes and homes are still suffering from it. So many people came together to help one another. It was amazing and needed. It may not be fun, but in the end, everyone gained blessings. Many were serving others and many were being served. Such an amazing phenomenon. So aside from the flash flood, I got to see some p...

So life has been busy, crazy, hectic, fun and exciting. I am in the nursing program at BYU-Idaho and it is hard core and lots of work. But I really do enjoy it. I believe that it is what I am meant to do secondary to being a mother of course. Brexdon is 10 months old now and his birthday is practically around the corner. It is so hard to believe how fast he is growing up. So here is the update on the last 7 months of our life. haha. Brian graduated from BYU-Idaho in April (he will walk in July because he was in Boise during graduation). Brexdon started crawling a few months ago and will probably start walking on his own any day now. That is a scary thought. I survived my first semester of nursing and am half way through my second semester (which I will hopefully also survive). I got released from my substitute relief society teacher calling and got called into the nursery. Fun and new. Brexdon and I went to nursery for the first time this past Sunday and he absolutely loved it. He ...

Well alot has happened since I last blogged. On Friday, July 26th our sweet son Brexdon McCoy was born. We went in for a doctors appointment that morning. Everything appeared to be progressing smoothly. He was head down and ready to enter the world. So our doctor sent us to the hospital to have him. Our doctor arrived a few hours later to break my water but found that Brexdon had completely flipped to that he was no longer head down. They then tried to flip him around but he would not budge. He sure is stubborn like his parents. So they prepared me for an emergency C section. It was all kind of a daze for me that day. Luckily, Brian did well to be by my side and help care for our new bundle. Brexdon was born at 2:44 pm weighing 7 lbs 2 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. Now Brexdon is 3 1/2 months old and the greatest joy of our lives. He has been growing and developing so well. He smiles all and time and is starting to grab things. He is definitely a Momma's boy. He doesn't let me...