Saturday, February 14, 2009

We need help!

We still have not decided on a name for our baby boy. We have one picked out but are not 100% about it. I guess I just need a little encouragement. Here is my dilemma: The name we have chosen is Cooper Reid. Which Sounds really good together! Then you add our last name, Hartz and it still sounds pretty good. However, how often do you say your child's full name? Not that often. He will more than likely just be called Cooper, or when he is older Cooper Hartz. Sounds funny, right? The thing about the name Cooper is, it's my maiden name. So, it would be nice to keep the name in the family. Greg loves it, I'm still on the fence about. What do you think?

Go Heels!

Oh how Wednesday was a glorious day. For the 4th year in a row UNC beat Duke at Cameron Indoor. The final score was 101-87. It was beautiful. Hayden was pumped about the game all day and he was telling everyone he saw that today was "Go Heels Day". He was shouting "boo duke" and praising the heels every chance he got. We sure did teach him right. The pictures below are just before we were leaving for school. Please excuse the horrible picture of me, I look like I just crawled out of bed. But, I just couldn't resist not posting the adorable picture of Hayden.



Friday, February 13, 2009

Attention!!!

Hello to all my faithful blog readers...if there are any of you left.
Guess What?
Thanks to Uncle Sam we got a brand spankin new laptop. You know what that means? I'm back. I'll be blogging a little more regularly now, seeing how I can do it from where ever I'd like. I'll be posting soon, probably tonight but, until then I leave you with this:


Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Final Verdict is in

We are having a....


We really couldn't be more excited. Hayden has been saying lately that he wants a baby sister but I don't think he really knows the difference at this point. He is going to be an amazing big brother. Hayden is an amazing little boy and I already know that our new little addition will be just as amazing. Little boys are the coolest. Maybe one day we will decide to have more children but at this point it will just be me and my boys! We even have a boy dog, I'm really out numbered.


I've been in love with this baby from the moment we found out we were pregnant again. Yesterday when we had the ultrasound I fell in love all over again. He has to be the cutest little thing you have ever seen. He is weighing about 14oz at this point. And I gained another 4 lbs...yikes. I'm still feeling great and our baby boy is perfect in every way.














Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Hayden's Party















Sunday, January 11, 2009

Life is crazy

...but truly amazing.

My have we been busy. I'm so sorry for the lack of blogging lately. Being pregnant, a mom, a wife, and working pretty much has me in a whirlwind. The Holidays were amazing. Hayden was such a joy to be around at Christmas time. We were also lucky to have Nana (Greg's mom) and Jeni (Greg's sister) here with us for over a week. We don't get to see them often so it is always nice when they are here. We won't see them again until after the baby is born. :( I do not have any pictures from Christmas, just video. However, Jeni took tons and will get them to me shortly so I can share them with everyone. Hayden was so excited to see that Santa came Christmas eve and he was showered with gifts from everyone. His favorites are his Handy Manny tool set, his orange dragon, his mac truck with Lightening McQueen, and of course his very first bike. Which we are still trying to teach him how to ride. Thank you to Aunt Donna and Grandma Blair for the gifts you sent. Hayden is such a lucky little man to have so many people who love him. We pretty much spent the holidays with my family and Greg's family. Luckily we don't have to travel which is a blessing in itself. I can't believe that next Christmas we will have a new addition to the family. I can't hardly wait.

Work is good. Now that I am working full time it's been crazy. I'm still working the 9-6 but hoping to get switched to an earlier shift sometime soon. When traffic is bad in the evenings, it takes Hayden and I 2 hours to get home!! Not FUN!! I love working with the kids and enjoy being around adults during the day. Hayden is in the class directly next to mine and loves it. His teacher is great and he gets to spend the day with one of his good friends Kenny. Unfortunately with him in school he doesn't get to see Landon much but we are planning a sleepover real soon.

Hayden is doing excellent in school he can write his name with little help. He knows his days of the week, seasons, most of the months, and can count to 20, and 10 in spanish! He is such a smart kid. And he will be 3 tomorrow! I can't believe it. We had a tiny party for him yesterday, I hadn't planned on doing a party this year. But, we threw one together is about 2 days. Nikki and the kids came to mom, my friend Caroline and her daughter Lilli, and my friend Jessica with her son Kenny from school came over. Kenny is in Hayden's class at school. It was fun and quick and easy. The way they should be. Thanks mom for offering to do it at your house!

We don't really have much news about the baby. No news is good news for us! I've been to the doctor a few times since my last post and everything is moving along just fine. Strong heartbeat and all. I'm definitely showing and can't believe I'm a week away from being 1/2 way through with this pregnancy. Not much longer and we get to meet him/her. I'm all belly, which is a good thing. Some how I've only managed to gain 4lbs! Don't ask me how, I have no clue. I definitely feel like I've gained way more than that! Working and staying active has something to do with it I'm sure. Believe me, I eat! I've been eating a lot of tomato soup and dumplings. I crave it all the time. Greg laughs at me because he thinks it's disgusting but it's actually really good! Jeni tried it when she was here and wasn't impressed. Oh well. In an early post I mentioned that at our 13 week ultrasound the tech thought she saw little boy parts. She wasn't 100%, so she told us not to go out and buy things. I've had a feeling the entire pregnancy that it's another little boy but what do I know. We go back on the 20th for our anatomy scan and as long as the little booger cooperates we will know what we are having. I can't wait!


Okay, enough rambling. I'll be posting pictures soon. So be on the lookout!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Watch me Grow

***UPDATED***


6 weeks



8 weeks 1 day



9 weeks 2 days

11 weeks 3 days






13 weeks 2 days


look at those little feet crossed
It has been so crazy to see this baby grow. As you can tell from the pictures above he/she has changed so much in just a few weeks. My appointment today went well. My subchorionic hemorrhage looks to be a little bigger. It's about 2cm which isn't big at all. It is still something to keep a close eye on though. So, I go back on December 2, for another ultrasound. The babies heart beat was 169. The little booger wouldn't stay still for very long. It was just a wiggling. Hopefully, everything will continue to go smoothly. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers, we aren't out of the woods just yet. I'll keep you posted.
***UPDATE***
Everything looks great!! Baby is growing right on schedule and is very strong. My subchorionic hemorrhage is almost gone. I've had some spotting this week and they seem to think that is coming directly from the hemorrhage and that is why it is going away! Thank Goodness! I had another transvaginal ultrasound, you can see things better this way. The tech is pretty sure, she said almost 100% that we are having another boy. We are fine with that. Hayden has been a wonderful kid and we know that another boy would be just as wonderful. We will know definitely what we are having when we have our anatomy scan at 20 weeks. But, we all saw little boy parts on the screen, it was definitely not cord. It's amazing how early they can tell things. I don't go back to the doctor until December 30...hallelujah! I was getting tired of going. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers, it mean a lot!