Happy Birthday Baby Graham!

Our beautiful new baby boy is here! We went in for our routine checkup with 2 weeks to go until my due date. My blood pressure was suddenly up. The doctor said she would be right back and we would talk about what to do. I thought she would say I needed to be on bed rest and we'd check again in a couple days or something like that. But when she came back she said "how do you feel about having this baby tonight?" We were totally shocked! I was definitely okay with having him right then because I was soooo ready to not be pregnant! But we were still pretty shocked and a little nervous. We went home to pack a bag and then went back to the hospital. After being at the hospital for 9 hours and 3 doses of Cytotec, I still wasn't progressing quickly. They broke my water and oh boy! The contractions came fast and hard! I got an epidural (which wasn't fun to get but I LOVED having it afterward) and had a lovely nap until the next morning when they said I was complete and ready to push. After the first few pushes the nurse was so excited and said this was going to be a quick 20-30 min delivery. Well... 2 and 1/2 hours later he was still stuck! The doctor sat at the edge of my bed for 45 min saying ''Oh this next push is the one!" Wow, it was so hard, but he finally came on July 16th at 3:19 pm. We named him Graham Shelton Hintze and he weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 22 inches long. Words can't even express how much I love this little baby!! He is perfect and so sweet! Unfortunately he was jaundiced so we had to keep him under the bili-lights for about 3 days but all is well now. He is such a good baby! He rarely cries and he sleeps and eats well. Zach and I could never have imagined how much we would love him! Here are some pictures of Graham's first week:

His poor little head was horribly swollen and misshapen from being stuck for so long. Luckily it is nice and round now:)

Graham LOVES his car seat!


Graham under the bili-lights. He was so good and didn't mind being in there at all.

Then and Now

Pregnancy Update: So I am now 33 and 1/2 weeks along. Yay! The end is almost here! I have been feeling much better these days. I was horribly sick until about 27 weeks but have managed to hold down everything since then :) I still get nauseated and occasionally have to take nausea medication but things are soooo much better than before. Now I am just dealing with the typical third trimester woes; having no energy, tired all the time, swelling feet, and hourly trips to the bathroom. Our little baby boy is super active and kicks all the time. Now that he is getting bigger he has started stretching out and pushing against me instead of kicking. It is fun for Zach and I to be able to feel him so well through my belly. We still do not have a name for him. We have talked about so many names and none of them seem to fit. I'm just hoping it will just come to us one day! Zach has been awesome and gives me nightly foot and back rubs and also deals with my lack of energy and laying around so much! (I'm soaking in my lazy time while I can!)

This picture is of me around 17 weeks:


And this is me now, 33 1/2 weeks, getting BIG!!!

Weekend Trip

This weekend we went to Bear River and stayed in a cabin with Zach's brother Lucas and his wife Danielle and her parents. The cabin was amazing and HUGE! We got some four wheeling in and also some "Spring" fishing in the snow. It was a quick trip but we had a lot of fun.

It's a girl... no, a boy...

We are having a BOY! We went to see my new doctor last week. Since it was the first time I had seen her, she did a quick ultrasound in her office. She looked and went back and forth on if it was a boy or a girl. In the end, she said she was pretty sure it was a girl. We were so excited! Both Zach and I had been hoping it would be a girl. We went home and started telling our family and a few friends. Well then I had my fetal well-being ultrasound done yesterday and surprise! It's not a girl, it's a boy. The ultrasound tech said you can never be 100% sure about the sex but she is 99.9% sure it is a boy and the doctor later agreed. Luckily we hadn't bought any girl things so now we are just trying to switch gears in our heads. We do have one major dilemma though. We had a whole list of girl names we loved, but can't think of one single boy name that we love. If you have any ideas, we are totally up for suggestions!

Post From Zach

So I learned during the Grammy's that my favorite band of all time is back! Blink-182! I feel like an old man considering how many bands have started and failed since they have broken up. I know that I am gonna love their new album which comes out this summer. For those of you that don't know their band split into two different bands. Angels & Airwaves and Plus 44. So you all better keep your ears peeled for a rock revolution! haha

Can I please vent?

Our lives have been in a horrible and boring rut lately. I am 13 weeks along and have been so so sick this whole time. I spend everyday in bed. I have only been to work a few times in the past 2 months. I know those of you I talk to a lot are probably sick of hearing me complain, but I'm going to use this as another opportunity to express my frustrations. Do you know how depressing it is to spend everyday in bed?? The thing is, I don't even want to try to get up and out because I feel so crappy. I just can't keep anything down. I've tried everything and still have no relief from this sickness. I have been to the doctor twice now. The last time we went we got to hear the heartbeat which was so cool! It's a good reminder that this suffering actually is for a good reason. My doctor is a very nice man, but is another source of my frustration. He told me I need to stop losing weight, gain a few pounds by the next time I see him and said I am dehydrated and need more fluid. Well duh! I know this! Believe me, I eat and eat and drink but nothing stays in me. The medication I have been taking hasn't helped my nausea but he has no suggestions or helpful advice for me. Today I decided to switch doctors. I just think I would prefer an OB doctor instead of just a family doctor (which is what he is). When I told the new office that I was switching they acted strange and said they would call me back. ?? Is this some sort of "no-no" I don't know about? I'm still awaiting the call and hope I'll be able to switch. Well, thank you for any of you who actually read all my whining. I'm going to try and be more positive... 

Baby on the Way!

We are excited to announce our first baby is on the way!! We couldn't be happier about this. The baby should be born at the end on July next year. Unfortunately, I have been really sick with 24/7 nausea, vomiting, and being extremely tired. I have lost weight since I haven't been able to eat much and my doctor said I am dehydrated and that is what is causing me to feel dizzy and lightheaded. I've had to take time off of work and am trying hard to get myself rehydrated and trying lots of tricks to help the nausea. I had my first doctor appointment yesterday and we got to see our little baby on the ultrasound. It was exciting, we saw the little heart beating away and could make out the head and arms. (It wasn't great quality, and the picture they gave us looks like a blob with no identifiable parts, but we love our little blob!) We hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas!!