My Mia, such a blessing and i still can't believe she's here. Thank you all for loving, caring, praying, and being there for us. We will appreciate it forever!

Meet Mia Elizabeth Hartzler Born May 4th,2008

Meet my Mia Elizabeth. She was born to us a day earlier then expected!!! Saturday i was feeling very odd. I had this sudden urge to clean everything in the house, the bathroom, i did a few more things in Mia's room (not knowing it was Mia =) ). Sat night my friend Lins was over, and she Jon and I watched a movie together, and i was just miserable the whole movie. I was in the bathroom every five minutes!! Well Jon went to bed at 11, and i basically was up with wierd panes. I finally woke Jon up on 2:30 and said something is wierd. I dont feel right, but i really don't think it's labor. Well we timed this "pain" for every four minutes, called the doctor, and the next thing i know i'm being wheeled up to labor and delivery. I thought they are going to send me home b/c i'm not in labor, then I will feel stupid. They hooked me up to a monitor and sure enough i was having a contraction. They came faster and faster, and pretty sure i was not liking the extreme pain of the labor. They said since i was in labor , they would do the c section. I was so happy, our Dr made the effort to do the c section and he was there doing it i was so relieved! I was so nervous about this c section. At ten till five they put the needle in my back for the pain numb thing, and i was numb alright! It felt very odd. Jon came in after that, and the next thing i know, i'm feeling pressure, and then i hear this gurgling sound, and a cry and i just started crying. Then I heard Dr. Neuhoff say "it's a girl!!". I was sooooooo happy. I couldnt wait to see her. I said right away " her name is Mia!". He pulled the sheet down a bit to show me her face, she was beautiful!!! She was 5 pounds, 12 oz. 19 1/2 inches long. The most beautiful five pounds in the world!!

Tuesday is the big day...

We are amazed that it's almost here. We are very excited, and a little nervous about the c section. But it's the safest way, so we are ok with that. Jon will call as many people as he can to share all the info. Thank you all for praying for us through this, and being there for us!! Our doctor said "we will go into the hospital as a couple and leave as a family". And I loved that so much, i had to share that with you!
Loves, J and K and peanut.

Two weeks!!

Our c section was scheduled for the 6th of May at 7 30 in the morning! Yay!

37 weeks

Today was our 37 week appointment, and a lot has changed. I was 50 % affaced, and 2 cm dialated. It also was confirmed that i will be having a c section for sure , the date is still being determined. They were very concerned about the safety of delivering vaginally. So, that is the dealio. I have been feeling good though, and loving being a stay at home mom so far. I have been organizing and cleaning. I have been getting up when Jon gets up. It's wierd not seeing him all day, but i do enjoy being able to stay at home and get things done. I had a beautiful shower thrown for me from our church, and it was so special! I'm very thankful for the friends and family in our life!!

This is the 4d pic of the baby. He/she had their face stuffed and squished inside so it's very distorted, but you can see the cheek and the mouth open. We saw the baby take a drink, and breathe with his/her lungs, pretty amazing!! The next pic will be of the baby!!

Baby H is on his/her way....

Well today we had an ultrasound to measure the baby, the baby's head, and see what our best options were. The baby looked great, i will post a pic soon of the ultrasound. We saw and felt the baby breathing, which i didn't know, but they said they don't breathe with their lungs all the time, so that was interesting. And we also saw the baby taking drinks of the amniotic fluid, that was amazing! The doctor checked and could feel the head descended, that was encouraging! OUr baby is five pounds right now. BUt we are at a stand still. WE were hoping that we would know for certain today if I had to go c section or not. The good news is that the head is descended a lot more then we thought it would. But we are still not certain vaginal delivery is the safest. So, we are still trying to make the right decision! So pray for us!!