{ it's a... }

{ girl! }

we are beyond thrilled! hayden said from the very start that he was going to have a baby sister...i think children know more than we do sometimes. i had a feeling it was a girl and we just feel so blessed to have one of each. we went to the same 4d ultrasound place we went to with hayden and found out they could do gender determination as early as 15 weeks- we were all over that! it was the sweetest thing...we watched her (they record it onto a dvd) for about 20 minutes and we are already in love. we saw her drink, hiccup and enjoyed her endless moving and kicking...

here she is!

4D image

little footprint

we are so excited to meet you sweet baby girl!

love,

mommy, daddy & hayden

{15 weeks}

{15 weeks and counting!}

phew, i'm so grateful i have made it thus far and am still hanging in there!

some of you know that my first pregnancy was extremely difficult because of how sick i was. i was sicker than a dog for practically the entire 40 weeks and even throw up after giving birth. it felt like i had the flu 24/7 and was the hardest trial of my life. all the women in my family also suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum, which in latin means extreme, unrelenting nausea/vomiting. even though there isn't a cure, i took every medicine possible and nothing helped. after lot's of blessings, iv's, prayers and taking it day by day, i survived it and was given the most beautiful blessing in the end, our sweet son hayden. it was worth it. i told ricky that i'd be crazy to ever put myself through that again, but knew deep down that the trial and sacrifice was so worth it.

we love the 3 year age difference between our niece and nephew and thought that would work great for our family. we wanted a fall baby and that's what we got! i didn't know what to expect this pregnancy but was prepared for the worst. i researched every hg website, switched doctors, got on my medicine a lot earlier, ordered a new motion sickness bracelet that just got FDA approved, stocked up on saltine crackers, pickles and lemonade and was ready to take this on again. i am so thankful to say this pregnancy so far has been so much better! I'm still not 100%, but I can actually get out of bed, put a smile on my face and accomplish some of my daily tasks...

i am so grateful this pregnancy has been a little easier, or maybe i'm just a little stronger?

baby h! first ultrasound

i can't believe how big my bump already is!!!

hayden loves to touch "mommy's baby" daily and gives lot's of kisses too.

after work, i kick off the heels and slip on the flip-flops! so much better!

thanks mom for taking me maternity shopping today! i got some great things!

we find out if it's a boy or girl this wednesday!!!

any guesses?!

{ read my shirt! }

hayden wants you to read his shirt!

"yeah! i'm so excited to be a big brother!"

"hmmm....i wonder if i'll have a baby sister or baby brother?"

"either way, i can't wait!"

mommy is 12.5 weeks pregnant, super sick but hanging in there!

baby hartpence is due

10-01-10!

{ speed }

what has a lightning, strinking smile...

has his eyes on the finish line...

and is lightning fast?

hayden's very-own lightning mcqueen!

this is 100% his favorite toy in the whole world! he loves it so much and is "2 going on 16!" he is learning to drive and has picked it up quickly. it's so much fun because it has 3 different gears/speeds and can go pretty fast. just like a child on christmas day, hayden's eyes light up every time he sees it.

headed to get the piston cup!

catch ya guys later!

{ vroom, vroom }

{ big boy bed }

we are so proud of our big boy! hayden was so good about staying in his crib but decided it was time for him to "move up in the world" with the next crib setting- aka FREEDOM! he loves his improved bed and enjoys jumping in and out of it. we've caught him a few times turning on his light and playing with his toys after putting him down and have also woken up the a few nights to our little stinker in our bed (a nice surprise!) but overall, he loves his comfy big boy bed!

{ rainboots }

rain + paul frank rainboots= monkeying around!

{ holidays }

wow! we are so blessed to live so close to both of our families and it sure can make the holiday season busy! we love it! we had 2 delicious dinners on thanksgiving and celebrated 4 christmases, just like the movie (except much classier!) in one day!

{ thanksgiving }

{ a december to remember! }

ricky's 30th birthday, las vegas, holiday parties, christmas, disneyland, zoo, family in town, usd graduation, cat adoptions, work, school, finals...is anyone else tired?! this is how we like to roll!

we got season passes to { disneyland } and look forward to going as much as we can. the best time of year to visit is during the holidays because it is just so magical...

{ hayden and his hero }

my family

hayden and his gorgeous grammy!

hayden loves the movie "Dumbo" and this was his first ride with daddy!

what a big boy!

finding the perfect christmas tree

christmas morning!

santa came!

christmas breakfast with his cousins at jamma & papa's home

what a BIG present!

mom and i with our favorite perfumes!

the boys with their cars! (they had so much fun with those things!)

christmas at grammy and grandpa's home

christmas cutie

christmas dinner at omi and opa's with lot's of presents!

santa brought hayden lot's of wonderul things, i think he owns almost everything that has the "lightning mcqueen" logo on it now! he couldn't be happier!

we had a wonderful christmas and are thankful for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.