Kelly Rutherford: Tries resolving on baby name with estranged hubby

Kelly Rutherford: Tries resolving on baby name with estranged hubby

Kelly Rutherford, presently pregnant, tells, it hasn't been easy facing off against her estranged husband, German entrepreneur Daniel Giersch, in their much publicized custody battle for son, Hermes, 2.

"It's a challenge," said the actress, 40, who was recently given permission to take her son to New York until the end of March as she films CW's Gossip Girl (Giersch wanted the baby to stay in Los Angeles).

"When [the battle] is in the public, it's really hard," she added.

The feud intensified earlier this year when Rutherford, who filed for divorce last year, sought to bar Giersch from leaving the United States with their son, fearing they'll disappear. He fired back, claiming the actress had anger issues and once threw a laptop at him. (Her rep has denied those claims.)

"People say things they don't mean because they're upset," Rutherford said. "So I'm hoping we can work it out. We have kids together. We have a beautiful son together. I think we're both decent people.

"When you have kids, you have to keep it together somehow," she told Us. "You have to try to keep it together."

In a telling sign that their relations are improving, she said, "We talked about a name that we both like."

She told Us her second pregnancy is going "good".

"I mean, it's different at 40, with the 2-year old running around," she said. "But I'm very thankful I feel very blessed."

Her son, she said, "rubs the belly. He listens in there when she's kicking. He's very sweet."