Baby Name Change...

Well it has been an eternity since I have last been in blogland. I have missed catching up on everyone's pages... getting inspired... etc. I guess God has a funny way of letting you know where you are needed.. or should I say, letting you know where you should be spending your time and over the last few months I haven't felt like it was something I was called to do to keep up in the blogging world. No reason really other than my family has needed even more of me, work got even busier, oh ya and that fact that I'm growing a little miracle in me and getting ready for another little one has taken precedent over most things. I have loved seeing pictures and keeping up a little bit with people on Instagram. I learned just yesterday that Little Miss Momma is naming her little boy on the way Sawyer and I was so excited! My little Sawyer is now 27 months and I have still only heard of his name one other time! So fun.

I'm now 36 weeks along and out of nowhere me and hubby are now second guessing our name choice. Rose is for sure staying as her middle name, but we are now thinking we love the name...

Capri Rose Hawthorne

Thoughts?! 

We have never decided so late in the game to even consider choosing a different name, but we both feel like Zoey just wasn't the right fit. I still love the name Zoey, but every time I went to tell someone her name I found myself saying, "we are pretty sure..." or "I think it's going to be..." And then my hubby was talking about how unsure he was and when we both talked about Capri we just fell in love with it. I don't know a single little girl by this name. I first heard it 5 years ago in the Colbie Caillat song.. I figured for sure the name would gain popularity like crazy and now 5 years later I still have not known one baby Capri!

Anyways, so we are pretty set that this is going to be her name. I suppose we will truly decide when she comes, which could easily only be a few weeks away! I had both Addyson and Sawyer at 38 weeks, so I'm getting ready! 

Here's the song for those that have not heard.. get your tissues ready. Especially if you are carrying a tiny one inside like me. 

So much more to update you all on, but I now I'm off to take Sawyer to his 2 year old well check up!

I'll leave you with a few recent pictures though!

Addy turned 4 on June 1. Sawyer turned 2 back in March and they are just the best of friends. I absolutely love their relationship. They are both beyond excited to meet the new little one.

The biggest thing that gets mentioned now when ever I am out are Sawyer's CURLS!! This kid has some serious curls going on. I can't believe it! He gets it from my mom actually. My hair is wavy, but nothing like his. I honestly can't go anywhere without someone commenting on his hair. And when it's wet, oh gosh, it's like complete ringlets! Addy's hair is getting SUPER long too.. I'm practicing new hairstyles on her.. it's a blast. She won't let us cut her "Rapunzel hair."  She's only had one trim since she was born. Crazy? Maybe. Soon enough we will have to take some off.. or she will be sitting on it. lol.

Hope everyone is well.. Miss you all! I'll have to catch up on all your blogs during late night feedings or something.  Soon enough!

♥

Zoey Rose

Hubby is out with the guys tonight and I convinced myself that this little alone time would be the perfect time to blog. I don't know what has happened, but I think once you get out of the habit of doing something, even if it is something that you love, it just takes an effort to get back into the swing of things again! Even though my initial little blogging break was due to morning sickness and now I'm feeling like a whole new preggo {I'm even doing YOGA!!!!} but I still have gotten out of the habit of checking in, writing my thoughts down..  My brain doesn't think in blog posts anymore! haha! I know you know what I mean if you are a regular blogger... you almost go through your day and when something happens you think to yourself that this could SO be a blog post!

Anyways! So here I am and I have big news to share...

I'm officially 20 weeks now and on Wednesday my sister and I both had our scheduled ultra sounds to find out first and foremost if the babies were all healthy as can be and secondly to find out the gender!!

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably remember my post about confessing that I wanted to be pregnant again... and I also confessed that we already had names picked out and that we would wait until the baby was born to find out what we were having this time. Well, that all went out the window. Funny how things change huh?

I was so eager to find out if this was another little princess or another little man I could barely stand it! My sister was the same way. Especially being her first.

Well at 9:30 am I was called back to do my ultra sound first. Everything checked out perfectly, something to be honest I was quite nervous about this time around. And then the tech announced that we would be adding another baby GIRL to our little fam!! It was such a fun moment... I actually had been convinced I was having a girl for the last month or so. I have no idea why. It was just my gut. I'm thrilled to bring on the headbands and princess stuff again... I feel like it was so long ago that we had a baby girl around!

 

So then my sister and I switched places and the ultra sound tech announced to them that they had a healthy baby BOY on the way!! She came out and we just kinda started making a scene in the waiting room! All the receptionists and nurses were cheering.. it was so funny!  I mean come on, how often do two sisters get preggo at the same time and find out on the same day what they are having!? It was just an insane moment and I will never forget it. Our hubby's just laughed and John joked about needing a few more shot guns now that we had 2 girls. lol. Sometimes I just honestly can't believe that we are both pregnant and going through this right now together. I feel so incredibly blessed to share this with someone I am so incredibly close with to begin with. And praise God for 2 healthy babies... a BOY and a GIRL. Couldn't be better.

I really don't know if I was more excited to find out what I was having or what she was having! I got home and during naptime jumped on Pinterest and started pinning tons of stuff for her BOY baby shower. It was too funny. This will be my first nephew on my side of the family. I was the first to have kids out of my sisters so this is huge for me. I never saw any of John's in-laws pregnant or with babies so this is just a little different kind of special for me. If that makes sense. I can't wait to be called Auntie by one of my sister's babies...melts me just thinking about it!

So John and I had been throwing around a few different name ideas for if it was a girl. We loved Eden and Charolette, but I just wasn't sold on them. We knew the middle name was going to be Rose, after his grandma that passed last year. Then while I was in the shower Wednesday night, I thought of the name Zoey. I absolutely fell in love with it and loved how it sounded with Rose. I told John and he is very visual so he wanted to see how it looked written out. So he did. lol. Don't you love that font btw?!

He ended up loving it and we pretty much are now set on it being her name. We are crazy like that. When we come up with something we love it doesn't take us long to come to a decision. I also loved the fact that the Z reminds me of my maiden name, Zeman. So I felt like that kind of had a special meaning as well. We looked up Zoey and the name means: life. I really liked that. She is such a little gift of life to us... and she is definitely full of life! I have been feeling that little girl since I was 13 weeks!

And of course I like how all the kids names sound together... Haden, Addyson, Sawyer & Zoey. I like all the Y's too! I'm silly like that. 

Anyways, my sister is still tossing around names with her husband. I can't wait to hear what they decide. 

So that is my little baby update as of today. 

I have so much more I need to share about... what God has been teaching me... I'm hoping to get back into the swing of writing more. I miss it. I miss reading all the blogs I love... I hope you all are doing well..even though I'm not on here all the time and reading, I think about everyone often. 

Oh and if you have instagram, follow me! That has been a fun way for me to stay in touch. I love seeing all the pictures... Okay this preggo mamma is off to bed... 

Here are some Instagram pics from the last month! ♥ 

Instagram: @hmhawthorne

A little bling that hubby got me for our 5 year anniversary!

Sawyer woke up with this curly Q! I had to document it. lol.

My little lunch date. Dang those baby blues!

My other little lunch date. Look at that eyebrow!! haha.

Belle blowing bubbles.

Spontaneous trip to the beach in the evening!

Visiting Uncle Ian at his fire station!

All dressed in his Sunday best! lol.

FOLLOWER FEST {this is me}

Welcome. I'm blessed to have you.

I'm Heather, a mom without Facebook. 

I love Jesus.

I'm a wife to my biggest fan and my best friend.

I'm a mother to Addyson {3} and Sawyer {19 mos.}

 

Part of my heart is in another state where my step-son, Haden, resides.

I was a sports writer...

Turned mommy... 

 Who supports my husband at our family owned auto repair shop. 

Hawthorne Tire & Auto Service.

We deal with lots of these...

After becoming a mommy, my writing went on hold and I began a mommy hobby, that quickly turned into my own small business.

Raving Tans.

I'm a certified spray tanning technician that does home and mobile spray tanning specializing in brides all over San Diego county. 

It allows me to stay home with my kids and only work a few nights a week. I love it.

I started blogging in January of 2011 when I felt the Lord tell me to put an end to the biggest time waster in my life... Facebook.  

I felt called to share my journey through a blog, although I had never even read a blog or knew anything about the blogging community.

I listened, and took down my personal Facebook page and pledged that I would not get back on for 365 days. 

I've learned... A LOT. 

Most importantly, I've learned that this journey is not about Facebook at all... it was about me learning to face my real issue of lack of self control... 

It took me 284 days to realize this. 

You can read about my Facebook "aha! moment" here.

I finally feel free from the burden of lack of self control. 

Now THAT is something to like.

I don't know where the Lord is going to take me in regards to this little blog. 

But writing has always been a desire of my heart.

I truly believe that each of us have a story and the Lord can use OUR stories to encourage, inspire, and even convict each other from time to time in a good way! 

So this is mine and I thank you for following. ♥

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

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A little sneak... {family shoot}

At first the thought of taking a family photo session without my step-son here sounded like the worst idea in the world. 

My step-son lives out of the state.

Something that has been very hard for us to grasp...

But as time has gone on, and some healing has been done in my heart, I've realized that God wants us to still have joy... He doesn't want us to live each day miserably. Although we may wish that we had a full family photo for each shoot, we have to be thankful for the ones that we do get with him and not rob ourselves of the joy of documenting our kids growing up before our eyes for the times that he is not.

"But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy." 

{Psalm 5:11}

Although the photos will never look complete, I know these memories are going to mean the world to us over the years...

 I truly look forward to the next time we have a full family photo taken.

My babies are getting so big... these are precious, precious times in our lives and I don't ever want to forget them...more to come. ♥

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