16 weeks down 24 more to go

I am officially 16 weeks.. i have a bit of a baby bump. the first trimester i was really tired and would fall asleep at about 830pm every night and nauseous most of the time. i haven’t really had much of any kind of craving. the only thing i usually crave is if i see something that looks really good then i want it till i get it and then most of the time i am satisfied with that craving.. except smore's the Saturday before valentine's were watching "the best thing i ever ate" and there were smore's and i wanted them, i attempted to recreate at home without graham crackers and wasn’t satisfied, then braden made reservations for us at The Melting Pot in Scottsdale and as i was looking over the menus of fondues what did i find.. SMORE'S FONDUE- i was in heaven, melted chocolate with marshmallow fluff flambed at your table topped with graham cracker crumbs... my first bite i was in heaven, braden laughed at me, the whole meal was amazing but this by far was my favorite part. the craving is still there but not as strong, i haven’t eaten any since then. I really don’t have much of an appetite, nothing usually sounds good me so when i can’t figure something out i turn to cereal- Honeycombs or Captain Crunch no berries or a large glass of milk.

so now being in the 2nd trimester, i am not as tired i can stay up till about 10 now, still earlier than we normally head to bed. I am not nauseous anymore. I do get migraines and dizzy but they say that’s normal. We find out in 2 weeks 2 days MARCH 9TH if it’s a boy or girl, or as Braden says to confirm its a BOY!.. lol we don’t know yet though.


I am already getting things ready as much as i can.. moving my crafts/sewing in to the guestroom. i didn’t realize how much stuff i had accumulated in the past several years, and of course it’s hard to part with so i will make it fit and look great :) 



Sorry not the best picture



Love Day

My sweet husband and I both took the day off from work and slept in and he made me breakfast and we releaxed together till it was time to go to dinner. He made a reservation at The Melting Pot in Scottsdale. We both have never been there before and thought it would be fun, and it was. We had a private both, 4 course meal took a little lovers quiz, got a goody bad and a picture of us in a frame. I love when i get to spend a weekday with my honey. He is so good to me. espeically being pregnant and dealing with my mood swings, i get irritable for no reason at all and i mean NO REASON. it's pretty funny, i can laugh about it cause i know I am ridiculous most of the time, and i will tell him i know it something that shouldnt bother me( and i laugh when telling him) and i should let it go because its something so small and meaningless, but i just DON't. Braden has so much patience for me.


This june we will have known (or to some people been dating/together/in love) each for 3 years. Our first date was on July 4th, when he stole my # from his friend Randall and he called me and I couldnt say no, we were inseparable from that point on, we were officially dating right before i left for California for Christmas and I told him I loved him first on new years eve and his response "I know" then he said I love you too.. it was pretty funny....


He has been the best thing (besides Evie) that has happened to me. What man will date a pregnant girl, stick with her thru the remaining 5 months and take her to the hospital when he water breaks, sit thru her crying/screaming/biting (when i got the epidural-which i didnt know i bit him till the next day when he told me)and my adoption and be there for me after I placed my Evie with her family and never leave my side. I never imagined he would stick around and or let alone want to marry me. I am so grateful for such a loving/caring/understanding man. I couldnt ask Heavenly Father for a better husband, soon to be father.

updates......

Not much has happened so far in 2011. We have basically been doing the same old thing.. Braden has turned his store from a bottom store to a #1 store in the market and is top in the state of Arizon. I am still at Wells in the Fraud Department. I am trying to get back in school so I can work with adoptive couples and educating a lot of people of why open adoption is such a wonderful thing and how you CAN NOT pressure a young girl into adoption even if YOU think its not the best thing for her or the baby. I can’t wait to get into this field. Its my passion. We are getting Sealed Feb 26th in the San Deigo temple (yes I know its far, but its been my dream since I joined the chruch). We have been married a year and half and we are excited to finally get sealed and have our family and closest friends their supporting us and showing their love.


We have almost completed all rooms in our house now.. we have officially decorated and painted the guest room. Next is landscaping the backyard and then decorating and painting the other guest room.

We look forward to what 2011 will bring and how our lives will soon change.

“Hatching” 8/8/2011



We are very excited to be parents and couldn’t be happier. Sadie is very excited to become a BIG SISTER!

Bath Time!!!

Sadie will let Braden give her a bath and not give him a hard time, but when i give her a bath, she ends up jumping out of the tub and getting me soaking wet ....

sadie 6 months old

she loves her bean bag and blankie and puppy ( yes she sleeps like this every night)

sadie and her friend Zoe( i found her, well almost hit her in our neighborhood, took her home overnight and found the owner the next day with the help of pinal animal rescue)

sadie and zoe(she misses her friend)

Christmas with the Warner's in Cali

This year for Christmas was in Cali. It was the first was the whole family was together in 2 yrs since. Melanie was on her mission and I couldnt get work off. We had a fun time.

Star Wars Legos

my Circut

Tradtional Warner Girls picture

Uncle Steve and his Girls

Sadie and her new blanket(she ran right outside with it)

Grandma Hatch got Sadie new shampoo

Merry Christmas!! Love The Hatch Family

Christmas Crafts on my list

This is my list of Christmas crafts I want to make for my home




My wreath

(http://www.homebysunset.com/home_by_sunset/2007/10/making-a-ribbon.html)



Centerpiece

(http://deckthehalls-christmas.blogspot.com/2010/10/twelve-days-of-creative-christmas.html)



Glitter trees

(http://craftgossip.com/blog/tag/christmas/)



Ribbon tree

(http://familycrafts.about.com/od/christmastrees/ss/RibbonChristmasTree.htm)

Believe

(http://deckthehalls-christmas.blogspot.com/2009/12/hello-dear-friends-and-welcome-its-that.html)

Thanksgiving in Holbrook 2010

Thanksgiving was great. We headed up to Holbrook Az on Wednesday night and we ended up hitting snow.. I was pretty excited as I love snow... We got into town about 1130pm. Sadie got sick on they way up from the curvy, up and down roads... but once she got the Grandma's she was soo happy and was in heaven with all the people who was playing with her... she loved Beverly's huge back yard and would just sprint from one side to the other.. even though the ground was covered in snow she loved but once you got her outside she instantly started shivering... She loved Loni's poodle Molly, but Molly wasn't a fan of Sadie, but for the majority they got along. Blaine made a wonderful turkey and good food..I can't believe I actually ate a plate and half of food, and my mommy Terri would be surprised that i tried (by force of braden and loni - on each side with a fork in my face) mashed Ginger/sweet potatoes... surprise i actually kinda liked them... we left around 10pm to head back to the valley, cause I had to work on Friday, Sadie this time was alot better and didn't get car sick, that made the trip home easier. when we left Holbrook the temperature was 20 degrees and as we left we watched the temperature drop to 11 on the way home. poor little Sadie was soo cold when we left i cuddled her in a blanket on my lap and she fell asleep for a bit.. so cute .. We had a great Thanksgiving and took some family pictures for Christmas cards...




NOW on to Christmas... the house will start to be decorated on Sunday(expect the tree, i have a few new ornaments to get and make)

what we have been up to

we have been busy the last couple months. we had Roy Brandon's 30th birthday party, i made his Michigan Helmet cake :) he loved it, but loved Ali's cake pops more :)

Then there was halloween, Braden dressed up as a dead surgeon for work and my office had a pumpkin decoratung carving contest, we made Hootie the Blow Fish and we WON!! (yes we hot glued each indivdual candy corn on the pumpkin.

Tabitha and I had our first monthly craft day where we made these corn husk wreaths (thanks to my wonderful sister Laura for the idea)

 I made pumpkin spice cupcakes with a cinnamon honey cream cheese frosting for work for our halloween potluck

The Gilbert Arizona Temple is being built just 20 minutes from our house and we had the opporunity to attend the ground breaking with our friend Tabitha and Clint and there adorable twin girls (who are 10 weeks old and so cuddly, I love holding them)

I got to spend a wonderful weekend with some very special and amazing women. I went up to Showlow to Audra's cabin with these amazing girls. We had so much fun. We sang Kareokee, went to the Snowflake Temple and ate and a hole in the wall place, its was decent food :)

And of course Sadie has been a handful of fun as always. She is such a ball of energy. She loves to be chased around the house, she knows house to sit and she is learning lay down and stay. she knows when we turn the TV off and tell her night night that its bed time and refuses to go to bed and will run away from us. She is almost 6 months old and weighs 16 pounds.

We are getting ready to go to Holbrook to celebrate Thanksgiving with Braden's family and we are taking Sadie on her first road trip. It's a 3 hour drive so lets see how it goes, oh yea his parents have a poddle and Bradens aunt might be bringing ther little dog to.

MOM, MOMMA, MOMMY, MOTHER

This is my MOTHER.




other names:

Mom, mother, mamma, mamma warner, mamaseata, mommy



Who she is:



beautiful

caring

understanding

loving

SUPPORTIVE

compassionate

good listener

smart

wonderful

selfless

MAMA WARNER

strong





my mother has been thru alot and still stands tall and strong thru it all.



she is my bestest friend

the one i can turn to with anything

she has raised us alone since we were just 3 years old

she has supported me thru my life’s toughest trials

has been my shoulder to cry on several times

she is a great listener and gives wonderful advice

no matter what path I choose in life she always supported me



This is my MOTHER

MY ROCK

MY SUPPORT


She was there for me when I got out of unhealthy marriage and supported my every decision


She was there for me when I had Evelyn( even though she sat by the head of my bed when I delivered her) having her there in the room when her first grandchild was born meant everything to me. she was there those 3 trying days and when i wasn’t sure i could place her. she was there, my mother my support.

I am so grateful I had my mother's support thru the process even though it was hurting her tom But she knew God's plan for Evelyn and KNEW this was where she was to be.


she was there when I got married again and supported me thru it all and has been there for me ever since


She is always a phone call away when i need to call, miss Evelyn or just want to hear her sweet voice and see how her day has been.



This is MY MOTHER, I love her so much
 
HAPPY 59TH BIRTHDAY MOMMY

Amazing Husband, Loving Father

(what a handsome man my daddy was)

Here are some facts my mommy told me about my daddy. I dont remember much of him at at but the things I do remember I will always cherish

He had an awesome mustache. [11 inches across at one point, he measured.]


He made sure to tell EVERYONE (& I mean everyone) that Mama was having twins.

He was SO excited.

He use to get his hair permed into an afro, at the same place great grandma got her hair done. [She was so embarrassed.]

He liked to disco dance. and was good at it too. [As witnessed by Mama.]

He loved country dancing.

He was “scared” of my sister and I when we were real little, so he would work late or have grandpa come over and “help”.

He loved horses.

He was very selfless. He would give you his own shirt if you needed it more.

Christmas was his VERY favorite holiday. ( This is my FAVORITE holiday too)

He loved wrapping presents, so Mama would leave all the wrapping to him.

He use to pick out Mama’s clothes. She hated shopping and Daddy was good at it.


(not many people know this about my daddy, he was in a movie CARRIE, he broke 4 ribs, crashed a car and was the hand at the end of the movie-- so proud of my daddy)

MARK RICHARD WARNER

THIS IS MY DAD, HE IS 59 YEARS OLD TODAY.

My dad calling to say Melanie was born.

Daddy with his 3 adorable christmas presents

Heather - This picture is of Melanie's baptism into the Lutheran church. It was Father's day (3 months before he passed away).
 

Celebrating our 4th birthday right after daddy passed away. Thank you Aunt Lisa and Uncle Steve for helping our sweet mother after dad was gone.

March 2, 2002- We became and eternal family this day. I am so grateful to be part of an Eternal family and being sealed to my dad.

I will always love you. You are missed very much.

name change

my birthmother blog will be getting a new name tomorrow...

abirthmothers-love.blogspot.com

please take note!!!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY EVELYN GISELLE

2 years ago i had a beautiful little girl. she was perfect. no cone head no white stuff. just perfect little girl i have ever seen. she was born at 832am 7lbs 1oz 20 inches long. she never cried (only when aunt Lala put her cold hands on her belly. the first night she didn't sleep very well or eat much, she was up throwing up most of the night, when my sister and mom returned the next morning at 9am we called the nurse in she still wasn't keeping anything down , it turned she had a bunch of yucky fluid in her tummy and had to have it pumped, my sweet sister Laura went with Evelyn to have this done, as i couldn't bear seeing my baby in pain. she came back and was a happy baby and starting eating a ton. we would have to wake her her up at night for her feedings. i didn't sleep much those 3 long days in the hospital (they were 3 long wonderful days), 3 days i was able to be her mother, love her, care for her, learn her little quirks, feed her and cuddle her. she was mine for those days, i cherished every second with her, wanting her know how much i loved and love her still. then it was time for her to go home with her mommy and daddy, who i had picked out with the help of the Lord's guidance. That was a really hard day in my life to leave the hospital without her in my car, but i know she was going home with right family.



She is an very loved little girl. She has blessed lives of those around her in so many ways. She blessed my life and for her I am grateful. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH LITTLE GIRL! ENJOY THIS DAY AND ALWAYS REMEMBER I LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT AND WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU!