First Appointment

We had our first appointment at The Charleston Birth Place on Monday. Mr. J and I met there, got some literature and talked with the midwives a bit. They did an exam, took some blood, took some urine and said that they would call me if there was anything that came up or they would go over everything at the next appointment, so no big news.

I must say though, that the staff and atmosphere of the Birth Place, is awesome. Its such a comfortable environment, I am completely comfortable with the care that we're receiving there (even if they do give me homework!) Our next appointment will be at 12 weeks (on March 23rd).

We have also opted to have some early genetic testing done, which means an early ultrasound to make sure that Baby J is growing strong and healthy, and we may opt for a few other minor tests too. The Birth Place put in a referral to the University Medical Center, and we will be getting an appointment there between 11 and 13 weeks.

Within the past few days, I was reminded that I'm in an interracial couple. Now, I know that this sounds crazy for me to be reminded of this. I see my husband each and every day, and yes, his skin is significantly darker than mine, but to me, he is my husband...my Mr. J. When I see him I don't see dark skin, I see the most handsome man that God made for me. Even living in the south, I haven't been reminded that people think its wrong or that its different, I guess I just have some of the most awesome friends that see us for us, and not for the color of our skin. I love our support system here! (even though I miss my family like crazy sometimes!)

I will be interested to see what Baby J looks like, what features of both of us that he/she has, but I think that would be normal for any expecting couple.

Some of my work..

So, I thought that I would post some pictures of my work. Thats kinda the 'paint' portion of the blog. So, here's to hoping that I can get these pictures to post correctly.




This I made for cutie pie Sarai, it was a gift for two great friends when they had her. I think its still in her room, she'll be a year old soon, and I should really get around to see her again soon!





This one I made for a coworker's granddaughter. I also realize that the picture is more clear than Sarai's.









Here, I painted the walls of my friend's nursery. We painted the walls shortly before the little one came! Its hard to tell by the picture, but the walls are a light green, the swirls are brown. I also did the prints that are in the middle of the wall. I'll post a better picture of them later, but I think that they are on my phone and not the camera.



Hope you enjoyed seeing some of my work!

Still early

Today was the first day in South Carolina that we've seen snow, of course its a Saturday! I really enjoyed it though, just pretty to look at. I'd say that there were about 2-3 inches at our place. Now about 75-85% of all of the snow is melted though.


I guess this part of my blog will be about love. See, in Love, Mr. J and I have created something awesome, something amazing, something from God. Thats right, if you haven't guessed it, or didn't already know, we're having a baby! The baby is due October 3, 2010. I have a few friends that are betting on October 2nd and trying to persuade Baby J into coming a day early. (We'll see what really ends up happening). Right now, I'm right at 7 weeks pregnant...still early yet.

We have one more week until our first Dr. appointment. We'll be going to see the midwives at the Charleston Birth Place. We already went to an orientation there, and really enjoy the atmosphere of the facility, they have amazing birthing suites that come with huge birthing tubs. We're planning on doing a water birth for the baby, we're also really excited about that too!

As of right now, thats all, I do have some more art to work on, for another pregnant friend of mine, so I'll post pictures of them when I'm done with all of it.