Day 1 in Maternity Clothes

Yesterday, I got a long awaited care package in the mail: Jeriah's mom's old maternity clothes!

Renee and I are about the same size and I was hoping she had a few wearable items left when I called last month her pleading for donations.

She hooked me up with some maternity tops, jeans, a bella band and bras. I could hardly contain my excitement and wore the new clothes today! I really didn't have anywhere to go except a neighborhood watch meeting for our apartment complex.

Don't be fooled by these pics. I really don't have a"baby bump" yet. It's really more belly fat vs. baby. But these maternity clothes have a lot more GIVE than my regular clothes.

13 week update: Baby Kendrick waves to the camera

Baby Kendrick

approximately 13 weeks

Each ultrasound in this pregnancy is more amazing than the next. This is a photo of Baby Kendrick "waving" during the 13 week ultrasound. We visited a perinatal doctor's office as part of the non-invasive pre-natal genetic testing. Thankfully, all of our results were NORMAL.


As much as Baby Kendrick moved on camera, the ultrasound tech assured me the wiggles I feel in my belly are gas or something else.


You can see the baby's facial features here in these profile pics:














The newest dilemma is finding out if Baby Kendrick is a boy or a girl. Antoine first said he was cool with finding out, now he's changing his mind. The journalist in me wants to know NOW!!!

But I'll play along until he changes his mind again.

Any ideas for unisex baby room decor????

11 Week Update: We're having a soccer player!

Today was our second OB appointment and we got a second chance to see the baby. This time, he/she actually LOOKED like a baby. To our delight, the baby was moving around and kicking! Too bad the picture is another blurry blob, otherwise I'd post it.

The doctor and my husband had a debate about whether there's a football, basketball, or soccer player in there.
We're still on target for the baby to arrive around March 20, 2010.
That's just a few days shy of my sister, Veronica's birthday.

It's amazing how seeing the baby move calmed my "new mommy" fears. Hard to believe so much is going on inside me. I don't feel any kicks or flips yet. But the baby websites and books say I should feel "fluttering" and "butterflies" in a few weeks.

When I was in Jackson, MS earlier this week to handle some personal business, my friends were all saying they wanted to see my "bump." Honestly, I don't think I have one yet. I do feel bloated and full, but still not clear indication that a baby's in there if you just look at me.

Thankfully, husband came home on break and brought me something to eat. So I'll add that to the salad I bought earlier and get ready for my Thursday night TV viewing: Project Runway & Real Housewives of Atlanta!

Beyonce Obsession

I have such adoration for Mrs. Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter. I even had the pleasure of seeing her perform live in Atlanta this summer.
Here's my review of Beyonce's I Am Tour performance:
www.associatedcontent.com/article/1908474/review_beyonce_i_am_tour_atlanta_ga.html

Thanks to Travoris Adams, director/editor/graphics artist/DJ-extraordinare, I also incorporated Mrs. Carter into my bridal shower invitation:

*Not* on my mommy to-do list

Got a funny, congratulatory e-mail from a friend in Jackson, MS this week.
Since she knows of my devotion to Beyonce (she's my *best* friend "in my head"), this friend wondered if I would buy a Beyonce baby wig for Baby Kendrick.
She was just kidding, of course.
Sadly, some people think it's OK to put wigs on babies.
Hence, www.babytoupee.com and the media buzz it's getting.



Would you buy one for your baby? Even as a joke? Discuss in the comments below, please!

Our first OB appointment to check on "Baby Kendrick"

We had our first doctor's apppointment the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. I was terrified.
I'm in a new city, missing my old OB/GYN back in Jackson, and about to find out how Baby Kendrick is doing.

My husband, the always calm one, didn't seem too phased by all of what was about to happen. The night before he said the sweetest, most shocking thing to me. "I'm really excited about going to see the doctor tomorrow." I got all weepy, rolled over and went to sleep.


We should have known things would be OK when we woke up that morning and were greeted by America's favorite dad, Bill Cosby. His famous stand-up show, "Bill Cosby Himself" was on some cable channel. As we got dressed and came to terms with being up so early, watching Bill helped us laugh and relax about our journey into parenthood:



The doctor took time to answer all our of questions as he went over my medical history.
Then he did the ultrasound I've been waiting for - so I could see the heartbeat. Actually, I couldn't SEE it from my angle on the exam table. But the doctor and Antoine did. So that's a relief.

My whirlwind marriage and mommyhood...

Welcome to my new re-focused blog!
So much has changed in my life since I last posted here.
In April, I got engaged.
In May, I left my TV news career in Jackson, MS, got married to the love of my life and moved to Atlanta where he works.
(Check out our engagement photos, our wedding photos and the wedding video.)
In July, I started by own business AND found out we’re expecting our first child.
(That black and white picture in the top right of the screen is his/her first ultrasound. The baby is in between the plus signs in the dark blur on the left.)

Life has been a blur. But it’s been worth all the adjustments.
So now, in addition to my blog offering news for entrepreneurs: http://www.entreprenews.biz/, I’m also going to blog here.

I hope you will laugh and cry along with me on this journey as wife, entrepreneur and new mom.

Please use the comment section to share your thoughts.
BIG THANKS to so many of you who have already texted and e-mailed well wishes!