About 9 weeks and counting...

So hard to believe it is already October...We went to visit C yesterday, October 3rd. Exactly 2 months until her due date. We didn't get as early of a start as we hoped, but got to Greenville about 2:00 and headed to the movie theater. She said it had been a long time since she had actually been to the movies...we went with her choice which ended up being a scary movie. I don't usually watch scary movies anymore, so I spent a good part of it with my hand over my eyes. Then we were all hungry and ready to eat so we headed to Ruby Tuesdays. Love, love their salad bar. Anyway..there was a little bit of an awkward silence again...it seems like the first part of the visit is just us getting comfortable with each other again. She has some tough decisions ahead of her, like what to do and where to go once the baby is born. She definitely wants to go back and further her college education. One thing she said today (and has said before) that really gets me is talking about God's timing. She was actually homeless, her mother kicked her out and she was in a homeless shelter and at that point was connected to our attorney. They picked her up that weekend and brought her to Greenville. She said, "God was right there...it was a blessing...for me and for y'all"
We just continue to pray for C, baby boy, and their health as these last weeks wind down.

The painting is complete...thanks honey!

Even though the blue was pretty dark, it was going to definitely require 2 coats to cover up the lime green....Walter to the rescue....it turned out nice...still need to paint the trim.

Here's my helper again...blue kitty...almost!

I taped this time and did all the edges so we could go back and get the larger area....I think this time the shiny metal on the brush had Daisy intrigued. I tried to get a little video of her, but it didn't turn out. She kept following the brush with her head....silly cat...and she got as close to the wall as she could get without turning blue!

Daisy tries to help

So, we are painting the nursery, and everywhere I go, the cat goes....she always shows up, she wants to be in the middle of everything. I guess she was there to supervise me, especially since I wasn't using tape to begin with and getting paint on the trim....oh well...will just have to paint over it...the trim needed touch up anyway.

Will keep posting nursery pictures...this is starting to feel sooo real......

Transracial Adoption

We still have a lot to learn and will always be learning, that is what life and parenting are all about....

This is a great video clip highlighting transracial adoption. I pray that our son will feel this way when he is all grown up....

The guessing game is over!

It's a BOY! (that is just a facial profile picture...didn't want our son to blame us later for damage incurred by showing everything!)

Walter and I traveled to SC to be with C while she had her ultrasound appointment. Though after talking with her on the phone prior to our visit, she did say she only felt comfortable with me being in the room with her. I think mainly just because I was another "girl" and we had spent a little more time together. Luckily we were able to get a disc of the images and one is a brief "video" image.

It was incredible to see all of the "parts", the heart chambers, the spine, the head, arms, legs and of course finally knowing if we should paint pink or blue. He was a little stubborn, keeping his legs crossed, wasn't sure if we were going to be able to find out. The first thing C said after the tech said it was going to be a boy, "well, you won't have to worry about doing hair". (meaning a little girl...which we had joked about me need to learn...) Everything else looked great, normal measurements, he's 2 pounds right now which is pretty normal for 28 weeks and we're on target for December 3rd.

The tech printed out the images and gave them to C, some were duplicates and she was showing me which ones I could have. Still reminding me that this is the baby she is carrying. She was very gracious and comforting to us. We took her out for dinner and had a really good conversation. She sincerely feels she is making the best decision for herself and for her baby. We already love this little guy and can't wait to meet him. This will definitely be a Christmas to remember this year!

Now, on to look at nursery items and paint colors!

September 5th, 2010

I went with C last Wednesday to her doctor's appointment (first OB appointment in Greenville). Turns out it was an intake appointment with the nurse, she took vital signs and they did lab work including a glucose tolerance test, but no ultrasound. Apparently Medicaid does not pay for a new OB appointment and an ultrasound on the same day. Plus the ultrasound machines and techs were in another building. So, no news yet about the gender. They scheduled her for September 10th for an ultrasound and Walter and I are both planning to go. It will be nice to have him come this time. Those 3 hours driving there and then back get lonely! As far as we know all the lab work was fine.

After C's appointment, I took her out to Ruby Tuesdays for a late lunch/early dinner and then we went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. She still doesn't have cable and since you have to have a converter box now to pick up antenna channels, she's a little bored shall we say! We got another dvd tv series and I had brought her a puzzle book to help keep her busy. We hung up some pictures in her apartment to make it a little cozier.

This time was definitely less awkward, C was quiet at first but after her appointment and drinking that sugary drink (for her test) she was very talkative! It was nice to have some "bonding" time and we planned to go get nails done, but we ran out of time.

We are still nervous and excited and at times feel like we are dreaming but continuing to pray for C and the baby's health.