ivy and orchid

I am officially 10 weeks pregnant and our little one is the size of a cumquat! We had our first meeting at the Birthing Center and I had yummy pregnancy tea while we discussed healthy living and medical tests while at the dining room table without our shoes on. We talked with one of the midwives , Kip Kozlowski, who is sweet and unbiased. It was all very nice and it felt like we were at someone's home. We expect to meet our cumquat around July 7th or 8th, but our fruit will most likely be a bit later than that.

Here I am about 2 months pregnant. We will find out more accurately how far along I am at our first prenatal visit on Thursday the 10th.

Our positive pregnancy test! On November 5th, we found out that I am pregnant! Our expected due date is July 15th, 2010 although we haven't made an appointment with our midwife yet. Yes, we will be using a nurse-midwife and will have our little one at the Greenhouse Birthing Center in Okemos, Michigan. Shawn and I feel that it is an extremely safe option for both myself and our baby and you can check out their website for all of their statistics: www.greenhousebirthcenter.com . The most important information is that they have fewer fetal and maternal death rates than hospitals and our baby will be born in a home-like atmosphere that is warm and welcoming. We hope that this blog will keep everyone informed during this exciting time!