GREAT EXPECTATIONS

MARI- VENUS

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. We got quite a response from our last blog on money
(which as you know is the number one cause of you know what)... ppl didn't really comment but we saw our blog hits go up and we got tremendous feedback from ppl like P-Rock and others!!!

When we started this blog we knew we wanted to keep it real and that has been interesting because for the most part we have but there are some topics we should talk about, need to talk about, but I gotta admit things can get very personal... But we will get to that soon enough~

Furthermore, the committment to keep blogs current and updated in a busy NYC life is challengeing especially when you are having a baby. I am now 8 months pregnant and since our last entry it has been all about work, baby showers, bloating, love and DRAMA!!!!

Mostly, we have been very busy preparing for our little girl. The first shower that almost didn't happen was held in my hometown of Canton, Ohio (aka Hall of Fame City). It was held at the Musuem of Art by Chris' mom and aunts with beautiful floral arrangements by Pat (a well known person in Stark County). It was beautiful but having that shower was so important because having our baby girl was a long journey. There was pain of two losses (misscarriages) which when I found out about this pregnancy, it made me put things into perspective REAL QUICK. See I was starting to get a little too caught up in NYC work career and the celebrity world of smoke and mirrors and around Thanksgiving when I found out I was pregnant I had to see what was truly and really important. That is why it was so important to know what matters most.

Don't get it twisted I intend to have a wonderful career and be a mom and wonderful wife, but I will not put things (status, money, affiliation, so called friendships and careers) before my family. When God has blessed you with a wonderful husband that loves you, has integrity and is a strong support and when God has given you a chance to make the right decisions you can't take it for granted.


So it was important to realize what mattered most in life and to celebrate the life of our first born in grand style. Our loved ones, friends, and family came together to celebrate a new life, a new New Yorker- because if she can make it here, she can make it anywhere. In NYC it was so special to have so many ppl at our home to spread love in our home with and celebrate with us.

Our baby girl was blessed with love, gifts (closet of clothes) toys, diapers, money, a stroller, messages of love for her time capsule to read later in her teen years, and an extra special gift from Tiffany's. Her name "Calia Li" means beautiful strength because that is what it took for her to come into being.

So our baby girl has loving parents, a great community, and is well provided for to come. Trust me... I am ready with my belly as big as the MOON.

I have my set of fears...Like to be honest, I hope I don't lose my identity as a woman with goals and aspirations. I don't just want to be about diapers and bottles.
I want my husband to see me still as a sexy hot woman mother of his child and not think of me as a mommy but a HOT mama!

I want to have a great relationship with my daughter. One that is nurturing and securing to her so she can accomplish all her goals and dreams.

I want to be able to continue a strong happy life full of happiness.

I want to lose all this weight in good enough time so I can feel like myself or better than myself before I became pregnant.


So we are on our way to expecting a great thing! A baby girl. A new New Yorker! It is a happy time but also a challenging time... I mean having a baby in the city can be expensive too!!! But I think we are ready for the challenge. It a few short weeks I will be on a table with my body torn in half and then it will be all about poopy diapers and bottled milk! We shall see. Stay tuned till the next episode.