Baby Jewelry

The most important jewelry for a Surinamese baby is the "ograi krara"
Ograi means: bad eye,so the ograi krara is a to prevent a baby to be
avected by a "bad eye".A baby can get a bad eye when someone stares at
a baby with jeaulousy like :'why isn't my child like this",or
"Why couldn't my be as beautiful as this one? "or something like that.

According to our tradition the "ograi krara" protects against these
jealous eyes that could make your baby sick.This is my babies ograi
krara,she will wear it when we go out.A gold pin with consists of
three little black beads.There are many variations to the gold pin.
One bigger black bead on a gold pin is more common.

Christmas and Family

My baby is scheduled to arrive after Christmas,but the way I feel,I think she
could be a Christmas present for us. We'll just have to wait!

Just a day after Christmas my family will arrive here at Virgin Gorda,to be with me when I have my baby.I am very excited to have my baby,and I am so glad that my family will be here also. My mom is the manager of a preschool and daycare center
and last friday the 23th they had their Chrismas celebration. She send me some pictures,wich I enjoyed because I know most of the kids since they were babies.
Yes kids grow fast..........

Butterflies

Finally It's December. The month in which I expect to see my baby for the first time. After my long wait to see the gynecologist, last week I finally had my appointment. I had to go to town by ferry at 8. I walked to the hospital and was there by 8:45. And then, I waited and waited and waited, and waited. Of course I was not alone. Another 30 or so pregnant women were also waiting. And I can say you don't want all those hormones in one room. First they eat, then They drink, then they have to pee,.. ALL at once. And there are only 2 bathrooms on that floor. Then there babies start to kick, and they get restless. And then the complaints start. The backstabbing comments, and people trying to get in before someone else. My turn came finally at 1:30. I went in to see the doctor. And to my surprise she told me that I was at high risk for Pre-Eclampsia. She told me she was worried and that I might have complications. I was shocked and just stunned. She recommended that I rest. This was going to be hard , because due to the fact that I had to wait so long, I had already missed my boat home, Which meant I had to wait Longer for a boat and I would only be sitting on a chair for another few hours. Next week I see the doctor again. I've been having some light cramps, and I feel like the baby is descending. THANK GOD. I just want to feel the first contractions and know that I will have the baby.