We chose our family! After meeting only one family it is great to say that we have decided to surrogate for them. I am so excited that we are able to do this for them and I look forward to completing this journey with them and then to see this baby grow up. I know that this is a life long friendship that we have created.
We are now in the beginning stages of the process as we get all of our ducks in a row. I am getting my medical records from my last pregnancy to the fertility clinic as they have to look over all that before beginning anything. We will also begin working on a legal contract between us just to make sure we are all protected. Once everything is official, we will begin my required medical tests and psychological evaluation. If all goes well then we can expect to get pregnant at the beginning of they year!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Successful Meeting
Well, we met our first potential family and all in all I can call it a success. First off, the kids got along great! I loved seeing M, F and R play so great with someone they had only met that day. The four of us adults were able to have great conversations and get to know each other a little better then we were able to do over email.
When they first got to town we met at a park near our house. I thougth that would be the best way to break the ice and to give the kids something to do. We played there a LONG 2 hours before heading back to our house for dinner. Dinner was good, just an easy baked ziti I had prepared in case we decided to do dinner together. We ended up hanging out till about 7 or so with us adults talking and the kids playing great together upstairs.
It was great to see our families interacting and all I could keep thinking about was the time when I would be in the hospital with their child. It is so surreal to think of still but as I met this family I knew this was something I was meant to do.
When they first got to town we met at a park near our house. I thougth that would be the best way to break the ice and to give the kids something to do. We played there a LONG 2 hours before heading back to our house for dinner. Dinner was good, just an easy baked ziti I had prepared in case we decided to do dinner together. We ended up hanging out till about 7 or so with us adults talking and the kids playing great together upstairs.
It was great to see our families interacting and all I could keep thinking about was the time when I would be in the hospital with their child. It is so surreal to think of still but as I met this family I knew this was something I was meant to do.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Another Connection Made
It is kind of surreal, we are meeting a family tomorrow that could possibly be the one we chose to surrogate for. It has all happened so fast but I am excited for what is to come. I got connected to this family through the surroagatemother.com website and we have been emailing for a little over a week now. As she puts it, it is kind of like speed dating, which is totally true. We have a little bit of time to try and learn about each other on a very intimate level.
They are coming down for the afternoon so we can finally meet face-to-face. They do have a little boy already so he will get a chance to play with my three kids. I have not told my kids any thing about this or who the people we are meeting at the park are, all they know is that it is someone new to play with!
I can only hope that this meeting goes well and we decide to match. If so, I could be pregnant by early next year!
They are coming down for the afternoon so we can finally meet face-to-face. They do have a little boy already so he will get a chance to play with my three kids. I have not told my kids any thing about this or who the people we are meeting at the park are, all they know is that it is someone new to play with!
I can only hope that this meeting goes well and we decide to match. If so, I could be pregnant by early next year!
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