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From Surrogacy to Motherhood - My journey to become a surrogate again ended up with me becoming a mother again!
I love laughing ‘til I cry, hot bubble baths, kissing babies, reading a book I can’t put down, ‘skinny’ jeans, cribbage, sunsets at the beach, comfy sweatshirts, creamy peanut butter, a man that will hold my face to kiss me, Tillamook cheese, walks with my family, sunrises from my deck, watching deer play tag, carving pumpkins, Dr. Pepper, brown eyes, my teddy bear, inside jokes, Google, butterfingers, skim milk, ‘my shows’, late nights talking, funky socks, family dinners, wet wipes, living in Oregon, couponing, smoked salmon, sitting in front of the fire, dancing in the rain, hugs, belly rubs, being sarcastic, tattoos, massages, nursing my babies, ketchup, single tall decaf 8 pump vanilla breve latte’s, long hair, clean floors, camping, Fuzzi Bunz, Target, vanilla ice cream, being a stay at home mom, rootbeer floats, getting flowers, simple jewelry, facebook, getting a good deal, MOPS, church, being forgiven, BUNCO, opening my stocking at Christmas, toilet paper to go over the roll, staying at hotels, photos, the color orange, traditions, the Vikings, watching my children play together, sunshine, listening to my family sing together at the dinner table, shopping for Christmas presents, raspberry jam, Readers Digest, long hot showers, freckles, open minded people, baby kicks, hearing “i wuff you’, cheese cake, my hard working husband - Mark, my reliable son - Tilor, my sensitive son – Zeyon, my daring daughter – Sheridan, my sweet surprise - Ainslee, being ‘kind of’ granola, giving blood, French fries, my parents, family get-togethers, power outages, ponytails, smell of a campfire, my Poppa, BBQ’s, wind storms, rats, squirrels, oldies music, comfy PJs, best friends, romeos, converse, our house and property, sleep, wishing on a star, baseball, being a surrogate, being a mother, being a wife, making a difference, being ME!
We are all waiting with you :) I hope you at least get to meet them. How fast did it happen last time from application to meeting etc
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to remember -
ReplyDeleteI put my application in before I had weaned Ti so we had to wait for that. I think I had all the paperwork finished in February or March and we met my first surro family in April of '00. They came to Tilor's 1st birthday in May. We got pregnant in February of '01.
In the middle of that we had a 6 month delay because I decided to pierce my nipples *grin* - apparently that is something you should NOT do. Ooops! The agency had to modify their contracts after that to say "No piercings or tattoos while under contract or 6 months prior {or something like that}.... that is my claim to fame.
I digress - we also had one transfer that didn't work and then we had another attempt that the embryo's didn't survive the thaw.
Emotionally it was a long journey. Totally worth it though!
The second time I got pregnant on the first attempt (and I believe we signed contracts the night before!).
Things could happen quickly. Or it could drag on. and on. and on.