Official Calendar

Wow! I received an email yesterday that said, "Looking over the cycle schedule, you will be needed at PFC sometime between March 27^th and March 29^th for a 5 day transfer trip." I have a calendar with "official dates" and my medication will show up on Monday! Looks like the countdown is on!! The guys are so excited, I am so excited...YEAH!

Contracts are final!!!

The contracts are final! It was a very long road, but it is done!  Now we are really underway. Last week Tucker had bacterial pneumonia and spent 4 days in the hospital, which was exhausting.  He was a sick little guy for a few days. He is doing great now and he is back at daycare and I am back at work.  My IP's heard from my lawyer (we were trying to get the contract done and I had to delay it even more) and sent an email right away with their concerns and hoped all was ok.  Both my journey coordinator and my social worker emailed and/or called to make sure we were doing well and offered any help they could.  It was so nice to know that everyone is concerned with your life outside of surrogacy as well as your surrogacy life.  I talked to Dr Sahakian today and I am staying on active birth control pills from here on out and I should have my final transfer calendar next week....NEXT WEEK!! Wow! Time is flying now!  The guys and I are getting so excited for it to begin.  My next accupuncture appointment is in 2 weeks. 

Waiting

I had no idea the waiting would be so hard!  Now that we have done the medical screening, I just want to get the show on the road!  I've shared my journey with most people and have been supported in many different ways!  I was most nervous about sharing this with my boss and I shouldn't of stressed at all, because as I knew deep down he would be supportive!  I have the best boss ever and one who is so supportive of my life and my decisions and is there to see me through it all!  So, back to waiting!  I have started my 2nd pack of pills and call Dr Sahakian whenever I need to and he reassures me I am doing just fine!  We are on track for an end of March transfer, which is actually only 2 short months away! I will also begin a new round of acupuncture, which I know is the reason I had a great pregnancy and such a quiet, calm baby!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lindsey Hahn for watching the bean so I can begin and continue acupuncture! For now, I talk to the guys every other weekend via Skype and continuously over email and we all wait and know the day of the transfer will be here very, very soon. 

Success in LA

Monday, December 19, 2011 was the start to a whirl wind week of travel and meetings and exciting news! I left Denver on Monday night around 6:30 and flew to LA to meet my IP's and see my friend Karen! After arriving in LA about 1/2 an hour late we jumped in the car to get to the hotel where my IP's were waiting for us.  We arrived at the valet and still needed a little primping...changing shoes, earrings, scarves, and coats!  I am not a fashionta and needed friends to help make the perfect outfit for our first meeting..the shoes were too small and I don't wear hoop earrings (Carrie said I had to wear them).

I was so nervous I thought I was going to pass out!  The guys were waiting for us in the bar and I saw them right away.  Lots of hugs and introductions!  After a drink and dinner it was time to get a little sleep!  We checked into our hotel and didn't get much sleep but were ready to go, on time, (which is hard for Karen) by 8:00 the next morning!  After waiting for quite a while at the clinic we finally got in to see the Dr. and let me tell you he was worth the wait.  He is hilarious...there was a lot of sarcasm and a lot of good news!  He only does day 5 transfers, which means 2 less days of travel for Tucker and I!  He also worked around my schedule for an end of March transfer and uses a lot less medication than I was anticipating!  

After I passed the exam Karen and I were good to go exploring while the guys were at their appointment. 

We met for lunch and talked and talked and talked, about how to leave a tip and how to get to  Rodeo Drive and the Hollywood sign.  I had such a great time getting to know my IP's and am so excited to get this process started.   It struck me at the appointment how vulnerable the guys must feel.  They have no idea who I really am as a person and have to trust that I will do everything I am told.  It takes special people to have that much faith in another person!  I will do everything I am told, when I am told to do it!  It was such a great day and I can't wait to see them again!  It's hard to believe that the next time I see them will be at an ultrasound!  

Now we wait until the transfer...

The Journey Begins

I am about to embark on an amazing journey!  One that will take me back and forth to LA with my new bestest friends from across the pond!  I have decided, that after the birth of my son I wanted to pay it forward to those who needed it most!  I will begin my journey of gestational surrogacy on Monday, December 19, 2011 with a flight to LA to meet my Intended Parents (IP's).  They will continue to only be called my IP's or the guys throughout this blog or until they tell me otherwise.  I met my IP's over Skype on November 20, 2011...how fitting that we will begin our journey with the medical screening one month later on December 20, 2011! I am so excited to share this journey with you, my friends and family and the friends and family of my IP's!  I almost can't even wait until Monday night!!!