Another step closer

We are finally able to set up a call to see if the intended parents the agency picked and I are a match. I have to wait a week but we are heading in the right direction. I am so excited! If we both agree it is a good match then we will begin the process. It is the first step and very important this might be the beginning of another family. I am so blessed to be able to be a part of this! I really can't believe that I have to power to help someone do something this important. I feel like aside from my husband and kids this is truly what I was meant to do. I look at the family that I already helped come to fruition and am amazed that I was a part of that wonderful miracle. I will be humbled to be able to do this again and bring that joy to someone else. If you have children you know how much they mean to you. Surrogacy is me helping someone else achieve that when they wouldn't otherwise ever know that feeling. This in an amazing thing and I am so happy to be a part of it!

6 months

The twins are officially 6 months old today! I can't believe it has been half a year already! I am now beginning the matching process again. I have a question at what age do you quit trying for kids? Just curious what others opinions are because I certainly have my own but of course there is no right answer is there? Also should surrogacy have a language barrier? If you have only one chance that is a long shot should you take it? These are questions I have to consider throughout the match process. There are a lot of specifics that I haven't thought of before but are now coming up. I don't want to turn down anyone because I want to help everyone to have what I have. I just have to figure out where the line is between making them happy and making myself happy. There is a lot to think about and decisions I must make I wish it was easy but the good things never are. I guess I am left to ponder my choices hopefully I make the right ones.

Rant

I have to rant for a minute, I looked up surrogacy to see what type of stories are out there about surrogacy. I was sorely disappointed in what I found! I watched an abc news video that just made me so angry. One part had a women who was conceived via surrogacy and she felt like her birth mother just sold her off that her main motivation must have been the money. Another felt as though she sold her baby after delivery. In both cases they were traditional surrogates where the surrogate used her own eggs and that is not what I did but it is offensive to hear this being brought down that way. There is a woman who totally disagrees with everything that it stands for. I am upset and hurt by the way it is being portrayed. I know not every experience is the same but mine was wonderful! Things like this being put out there is exactly why some people that want to do it won't because they only hear about the bad and don't want that to happen to them, which is understandable. However they may be missing out on the best experience of their lives. Also I did not get paid any more than I would have if I would have worked a full time job. The payment really just helped for me to stay home while I was pregnant with the babies. It did help us to do some things in our home that might not have been done otherwise but if I started working we would have eventually made it happen. I stand by my decision to do surrogacy and am excited to be blessed in doing it again. END RANT!

New things

I am getting more and more excited about starting this process again. It has been 5 months since delivery and I have to wait another 4 before doing IVF but the beginning process can take some time so we will be starting that soon! I love meeting people and talking about my journey with them so much that my intended parents and I are going to write a book. There is so many questions regarding surrogacy that are mostly unanswered and likely some people that want to do it but don't know how to begin. When you google it you usually don't get any good stories but mostly the bad ones. I know there are some bad experiences out there but there are some great ones also so if you just have an open mind when considering it you may have the best experience of your life. I am excited for new things that are going on in my life and can't wait to update you again!