Great News!!!

Okay so after what seemed like the longest wait of my life, I got the great news that my Beta HCG results were positive!! I am so excited, the last two weeks went by so slow and I am just so glad to be able to give my IF's the good results!! The guys called me several times but each time I had to tell them that I didn't have the results yet. I told them that I had a good idea that it would be positive, because secretly I had taken a home pregnancy test last night that was positive!! Sorry, Onn and, Amit that I didn't tell you guys but I just wanted to be 100% sure!!! 

 

Today we are 11 days past our 3 day transfer and my beta levels are only 41. So they are still on the low side so the clinic said it does not "scream" multiples to them but only an ultrasound will tell for sure. So know continues the hormone injections and bloodwork to monitor my beta and hormone levels and then if all goes as it should an ultrasound on the 8th of March.  This is all so exciting!!! YAY!!!!

Fingers Crossed!!

My beta is tomorrow so, everyone please keep your fingers crossed that it comes back with awesome results!! I will let everyone know how the results when I do!

INTRODUCING.....

Our Intended Parents, Amit and Onn!! I was waiting  to talk to them about my blog before sharing with everyone who they are, I am so happy that they said , "YES please do!" 

Amit, Me, Chris and Onn

 

So, yes as you can see I am becoming a surrogate for two DADDIES and nothing can make me happier! This being the first time we met the guys face to face I was nervous but there was no reason to be! From the moment we met it felt like we had known each other for years, conversation was so easy and it felt like we just picked up from where we last left! The guys are so sweet, caring and ready for parenthood! 

Saturday we flew into NY and our car took us to our hotel, On The Ave, in the city on the Upper West Side. The guys were there waiting for us, hugs were shared all the way around and we went on our way to see the city. We started by a nice walk in Central Park,

then to Rockefeller Center to the Top of the Rock!

We of course had to stop at the Lego Store to pick up something for the kiddos!

 After walking around for several hours it was time for dinner, we went to the amazing, Benjamin's Steakhouse. It was the best steak ever and the conversation was even better, learning more about the guys lives in Israel, their family and Jewish traditions. Our next stop was  Palace Theater on Times Square to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert, an absolute amazing show!!

 

Chris, myself and Onn

 Saturday was an amazing day but now on to Sunday, the reason we made the trip, the transfer. The guys called the clinic early in the morning to ensure the embryos still looked okay and the transfer was still on. Everything was a go so we made our way to NJ. When we arrived at the fertility clinic they said it may be awhile because they were busy and they were right, we waited for awhile but that is usually how it works, right! Finally the guys and I went back and the nurses got us ready for the transfer, we had to get all dressed up.

Onn and myself

Amit getting "dressed"

 

The transfer took literally 5 minutes but it went well they transferred two fresh embryos one from each of the guys! After the transfer we went back to a hotel in NJ where I rested all day, it was great just spending time just Chris and myself! We left on Monday morning and are back home. So now we are in the infamous "two week wait," until we find out if everything stuck! 

 We love our IP's because never have we met two people that are more deserving or ready to have children. Chris and I feel truly honored and privileged to help them in accomplishing their dreams. It saddens me because I know there will be some that do not entirely support me in this journey but with the support of my husband, friends and some family I will help fulfill the dreams of two people that want to give their mothers and fathers grandchildren, their sister's and brother's nieces or nephews and their nieces and nephews cousins. It is our own way to help the "Modern Family" grow!

 

More Changes...

I got a call today around 10:30am from my one my IP's, plans have changed and we are flying out tomorrow afternoon!! There was some concern with the embryos and their well being so we want to do the transfer sooner rather than later!! So the troops were called into to change our plane tickets, hotel reservations and car service, everyone pulled through and everything is in order. I was in a mad scramble to make sure that child care was in place last minute since Mom is not leaving till tomorrow now. Thank goodness for great friends and family to pull thru last minute, we appreciate and love you all!! I am just hoping everything goes well for the rest of the weekend and following week!! Here we come NYC!!!

It's Offical

It's official, plane tickets were purchased!!! Chris and I fly out early Monday morning!! We are flying into NY and will be spending the day and night in the city with our IP's seeing the sights and going to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert on BROADWAY!!! I am just so excited to meet our IP's!!! On Tuesday, will be the TRANSFER!! The retrieval was today and there were 40 eggs retrieved so, fingers crossed there will be plenty of embryos for the IP's to choose from! I started  Progesterone yesterday and will continue to do so well into the pregnancy. 

Also excited that my Mom will be here tomorrow, she is staying with the kiddos while Chris and I are gone. The kids are so excited to see her and know that she will have a ton of fun things planned to do with them while she is here, she loves doing crafts, games and science projects with the kids and they love every minute of it!! So by this time next week I will probably be peeing on a stick and hoping to see that "BIG FAT POSITIVE!!" Fingers and toes crossed everyone!!!

How it all started!!

Hello All!! Well where do I start? For those of you that do not yet know, last January I began the journey of becoming a surrogate! It is something that I have been curious and interested in since the first time I heard about such a thing! I brought it up to Chris after Vi was born and of course being the awesome supportive husband he is he said, "Sure, why not?" So with the green light, it began, I did much research and found an agency I really liked that was in New Jersey, Reproductive Possibilities. I filled out an application and then waited, only a few days later I received a call but since I was still nursing Vi I would have to wait a while longer! Summer time rolled around and I received another call from RP and this time we were ready to move forward , so began the matching process to Intended Parents, medical screening, Psychological screening and then of course more waiting!!! Long story short in August we were matched with wonderful international intended parents and all of the screening was passed by everyone!! 

Fast Forward to January, I started on my cycle of hormone injections. One injection of Lupron I give myself everyday in my belly and then one injection of Delestrogen in my bottom every 3 days , this one was a problem! Going into the process I figured I would be able to give this one to myself as well but, not so much!! Chris was of course supportive in this process but was not at all comfortable with needles but once again being super awesome he said give my that needle and I will do it, I laughed but he was serious, so for several weeks now Chris has been giving me injections and he does so like a pro!! 

Now we are in February and we will be traveling to New Jersey in less then a week for the second time for an embryo transfer and to finally meet our wonderful IP's for the first time face to face!! All this time we have be communicating through email, phone calls and Skype which has been great but I can not wait to give them a huge hug!!! So this journey that we have been on thus far is taking one giant leap forward and I can not be more thrilled!!!