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Screening Day
On Thursday morning, Hubby and I dropped our kids off with our local homeschooled friends and drove into Boston for our day of medical & psychological screening at my IPs clinic ( Read more... ) -
Mother's Day reflections...
Mother’s Day is “a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.” It is a day which most of us associate with cards, flowers, gift certificates, dinner out, a day spent with family etc ( Read more... ) -
New Intended Parents!
Two months ago I met S in person and we instantly hit it off! We had been corresponding for just 1-2 weeks, after connecting through the New England area surrogacy support group I manage on FaceBook. With each of our expectations lined out and agreed upon already, we felt it was time to meet up for coffee.
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Extreme Babysitting
From the moment I knew that I carried my own child within me, I loved him, and later her, fiercely. All of the big decisions I've faced since their conception, and most of the little ones too, have been made with their best interest in mind. But that maternal instinct, that insanely strong drive to make sure that they thrive, not only while in the ( Read more... ) -
The Happy TWO!!!
Two years old last week! For days leading up to the 12th, Facebook kept bringing up memories from that last week of pregnancy, two years ago. I was on Hospital bedrest and we were all eagerly awaiting for K&K’s twins to arrive. So much nervousness, excitement, anticipation and love all around. It’s hard to believe that those itty bitty babies are ( Read more... ) -
11dpt beta results
This morning was my blood test to check my hormones levels and check for positive/negative pregnancy. Unfortunately I’d still tested negative over the weekend (Sunday 9dpt).
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Holiday visit and 7dpt
This morning my daughter and I got to visit with one of my favorite families... K and her children!! I’d not seen them since August. The boys, L and O, are so big, saying so many words. Though they were shy at first, they did warm up a little for a few pictures shortly before we left.
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Transfer Day!
Today was the big day! We’ve been preparing for this single embryo transfer since July, and after several delays this month, here we are! B&L have three children and are wanting to give their final frozen embryo a chance at life. While they are hoping to add one more to their family, they will be grateful just for the peace of mind if their family ( Read more... ) -
Monitoring #6
Well I’m on a first name basis with some of the staff at the local monitoring clinic. Mary, the phlebotomist, has an awesome Irish accent. They’ve all been so nice there.
And we got great news today, no more fluid!!!!
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