8 months, really?

I can hardly believe that little B is 8 months old. Cuttin teeth, driving cars, and almost sleeping through the night!

It's hard to believe, just amazing!

It's hard to believe that CYNs surro twins are over 6 months, where does the time go?

That means my own kids are 8 months older, what happened?

It's hard to believe that my own surro twins are now 3.

It's hard to believe how quickly life can pass you by when your not paying attention.

I'm ready for time to slow down, it's just too darn fast for me.

A post about my visit.......

Okay, so I'm finally getting the chance to post about my visit with S, B and little B. Imagine that, only 2 months later!! Ahhhh.

Better late than never I guess, and well, it's not something I can forget too quickly.

It was a crazy weekend, Anthony went off to his camp, Ian and Bailey went off to their camp, and Taylor and I had planned a fun weekend with just us. We camped in the backyard, in the rain, and went to the zoo, where it also rained...lol, but on Sunday we were invited over to S and B's house to have a nice little visit...

We got there a little after 10, I of course was running later than expected as usual. When I got there, I was so excited to see them all!

Brielle was going through a little "stranger awareness period" so I expected not to be able to hold her, but I got lucky. She gave me 10 precious minutes with her on my lap (or something like that, I wasn't timing or anything). She was great, looking around, checking things out. Taylor, she just wanted to play with the toys and of course the dog...but doggie wasn't in a great place so doggie was off limits.

We had some lunch together and what was the best part of the entire thing was seeing Brad all slinged up, eating lunch standing up with baby in sling, bouncing away! It was so cute.

As a surrogate just being able to share in the family joy is such a treat, as friends. To see the family come to life, to watch them as new parents, brings back my own memories.

What's more is that it was just really nice to sit and talk with Sarah. We had a great chat, which is rare considering she has a newborn and I had my 5 year old.

I can't wait to do it again. I love just getting together and hanging out. I enjoy S and B's company, and it's always nice to see little B as well, she is growing so fast, to think she's already 6 months by the time I wrote this post!

Hopefully sometime in the summer it'll warm up enough and we'll do a get together at S's moms, do some swimming and lots of catching up!

All in all a great visit, thanks S, B and little B!!!!

Taking time to welcome.....

Little Scarlett into Nat and Marty's arms!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to do a shoutout to them as another dream complete, another family together!

I have had the priviledge of watching their journey through surrogacy from beginning to end, first meeting them at the clinic on their quest to baby making, to now, where the pictures are showing a sweet family of 3.

A huge congrats to all of them and a special shoutout to their surrogate Beth who did such an amazing job baking little Scarlett!

Horray for all of you!

To view their story go here: http://natandmarty.blogspot.com/

Has it been a year?

Just recently my sweet IM informed me through her blog that it's been a year since we first transferred. Just amazing.....to think a year ago today.

So here's my walk down memory lane.....

A year ago this time my IPs and I walked into Dr. D's office wearing our fertility necklesses and suited up for the big moment. As we entered the prep area we were all an abundance of excitment and nerves...excitment for the big day, for what's about to happen and nerves for it to work.

Before the transfer we shared lots of laughs, we were the only ones in there as I recall and having a ball. B was cracking the jokes as he handled the awkwardness of it all very well, and the time was well spent just hanging out.

Time came and into the operating room we go. Transfer done...it was that quick. Back to the prep/recovery suite, well, it's a reclining chair and 2 other chairs and a curtain, but that's all the room we needed. Laughing was hard not to do, I kept saying don't make me laugh, you'll jiggle the baby, but I think the laughter was good for her, afterall she stuck around for 9 more months of it!

A year ago today we official began our journey together, lots of prep, talks, and emotions prior, lots of meds, appts, fears and milestones....seeing Brielle with her family makes it all worth it. I can hardly believe it's been a year.

One a side note: I am officially done pumping as of this past weekend. That is my last link to this pregnancy and it seems fitting all is complete a year later. I was able to give over 3000oz of breast milk to a sweet little girl through Milkshare and it was an awesome experience. But life is getting busy, and well, I'm ready to let go of what was left of the pregnancy and have my body be my own again. I'm ready to have the free time too....it was a committment I enjoyed very much but I have to say it's nice to pass out on the couch and not worry about pumping before sleeping, or sleeping in an extra half hour in the morning because I don't have to pump. I will do it again though should the opportunity arise, I think it really helped in many ways and something I really did enjoy doing.

Thanks again for everyones support, and a special thanks to my IPs, S and B, for standing by me, for trusting me with their treasure, for walking with me through every aspect of this journey and always being someone I can rely on from beginning to end.

COMPLETE

Yup, that's right, complete. Tuesday marked a very special day for my IPs, as their journey to parenthood is complete.

What do you mean? I mean they got their baby right? Well, they didn't in the eyes of the law....now they do!!!!!!! Parentage went through and my IPs can breathe a sigh of relief that this is all behind them and noone can challenge anything or make any waves. It's complete for them.

Now they can rake in some moula....baby bonus can't come fast enough, S loves to shop! LOL.

Anyway, this post is late (the judge signed and approved everything on Tuesday) but better late than never!

So CONGRATS S, B and baby B, your officially, legally, a family! To some it may seem like it's only paperwork, but in surrogacy that's a big deal and time for celebration!!!!

You know things are changing....

Baby B is 3 months now, can you imagine and today I logged in and noticed I missed 2 WONDERFUL POSTS from my IM's blog. You know things are changing when I'm not stalking her blog 10 times a day....lol.

So I just had to share if you haven't been over there that baby B is 13lbs! I'm just so amazed by her growth.

I remember being so upset about her coming before the 38 week mark, about her small stature and yet I hear she sits in the 50-75th percentile weight wise. She sure has caught up!

It seems weird to be writing on my blog about someone elses baby, but I'm really proud of them all, I knew they would be good parents, great parents, I was never worried about that, but it seems they have just transitioned into parenthood so smoothly! At least compared to many new parents I've met before that is.

Not that I'm judging, I'm just proud. It's so great to be able to follow their blog, thank you S, every time I read a new post I get all happy for all of you.

And I'm glad they are really able to enjoy being a family, I feel really proud in that and my part in that too, being able to share just a little and watch them grow.

But to think...I'm no longer blog stalking...that's a good sign don't ya think? Then it again it could be just because it's been a busy week(end)...wink wink. I kinda like blog stalking, at least once or twice a day....lol!

Speaking of that, time to go check on how Stellen is doing....still praying for him, he had surgery today and I sure hope that all went well....off I go to McMammas site!

Feeling Different-3 months

3 months, I can hardly believe it! 3 months since a very special day for many people, 3 months since I got to witness firsthand a family formed. It seems so surreal.

I've been feeling quite different lately, renewed, fresh, hormone free...lol. I will be honest in saying I miss S, B and little B while they find their way in their new lives and as they continue to adjust to new routines. I miss little B too, last time I held her she was 2 weeks old, now I hear that she is over 12 lbs and 3 months old....just wow! They honestly grow too fast...though I think most new parents just can't wait to sleep through the night again...

So S made an awesome video to celebrate this huge day and you have to check it out if you haven't already....I just love it and brings sweet smiles to my face and little heart wiggles in my body as I relish in her little growths and milestones. She is such a doll...a true treasure. I am so lucky to get the pictures and video updates, I'm so thankful that I can peek in her development...all of their development as a whole family. It's really neat to be able to go over to their blog and read in such great detail how everyone is doing and how much little B is growing. Thanks so much S for doing that....I know how tired you are and appreciate the time you take out of your day to keep me updated. For those of you who haven't seen it, here is the link:

http://journeyofhopeandamiracle.blogspot.com/2009/04/3-month-birthday.html


You'll notice I titled this blog as "Feeling Different" because over the last couple of weeks I have been feeling quite different. As time goes on, more and more I get back into the routine of my own life, and the last year begins to fade. Funny how 3 months can go by so fast and yet so much can change, funny how quickly we adapt to new (and old) situations and are able to move forward.

Everything seems very surreal to me. I don't look postpartum, (can I get a woot woot) I don't feel postpartum (double woot woot), I'm back into size 10 clothes, though I'd like to be my early 20's size 5 but hey I wasn't there 5 years ago I expect not to be there now either...wishful thinking?? Seriously though, I'm feeling good, healthy and energized. I'm back into running again too, it'll take some time to get to where I was but at least the sneakers have been dusted off.

I plan to enjoy the summer, but I know I plan to do another journey with surrogacy. S and I talked about it and she's in a happy place with B and okay with me going ahead with someone new.....so unofficially I'm on the hunt for new IPs. I haven't asked for any profiles and am not actively looking as of yet, but I'm keeping my eyes and ears open for new opportunities. I'd like to do one more, I'd like to help one more couple out before I persue more personal goals. I love surrogacy, I have no regrets, EVER, for either of my journies and am totally ready to do it all over again!

For now though I'm enjoying life, fresh air, new outlooks and spring adventures. Life is good.