Tuesday, July 26, 2011

6 months!

Happy 6 mths to E&J! Your little girl is just 3 months away! :)

In just a few months, we'll be meeting baby L. I had a pregnancy dream last night that I had her and E&J never showed up. I was waiting for them and I finally asked Al, my husband, if he had called them and he said, "Oh, whoops! I forgot!" It was a pregnancy nightmare!!! :) Thankfully, that's not how the real delivery will go! In fact, DH won't even be there. My dear friend, Amy, has offered to take me to the hospital so my family can stay on their routine with school, daycare and work. She lives a few blocks over and our girls go to the same school so we'll be all set with bags packed that last month. E&J are about 3.5 hrs away from where I'll be delivering and I'm about an hour away. By the time I get a room and get all checked in and hooked up, they'll likely be driving up to the hospital and listening to elevator music! I can see E taking the stairs though...running through the hospital saying, "My baby's coming!!!!!!!" :) She is so very excited and it's cute to see her looking at baby clothes and gear.

In other "Surrogacy" news...two funny things have happened to me lately. While walking up to Cherry Berry, a local DIY yogurt place, I overhead a conversation about surrogacy that went something like this:

Boy: So, you're going to have twins?
Girl: Well yeah, probably. I mean, with surrogacy, you put like four up there to help the odds and stuff so I'll probably get pregnant with twins or something.

(Insert giant eye roll here) If it hadn't been 9:30PM after a long movie with my daughter and had my child not run off to talk to a friend of hers, I might've stopped to educate a bit. Hopefully, this girl is just in the beginning stages of researching surrogacy and hasn't actually talked to a clinic or RE yet. Otherwise, she would know that is NOT how you do it in surrogacy. Or not how you should, at least.

The second experience I had was at Freebirds in Pearland last night. (Best burrito place, ever. Don't come at me with your Chipotle love because I'm not feeling it) My burrito makers are talking about someone who was going to be doing surrogacy and I had some minutes to spend this time so I said, "It's so funny that you're talking about it surrogacy because I'm a surrogate." One burrito making guy came around the counter and rubbed my belly. It's a good thing that strangers rubbing my belly doesn't bother me but it took me by surprise! He then asked, "How much are they paying you?" which is the question I always get in some form or another. The other girl said, "I hear you can make a lot of money doing that." I spent a little time answering their questions and they both wished me well with my baby-baking. The guy even wanted to know when I was due and asked if it was a girl or boy. :) It's interesting that surrogacy is getting more popular. I wish it was more accurate and positive buzz being spread, but I realized that I have the power to do that.

I've had at least a dozen people tell me, "Oh, I have a friend that's doing that" in the last 6 months and it's almost odd how commonplace it seems! Here I thought that people would be surprised to hear what I was doing, although I do get a lot of, "I've never met one of you!" comments from strangers. I think people don't always know what to say and that's okay. I'm giving them a glimpse into my world and what it's like and I'm happy to answer questions. It's part of being a surrogate.

Until next time, I'll leave you with our latest belly shot. :)

7 comments:

aggieam01 said...

Pregnancy looks really good on you girl!

Babydreams2011 said...

YAY!! I LOVE!!! You are soo cute preggers! Good for you educating folks, but I think I would have had to have a moment with lil miss and her friend with their wrong info, LOL!

TXSurromom said...

Yeah, I regret not stopping to educate. Opporunity missed! I righted that last night. :)

Krystal said...

You look great! It is odd to hear surrogacy becoming such a common conversation topic, but hopefully people will become more educated about it.

Jessica said...

I love the fact that Surrogacy is becoming more and more talked about. It's an amazing thing.

Where i am from (small town a few hours north of Houston) People are not very educated on it. I researched it for a couple years before deciding to go through it, and here i am 3 wks away from transfer. ANYWAYS, I LOVE when someone makes a comment, and i get to inform them of the truth, and how it really works. Some say wow i've learned something new today, Thank you, and others do not believe me. Like I have no idea what i'm talking about. :)

You look fabulous. You're so close to making a couples dreams come true. :) VERY excited for you all.;

Aimee said...

I've sat tonight and read your story from the very beginning. What an amazing woman you are and what an inspiring story you have shared;thank you! My husband and I are seeking GS and are just getting started with the process. I have some questions for you if you don't mind emailing me. My email is aimeesherrick@yahoo.com

Hope to hear from you soon! : )

Jessica said...

You are amazing! You look beautiful! God Bless!