Update!

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been so long since I last posted...here's the update though

I have my first appointment with the fertility clinic in Milwaukee next Friday, May 16th! I am so excited for this, and I cannot wait to take this next step! A lot of information is going to come out of this appointment, along with some blood work and a physical. 

It has been a little difficult communicating with the clinic these last couple of weeks, and today was no different. We have been playing phone tag, more like voice mail tag for a couple of weeks, and it is making me a little cranky to be honest. I know every medical facility is run differently, but since I work in one I feel I know how they work a little bit. I have a new found understanding for those patients that continuously get put to voice mail. All of this is new to me, and to have to explain a question you have without really knowing what is happening to a machine is hard. Then to have a nurse return your call with a misunderstanding of what you asked, and well frankly, be rude about it. It's just frustrating. (Okay sorry, rant over...let's get back to the positive) 

Anyways, I am thrilled to be moving forward. I have been doing some reading about other surrogates and their journeys, and I cannot wait to get to the fun stuff! Anxiously waiting to find out if the transfer took the first time, hearing the pure joy in the IP's voice when I get to tell them we're pregnant, sharing endless phone calls and emails and texts with the IM about how everything is going, feeling the baby move for the first time...it finally is starting to sink in this IS happening!

I know this is going to change my family, but only for the better. To do something so miraculous for another family (who we are only just getting to know) is going to bring us great joy and love that few people get to experience. It is going to teach my children how to be selfless, caring, humble, thoughtful, strong and courageous, among many other things. Our world needs more people with those traits.

I am going to end this post with a request...take a moment to thank God for all of your blessings, big and small. We forget so easily to be thankful for what we have, and take for granted so many things and people in our lives. This week has been a huge reminder of how precious life can be, and why it is so worth the fight!