I am happy to say we are officially done with the horrible contract! That was much more difficult than any of the shots will be! Everything is signed off and in the attorney's hands. We are just waiting to recieve a copy with everyone's signatures on it. Thanks to our neighbors who witnessed our signatures on Sunday!!!
Tomorrow is the big day- the start of shots. I donated blood for one last time yesterday and compared to those needles- Lupron should be a breeze! I feel comfortable about it all but of course I will have the 2 instruction books with me in the bathroom tomorrow night to walk me through the steps. Unfortunately- I have to get good at this really quick because on Saturday I will be at one of my good friends bachelorette parties in the city and have to figure out how to give my shot "remotely" out of the privacy of my own home. I have 2 days of practice first and then it's time to become a pro. I guess I will be walking around with my needle and drugs in my purse all night! I am sure I won't be the only one in Chicago walking around with drugs-but at least my drugs are legal! :)
We are looking forward to Sunday when we have lunch scheduled with R & S and then a visit at our house. We had a very nice talk with the kids the other night about surrogacy and they both think its something nice that we should do. We explained to them that the Dr. will be making the baby in the doctors office and then when the baby is really tiny, he will put it into my tummy so I can help it grow big enough to go home to R & S. We had to explain that R's tummy doesn't work well to hold babies so that is why she has to use my tummy to make it work. We told the kids how important they were to us and how we couldn't imagine life without them and that is why we want to help another family to have a baby (or 2). Both boys seemed amazingly ok with it all (it's not the first time we discussed surrogacy with them, but it is the first time we told them about R & S and their little dog too!) We also ordered a book online that we read them that night called "The Kangaroo Pouch" which is a story about surrogacy when one kangaroo carries a baby for another kangaroo who can't. After reading it Gavin said "That is like we are going to do!".
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2 comments:
You have such wonderful little men! How awesome that they were so at ease with all of this that is soon to be happening! Also - the shots are a breeze, you won't have any problems at the bachelorette party. If you need anything - call!
Isn't it amazing how kids just take everyhting in and don't have one judgemental bone in their bodies! I love the innocence. My oldest is 4 and the only one to really "undertand" any of the process and she just took it in stride like nothing. She always asks when I will have another baby in my tummy and I tell her hopefully soon. Then I ask "Who's baby will it be?" and she replies "M &G's baby". And I always follow up the question with "And why is mommy growing a baby for M&G?" And without skipping a beat she says "Because M's tummy is broken."
So simple.... I don't know why adults feel the need to complivate things so much!
OH and I am still right behind you in the process.... I just got my own lawyer and I am waiting for the contract to be sent to her for us to review.. Not looking forward to that, but I hope it's soon!!!
Keep us updated on the shots...it will make me feel better when the time comes!!
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