Just sharing that I'm 2 weeks away from delivering a little girl who's IP's have been trying since 2007! I carried for their brother and after my pregnancy was a success they asked me to work with them. So I am carrying the cousin and it has been she has been a challenge! She has given us a hard road, she was the last of 8 embryo's we implanted 4 different times, I have been on bed rest since 16 weeks due to a short cervix and pre-term labor, and now here I am 2 weeks away from delivery!! Thank God! This is the last time I am being a surrogate and I am sad but, I have to say I have been so blessed being able to be involved in such an amazing experience. I wish everyone out there the best on their journeys! I will update after the delivery!! Much love xoxo 

Embryo Transfer Today :)

Hi, today is the big day of the embryo transfer.  I am so excited!!  Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers that this transfer will be successful.  My Intended Parents so deserve to be parents and I am hopeful it will happen today!  I thank all of you for supporting my blog and coming on this amazing journey of love with me.  I will know in 2 weeks if the embryos took, so fingers crossed!  I love you all!!!

Started Medication

Hi Everyone!!  I am sorry it has taken so long for me to start writing again, but I had to go through some pretty tough things.  My body wasn't getting back to normal after the last pregnancy which was in June, my Uterus wasn't returning to its normal size;  my Doctor was getting concerned.  We decided to do surgery so he could go inside and look around with a camera and see if anything looked suspicious, scrap it out and biopsy it.  Well, the results finally came back and everything looks back to normal and now as of January 9th, I started the meds. Yay!! The process has started!  It looks like my transfer will be sometime in the second week of Feburary and I am so excited for the Intended Parents.  They have gone through a few other surrogates over a few years and I believe and feel I am going to give them the little miracle they so deserve!!!
So, starting meds means.....as of right now every morning around 8:30am I take 2 units of Lupron.  This is an injection that I give myself in my tummy.  We are now waiting for me to start my period for the next phase.  I will keep you all posted as to when my meds change and increase......I can just say I am so elated to have finally began this journey!!!  What an amazing way to begin 2012!!! Happy  New Year Everyone!!

Unconditional Love

 I have had so many people ask me the same question  “is it going to be hard for you to give this baby up”? and my answer was always the same “no, because he was never mind to begin with”.    I believe you have to go into this process with that feeling… I am only the vessel who carries and nurtures this baby.  It belongs to the mother and father who created the embryo in the beginning.
It truly is a gift of unconditional love, and it truly means to be selfless.  I believe you have to take your selfish beliefs out of the process in order to see the amazing gift you will be giving someone else. So many people say I could never give something up that I carried for 9 months.   Lets put it this way…..do you remember the moment you gave birth and saw your babies face for the first time?  The overwhelming feeling of  uncondional love that consumed you.  The feeling that no matter what, you would love, cherish and protect this little miracle for the rest of your life.  Now, imagine  if you weren’t able to have babies and you would never feel that emotion or have the experience of raising your own child.  Its unimaginable.....
I think surrogates give the most amazing gift to parents who wouldn’t be able to experience this otherwise.  This is a journey of Love, a selfless love that one human gives to another.  A love that can heal the most painful wounds and bring together the most unlikely of peoples.
I know surrogacy isn't for everyone, but I just wanted to put my feelings on this question I get so many times :) :)

Second Journey of Love

I am in the process of taking my second journey into surrogacy.  For the last 2 years I have been involved in and was a successful surrogate.  This amazing experience has changed my life in the most wonerful way..  I am in the process of writing a book about this amazing journey, not only from my perspective but from the Intended Parents side as well.  So, I will keep you posted on that work as I blog my way through the second time around.  I will be blogging all my thoughts, feeling and emotions over the next 9 plus months and I welcome all of you to join me in this journey with your thoughts, feelings and questions you may have.  I am going to my screening appointment tomorrow and I will keep you posted on the next step.
Oh, one more thing, the couple I am working with this time is the brother and sister in law of my other parents.  I will be carrying the cousin to my last miracle!  So excited!!