Wow, how the time does fly!!! It's the beginning of November, and almost time for our transfer... At the beginning of the process, three or four months always feels like forever away, and you're pretty sure that the time is just going to drag on. Funny how it doesn't though. Now, it's less than a week before we are going to implant hopefully healthy embryos into my "gorgeous" uterus.
Since we are so close, it's time for Seth and Johnny to come out for a visit. The egg donor has been taking her medication, and she is ready to go. I've been taking my medications and my uterus is ready to go. Now all we need are the embryos, and we need the guys for that!
Chris and I were excited for the visit- excited to meet Seth and Johnny in person, excited to introduce them to our kids, and excited to spend some time with them. They were going to be here for 5 days, and we were hoping to spend as much time as possible with them.
The guys flew in on Tuesday night, but we weren't able to meet up with them until Wednesday evening. We decided to invite them over for dinner at our house for the first meeting. That way the kids could be in and out, and we wouldn't have to worry about entertaining them, and we could sit and talk without thinking of the time. I want to describe what spending time with them was like, but everything I can come up with sounds so cliche.... Simply said, it was a fantastic meeting. Chris and I really feel like these two wonderful men are going to be fantastic parents, and a great addition to our family for the next year- and maybe longer!
We crammed every minute of togetherness that we could into the visit. From dinner at our house, to a trip to the Aquarium with the kids, visits to a couple of our favorite restaurants (all breakfast food, funny enough), and one really lame party for the cupcake shop down the street. I was pretty sure they might just be getting tired of us by the time they had to go home.... ;)
Chris and I were so thankful that we were able to spend so much time with Seth and Johnny- and so grateful that they wanted to spend that kind of time with us. We've said all along that surrogacy takes many forms- from a business relationship to almost a family relationship. Chris and I view surrogacy as a family event, and we really prefer to be close to whomever we carry for. It warms our hearts and makes the prospective journey that much sweeter when out IPs feel the same way.
We got all kinds of pictures when they were here, but I don't think there is one with me and Chris, Johnny and Seth... But here is a picture of me with Johnny and Seth.... Don't we look so happy?!?
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