Today is my last day pregnant, officially. I am 38 weeks, 6 days and will be induced tomorrow morning at 39 weeks. It’s very bittersweet knowing it’s all coming to an end. I have been pretty miserable and uncomfortable the last few weeks as I’ve gotten bigger, so I’m ready to be done being pregnant, but it’s also sad knowing this is the end of my last pregnancy. I will never feel another baby kicking and moving around inside me, no more baby hiccups, and no more “glow.” Sleep has been increasingly difficult with my growing belly, but also because I’ve been having so many contractions. I am sti ..read more

Today is my last day pregnant, officially. I am 38 weeks, 6 days and will be induced tomorrow morning at 39 weeks. It’s very bittersweet knowing it’s all coming to an end. I have been pretty miserable and uncomfortable the last few weeks as I’ve gotten bigger, so I’m ready to be done being pregnant, but it’s also sad knowing this is the end of my last pregnancy. I will never feel another baby kicking and moving around inside me, no more baby hiccups, and no more “glow.” Sleep has been increasingly difficult with my growing belly, but also because I’ve been having so many contractions. I am sti ..read more

Just like that another 10 weeks have flown by. It seems like this journey has gone by so much faster, but I think it is just because we have had so much else going on this time around. Between my husband’s many many doctors appointments and my girls having dance and book club and other activities, we really haven’t had much time to just sit back and enjoy me being pregnant. I’m both happy and a little sad that this journey is already in its final stages. If I’m being honest, this year has been so tough for our family. It seems like it has just been one thing after another, but we are so gratef ..read more

Just like that another 10 weeks have flown by. It seems like this journey has gone by so much faster, but I think it is just because we have had so much else going on this time around. Between my husband’s many many doctors appointments and my girls having dance and book club and other activities, we really haven’t had much time to just sit back and enjoy me being pregnant. I’m both happy and a little sad that this journey is already in its final stages. If I’m being honest, this year has been so tough for our family. It seems like it has just been one thing after another, but we are so gratef ..read more

Today I am 21 weeks with a baby girl. I have no idea how that happened. Yesterday was transfer day, I thought? “Gummy Bear”This has been my hardest pregnancy. Not due to complications, thankfully, and not due to worse than normal morning sickness or hormonal mood changes, but just because I’ve been on guard. The first 4 months it felt like we (my IPs, my husband, and myself) were all holding our breath. Have you ever tried to hold your breath for very long? It’s exhausting. My IPs were reluctant to get excited and so I followed suit. I can only imagine how hard it is for them to be so far away ..read more

My nightly med regimenMay 8 we transferred one gorgeous hatching 5 day embryo. I was in good spirits as all my labs leading up to transfer had been nearly perfect. My estrogen was a little low, but they just added those fun little blue pills to my daily regimen and it came right back up to where it needed to be. This time I get to take them orally which is so much better than the other option. Transfer went perfectly. I had acupuncture before and after. Definitely fell asleep after transfer. I find acupuncture so incredibly relaxing, despite having a bunch of tiny needles sticking in various p ..read more

Today I am 21 weeks with a baby girl. I have no idea how that happened. Yesterday was transfer day, I thought? “Gummy Bear”This has been my hardest pregnancy. Not due to complications, thankfully, and not due to worse than normal morning sickness or hormonal mood changes, but just because I’ve been on guard. The first 4 months it felt like we (my IPs, my husband, and myself) were all holding our breath. Have you ever tried to hold your breath for very long? It’s exhausting. My IPs were reluctant to get excited and so I followed suit. I can only imagine how hard it is for them to be so far away ..read more

My nightly med regimen May 8 we transferred one gorgeous hatching 5 day embryo. I was in good spirits as all my labs leading up to transfer had been nearly perfect. My estrogen was a little low, but they just added those fun little blue pills to my daily regimen and it came right back up to where it needed to be. This time I get to take them orally which is so much better than the other option. Transfer went perfectly. I had acupuncture before and after. Definitely fell asleep after transfer. I find acupuncture so incredibly relaxing, despite having a bunch of tiny needles sticking in various ..read more

The past 5 months have flown by, like always. I feel like I blink and it has been another 3 months. We have gotten settled into our new house and have begun another journey!! We were re-matched in January to a wonderful couple from New York. They are just the sweetest couple and we are so excited to be working with them. They have 2 little boys, a 5 year old and an 8 month old. The 8 month old was born with Prader-Willi and was still in the hospital at the time of our match meeting. It, obviously, is a very hard subject for them so we didn’t ask very many questions about him. We are well on ou ..read more

Hello wonderful people reading my blog!! I was honored to be nominated as one of the best blogs by mysurrogatemom.com, but need your help to be chosen for the top 10 winners. If you have a moment, follow the link below and vote for my blog, mypodtheirpea.com The Surrogacy Blogs Finalists: Vote for Your Favorite! Thanks ..read more