I'm not the Mama, I'm just the Stork!

We are back and super tired from flying across the country and back in less than 24 hours!!! Everything was great and we even got a special delivery from our IPs when we arrived to check into the hotel. They sent us 12 gourmet cupcakes and a beautiful note. We rented a car and drove around. We found Jolla Cove which was breathtaking. We were able to walk right up to wild sea lions and the cove and waves were an amazing sight to see. We then explored Solana Beach had dinner at a local restaurant, the Pillbox, and found a brewery. The city and beaches are so similar but so different. Monday the 20th was my actual scheduled medical screening. We got up that morning at 5:30am FL time and had to sit around and wait for things to open because of the 3 hour time difference. We had hotel breakfast and also received our final legal contract that morning so we printed it so we could read and go through it on our plane ride home. The medical screening itself was pretty short and simple althou...

Today 6 years ago we announced we were having our own baby #2 (Emma)! This is funny because we shared today on social media our surrogate journey. We had a huge outpour of support and so many friends sent private messages with words of support, encouragement, and prayers.  While this will not be my own personal pregnancy or our own child, it will forever be a part of me and hold a special place in my heart. We felt it was time to put it out there so there are no misconceptions. Bryce & Emma know and are super excited and we couldn’t be happier! It has truly brought the 4 of us even closer together and we can’t wait to see what lies ahead. On Sunday, August 20th, Blaise, and I will fly out for a quick trip to San Diego, California for our medical screenings and hoping for a transfer in the upcoming weeks. We were so happy that they were able to get us in so soon and we are getting things rolling. In our conversations with our IPs, we are both ready and would like to pos...