The transfer

So, on the 11th of January I hopefully got pregnant! Mat, the girls and I went down to Houston on the 9th to spend some time with the IP's and baby S before transfer day. We hung out at the hotel, went swimming, which is kayleigh and Raigan's favorite activity. We went to the Houston zoo on sunday with IF and baby S, it was cool to see her again, she sure has grown a lot! The girls love our IP's, they are like an aunt and uncle to them and baby S is like another cousin. It was nice to see baby and remind the girls that she was once in my belly, and now she is out in the world with her mom and dad :) Both girls understand that we are hopefully helping make a sister or brother (or both) for baby S. 

So day of the transfer, its pretty easy for me. I just show up, sign some papers, and lay in a bed. If you are a woman, and you've had a pap smear, an embryo transfer is pretty much the same procedure, with an added step involving a tube and a syringe. haha. its painless, to me. and then i just lay there for another 15 minutes or so, get wheeled out, and thats it. Mat took the girls to his cousin's house, and I relaxed for quite a while in the hotel. Now we just wait two weeks. Monday the 25th I go in for a blood test to see what my horomone levels are, and if we are pregnant! 

New year, New baby

Well, it's 2016!! 
So in quick summary, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl in May of last year for a wonderful couple who have become like family to us. Without wasting any time, they asked me, about 6 months into the first pregnancy if I would be willing to carry another baby for them. I told them I would, so here we are again! All the contracts and boring stuff has been taken care of, and I am all set to have the embryo transfer this coming Monday, the 11th of January! We are all very excited, KayLeigh has told me she is worried, but only because at the very end of the pregnancy I spend two days in the hospital, she doesnt like that part, haha. Raigan told me she won't make me carry her up the stairs when my belly is big, it's funny the things kids remember. So I thought I would take this first blog to go over some terms I'll use in my posts, that I have made a resolution to actually keep up with this whole pregnancy! So here are some terms we use in the surrogacy world...

I.P's - This stands for intended parents. IPs are the parents of the baby, the couple who will be taking their little bundle of joy home at the end of this journey.
IM- Intended mother (baby's mom)
IP- Intended father ( baby's dad)
PIO- progesterone in oil. a shot, a big one. that you have to put into the muscle in your butt, I had to do these twice a day for quite some time last surrogacy. they're not so bad in the moment, but they can leave bruises, and can be pretty uncomfortable after a while.
Baby s. - this is just what I will refer to my surrogate baby as from now on :) 

Um... I guess that's all I can think of for now, but I'll add to the list as I think of more. 
Also I would love to know what you guys have questions about! I didnt know anything about surrogacy before doing this, and I've come to realize that most people dont know a lot about it. So if you have any questions about surrogacy, send me an email, or send me a message on facebook! I'll do another post in a couple weeks answering everyone's questions!
And for now, send me some good thoughts that one (or both) embryos will stick on Monday and we can make a sibling for baby S.!!