Hello and Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
So currently, we’re on the optimistic path of “third time’s a charm.” A few months ago, we found out we were matched! I’ve been keeping the details on the quieter side just so I didn’t speak too soon, but now we feel comfortable sharing an update.
A little about her: She is fairly local, living and teaching in northern Virginia! She has three children and a very supportive husband. We met up with them at a brewery several weeks ago and had a great time chatting with them and getting to know them better. She applied to our agency in February, but she is an avid runner (it takes all types of people to make the world go round, right?!) and she had some super races that she had signed up for throughout the year, so she told the agency that she was not prepared to start a journey until at least after October, after her final race of the season. This turned out to be perfect timing for us! We matched in September so she has spent the last month or so going through the medical clearance process. Because of the issues with our previous surrogate not being able to get a thick enough uterine lining, we wanted to make sure our new match went through a mock cycle before official medical clearance. A mock cycle is when she takes estrogen for about two weeks to see if her lining can get thick enough. At her lining check she was told “we want over 8, and you’re well over!” This gave us a bit of a boost of optimism!
So now that she is officially medically cleared, we are in the legal contract phase. This phase can take anywhere from 4-6 weeks, or shorter or longer! Virginia does not have the most surrogate friendly laws (stupid conservative commonweath) so getting the wording to comply with Virginia laws but also match the requirements of our agency is tricky. Fortunately, we have an AMAZING attorney and we have all the faith in the world that he’ll do it right, it just might take a little longer than expected. But we’ve waited this long, so what’s a few more weeks to make sure everything is in order, right?
That’s all that I have for an update at this time. I’ve been getting a lot of questions recently so I wanted to share our current status. We’re definitely taking baby steps in the right direction. Looking forward to sharing an update after a while. But until then, enjoy your holiday season and thank you for the continued love, support, and prayers!
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