Nope - its a baby! Friday, Brad and I were blessed to see something we've waited over 4 years to see - our baby's heartbeat on an ultrasound. It brought a tear to both of our eyes. While we were hoping God would keep both of the babies we had transferred a few weeks ago safe in my belly, He has called one of them home. It is kind of a weird feeling to be so very excited about one, but have some grief that the other didn't make it. We both know in our hearts that God is in control and that He had a plan for each of them. We are so thankful to the genetic family for giving us this opportunity to become parents. Brad and I still marvel at the wonder of it all - embryo adoption truly is a gift and has been an amazing and perfect road for us as we (finally!) start our road to parenthood.
If any of you ever have questions on embryo adoption, please don't hesitate to ask us - it is still very new, even to us and of all the people we have shared our journey with, only one or two had even ever heard of this option. We are both very passionate about embryo adoption and would love to answer any questions you may have. Embryo adoption received government funding a few years ago under President Bush and much of this funding was aimed towards awareness campaigns for embryo adoption. We would be more than willing to increase awareness in any way we can by answering your questions, too.
Some great websites you can go to for more information:
www.snowflakes.org (this is the agency we used for our adoption)
www.embryodonation.org
www.cedaeducation.org/embryo-adoption.html
Hi Laura. We are pursuing embryo adoption and I was wondering if I could ask you some questions about it. Your story is very encouraging and your family is just beautiful. Thank you! Taylor
ReplyDeleteMost definitely, Taylor! Please feel free to email me at bestgirlie@att.net. I'd love to hear from you!
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