Friday, October 24, 2014

27 weeks

Ready for the Surrogate Halloween Party,

This week was surrogate meeting week. It was a little Halloween party for the whole family at Los alamos sports park. 
It was a very hot day. 

This week is the last week of the second trimester, we are in the final stretch. Woo hoo. My Doctors appointments are now every 2 weeks since I will start my third trimester.
Laura and David can't wait to see their little one. 
I had a doctors appointment this week, and baby Harry is sounding great, and the pregnancy is going wonderful, measuring at the right pace. I passed my gestational diabetes test - which is always a relief, I just have slight anemia, in order to maintain this I have to take an iron supplement. Just means baby Harry is taking all my iron. Ha

I can't believe theres only 13 Weeks left.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Week 25

-Week 25
- Baby is the size of an Eggplant (9in)
- Babies lungs are developing surfactant (to help them expand after birth).

- I Skyped with Laura and David yesterday and they are starting to prepare all their traveling arrangements for Harry's arrival. It seems to be flying by. It will be here right after blinking our eyes.
- My family and I have a lot of plans up until the arrival of Harry and that will only make time go by faster.
- My son's birthday is on Saturday, my grandparents arrive at the end of the month, then Halloween will be with us, then thanksgiving, then the craziness of Christmas and New Years - THEN ITS BABY TIME!!
- This week marks the week that Laura and David's daughter was born, so i've been taking it extra easy this week.






Saturday, October 4, 2014

Week 24 - Surrogacy Spa Retreat

- My pregnancy is starting to feel normal. Baby Harry is a very active little boy and I love watching him move. I've got a chance to send Laura and David a few videos of my belly moving. They loved it.

- This is the week I've been waiting for, for a long time - Spa Retreat.

- The agency plans this event twice a year, for surrogate mom's. That way we are able to unwind, relax, get a massage or a facial in a cabana at a beautiful resort - Glen Ivy. The spa has mud baths, mineral pools, lounging pools and spa treatments. They also have amazing smelling body wash and shampoo that we get to enjoy in the showers.

- I had the best day enjoying the company of fellow surrogates, and the agency employees, while relaxing at the same time. It couldn't have been more perfect.
-After the spa, we went to a hotel to get ready for dinner. We ate at a Mexican restaurant and spent the night at the hotel. Getting away with these girls is so much fun, we watched movies and played crazy games and told lots of stories.

-Following morning, we had breakfast and headed home. I couldn't wait to get home and see my family (even though I had a great weekend).

ISC staff and a few Surrogates.

Two Surrogate and I, ready for our spa weekend.

The restaurant - Yum, Dinner time.