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.

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.

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.

Week 23

- Week 23 was a great week.

- I had an ultrasound and Dr's appointment.
The ultrasound showed that the placenta previa has now resolved, so I can resume to normal activity.  YAY!!!!! Laura and David are VERY excited about this, so I can have a normal delivery. (Hopefully).

The doctor showed me all 4 chambers of his heart, and how they were working perfectly, she also showed the kidneys working and the parts of the brain.
- It was a very detailed ultrasound and he is growing perfectly.

All wave to baby Harry

23 weeks

Week 22

 Only 18 more weeks to go! 
- Baby Harry is the size of a spaghetti squash, about 11 inches and weighing about 1lb.
- I'm still feeling great, I have lots of energy during the morning, but get extremely tired around 3/4pm.
- I text message with Laura and David almost everyday, either with a belly picture, or giving them updates on his movement. I love the communication we have, and how close we have become on this amazing journey.
- After this week, I'll be in the sixth month of pregnancy! It is flying by. It will be baby time before we know it.

- I still can't wait for Laura and David to get here!!!! Then it will start to feel real.

21 Weeks

Week 21 is here. Only 19 more weeks to go.
Baby is the size of a banana (7 in).

 - There isn't much to update this week.
I'm still feeling great. I often forget that I am pregnant until I feel the lil guy move or I look down and see my belly.
 - At night time, it is getting a little harder to get more comfortable and my hips have started to ache (which happened with my last pregnancy too).
 - I talk with Laura and David almost everyday to let them know how much baby Harry is kicking and let them know he is becoming a little soccer player in there. His kicks are getting stronger and stronger.
 - One thing that i've noticed thats starting to get a little weird - not preparing a room, or the house for a baby. Although, I have been buying little things for Harry and his big sister, it still seems strange to not be preparing a baby's room. I can't wait to Skype with Laura and David once they get his room together, so I can visually see it.
- I wish I had more to update- more to come after my next ultrasound and doctors appointment Sept 25th.

20w 5d

21w 2d

Harry and Trouble

21w 5d

A moving belly!!

- We have a moving belly!

I'm sat here in my hubby's office, laying in a chair feeling baby move and I glare down and my belly started shaking. 

- His kicks are now strong enough to feel AND see from the outside. 

Can't wait for Laura and David to see it.