Where It All Began

A lot of people ask me why I'm doing this or say that I'm a very generous person. I don't feel exceptionally generous, I just feel like I was called to do this. It's just in me. The idea was put in my head when my sister had a scare. The doctors found a mass on one of her ovaries. They removed the mass and the ovary. Thankfully it was just a result of endometriosis and nothing more ominous. I decided then that if my sister ever had difficulty conceiving or carrying a child that I would do ANYTHING to help her. Time came and went and I met and married my husband and shortly after we had our precious baby boy. As some might say, we looked at each other and got pregnant! In the course of the years I've met many people who've adopted children or tried to adopt. I've seen the frustration and heartache that comes with that. Please don't misunderstand--I know my friends who adopted are very happy now. I think adoption is wonderful and amazing and I'd love to adopt a child one day. From these experiences I felt my heart being pulled more and more to wanting to help a couple have a baby of their own. I contacted the nicest woman who independently sets up couples and gestational carriers. It is very much a faith-run organization and a whole lot of praying goes into the process. It wasn't long before I was supposed to meet a couple. To everyone's surprise, the woman became pregnant and will be having a baby soon now. How amazing! Then I got the call that another couple wanted to meet. It was a whirlwind, we met and all knew that this was it. That's how our journey started.I get asked these same questions all the time:

-Will the baby be biologically yours? Nope. Everything for our process is from the intended parents. Sometimes intended mothers will use donor eggs or sperm though.

-Won't you feel sad after you give the baby to the intended parents? I'm sure there will be some sadness after carrying the baby for 9 months. But this is not my baby. I try to keep my eyes fixed on the wash of joy they will have finally holding their sweet new baby.

-Do you get paid to do this? Yes. There is a child support amount involved and the intended parents pay all medical bills.