We received word today from the NEDC that our profiles would be emailed to us this Friday between 10:00am-12:00pm - Yippee!!! :)
On a different note...When we first started ttc back in the fall of 2008, we were one of two couples in our church who didn't have children yet. The other couple had been trying for two years, while we had only been trying for a few months. Obviously, I assumed that they had some unknown infertility problem (even though the doctors couldn't find anything wrong on either of their ends), and that it was just taking Aaron and me a little longer (most doctors say to give it a year before you have any tests). I told her about embryo adoption, because I was so in love with the idea and thought that maybe they would want to look into this (Haha - God was probably smiling as He listened to me telling her this). :) She and I prayed that we would both conceive and be pregnant together. Not too long after that though, Aaron and I found out that we were infertile (we didn't wait a year to test...more like 6 months being the impatient people that we are). She and her husband did finally conceive naturally back in the fall of 2009 and are expecting a baby boy this August. Her baby shower is July 31st - right smack dab in the middle of my 2 week wait before taking a pregnancy test after my transfer. She and I both have marveled at how wonderful it would be if I was pregnant at her shower and we could be pregnant together for a couple of weeks until her son is born. I love that God had already laid embryo adoption on our hearts before we were diagnosed as infertile - so much so that I was telling my friend about it. I love though, that God chose Aaron and me to walk this path. While stressful at times and is definitely stretching our faith, our adoption journey has been one of the sweetest times of my life. And, yes, I'm still praying that she and I can be pregnant together even if for a short while and in a way that we didn't imagine when we prayed in our small group some time ago. :)
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Hooray for 5 weeks. Praying that you'll get to "share" pregnancy with her!
That would be so neat to share your pregnancy with your friend! Here's to thinking positive and trusting God!
How exciting! What a special time Friday will be choosing the embryos you are to adopt :) Two things you may want to keep in mind. One, I don't know what time zone you are in, but NEDC is in the Eastern Time Zone so your 10AM-12PM may not be your 10AM-12PM. Second, while you should choose the embryos you are to adopt carefully, you also want to choose them rather quickly and get your choices to NEDC by email because as much as I hate to say it, the good ones go fast! And, by good I mean profiles with several embryos, especially the blastocyst stage. Please let me know if you have any questions about the selection process. Prayers being sent your way...
YIPPEE! I know someone who will be glued to their computer or iphone on Friday! : )
Excited for you that things are moving along! I hope Friday doesn't take too long to get here.
I'm counting down with ya! I'm sure Friday can't come soon enough!
Very exciting for you! Can't wait to hear how things progress. Saying prayers for you during this process! God is good!
That would be so awesome! I hope that happens!!
So excited for you!!! Not too much longer - and TODAY you get your profiles!! What an incredible time. Praying that God guides your decisions, and that this time is a special time as you prepare to give life to these precious little ones. Hugs!
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