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On Thursday morning, Hubby and I dropped our kids off with our local homeschooled friends and drove into Boston for our day of medical & psychological screening at my IPs clinic ( Read more... )

Last Sunday the 8th our family drove from Massachusetts down to Pennsylvania! We made it to our hotel by mid afternoon. Within an hour we were meeting B&L, and their three children, in the lobby! It was so great to get a feel for them in person. I could see why our agency matched us. B&L have 5yr old twins and a 14mo singleton. They're busy ( Read more... )

Last Tuesday the 10th, three weeks after screening day 1, I was officially cleared. The nurse coordinator at the clinic had had me stop my birth control pills on Saturday the 7th, and then start back up on them on Wednesday. Our contract was then signed on Friday the 13th! Once drafted, negotiations through the lawyers took two weeks ( Read more... )

Yesterday and today were our two screening days at the clinic. Fortunately for us, my parents vacation was pushed back a few days so they were able to watch our kids. (Otherwise I did have a back up plan. A wonderful local homeschooling mom had offered to add our two kids to her crazy home with her four children. I really appreciated her ( Read more... )

Our family of 4 drove from Massachusetts down to Virginia on Saturday, 10/18. I felt nervous, yet excited, about meeting R & B for the first time! We had been given directions to their cabin, on 5 acres of woods, that they are renovating. We arrived by bedtime to find a very cozy adequate beautiful space waiting for us. How fun is this?!!


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WEDNESDAY- Today was our full day at the clinic in Boston getting all the preliminary paperwork, bloodwork and tests done. It was a huge step forward in our journey. My hysteroscopy showed a great looking uterus, now we wait for the labs to come back. I enjoyed putting faces to the names of the staff I have been dealing with over the phone thus far ( Read more... )

We got back last night from our quick 2 day visit to New Jersey. It rained nearly all day Monday and we hit traffic, putting us behind schedule. We got in too late in the evening to have dinner with my IPs. I did indeed come down with a cold so we stayed in a hotel. When we first arrived we were told there was a fire there at the hotel and we had ( Read more... )

 Hey everyone! Sorry I didnt get to update this yesterday, my toddler and I have colds.

While our trip went amazingly well, it was also very exhausting. The 6hr trip took us almost 8hrs with traffic and the kiddos being with us. Upon meeting them Monday night, we were all very comfortable. Their home and landscaped yard/pool is gorgeous. Their ( Read more... )