Sorry….I know I’m breaking my own first rule of Wordless Wednesday, but I have just a few small words. My sweet surrogate baby J (and his fabulous mommy, of course)! He will be two years old next month. I am so blessed that his family chooses to make time for me to be in his life! They came to town for the week and we took all the kids to Chuck E. Cheese. We had a blast. I love his gorgeous hair and you should hear his animal impersonations. Top notch....
In case you missed it, there is this new “meme” floating around Facebook and Pinterest (and probably Stumble, too). It was obvious to me that one needed to be done about surrogate mothers. It is crazy the different perceptions people have about surrogates and recent bad press hasn’t helped our cause. I try so hard to convey what it’s actually like to be a surrogate and people either “get it” or they don’t. I hate it when someones first question is about the money. Unfortunately, I have a gal at my work who wants to run out and become a surrogate (never-mind she’s in her mid-forties and haven’t had a child in 13 years) just for the money. I feel like a failure that I can’t explain to her that it is NOT about the money. Surrogacy is about creating a family where once there was none. About adding laughter to a once quiet...
It’s my birthday on Saturday and I received a card today filled with very special birthday wishes from my surrogate triplets. It made my whole day!
This is not a new story since I’ve been reading about it since August, but this interview with scammed surrogate, Heather Albaugh gives some new insight to how it all happened. It is still just really shocking to me that this occurred at all. I’ve gotten over my surprise that my very own Attorney, Theresa Erickson was involved, but I still don’t understand how a surrogate could get herself into that predicament. I have been asked many times by many people…”I want to be a surrogate, how do I start?“ I always send them to surrogacy message boards to start asking questions. All any of these girls needed to do was ask the question, “gee…should I go overseas to get an embryo transfer without having intended parents?” and they would have gotten a resounding NO! NO NO NO!!!! I spent MONTHS trying to find the right IP’s. Months....
Ya know, I’m not even sure how or where to start this post. I have been reeling since last night with so many emotions. I was happily watching America’s Got Talent when a commercial for the 11 o’clock news came on. I wasn’t even paying that much attention but I hear “Prominent San Diego Attorney Guilty of Selling Babies .” I glanced up and see MY surrogacy attorney on the TV. Well that just has to be wrong, I misheard and Theresa must be consulting on the case or something. I rewind. Nope. Not a mistake. The attorney is Theresa Erickson. My attorney for two surrogacy journeys plead guilty to selling babies. OMGWTFBBQ?? I literally felt sick to my stomach. This is a person I was friendly with. She did all of my surrogacy contracts and my pre-birth orders. She had agreed to write a guest post here on my blog (that never came to fruition) and...
I am SO very lucky to have been included in my surrogate baby’s first birthday celebration!