The NYC trip

I want to start by saying thank you for everyone wishing me Good luck and for all the emails and such I received. Sorry I was unable to blog while I was in Ny but I didn't have my laptop with me. So I arrived in New York on Monday. I had dinner with the guys. The dinner could not have gone any better. We were literally there for 4 hours, laughing, talking even telling some jokes. The connection was perfect and we all knew we had made a great decision picking one another.

We decided Tuesday we were going to grab lunch before the transfer. We met at a little cafe and already felt as if we had been friends for years. After lunch we walked around until our appointment at 1:30pm.  By now all my nerves had just gone away. It was so real, it was so accurate to why I had made this decision for them, for myself , for all the right reasons. The joy on there faces talking about a child or twins and the hopes and dreams they had it took all I had to keep tears in. It was just a glow upon my face that just said 'Jess, you are truly changing someones life for all the right reasons'. An I could not be any happier.

We arrived at the office a little early and they were already prepared for us. I went to a room as if you were to get a normal gyno check up. Not hospital like as what I had assumed. Above me was all a tv to which led to where the embryos were frozen, thawed and kept. They had 5 embryos and out of 5, 2 were of good quality. So it was a little upsetting to hear that there were no longer others to fall back in. So time to put all the pressure on me if this doesn't take we all much start from the very beginning.  No pressure I kept saying in my head, mean while just trying to keep the sweat from falling off my forehead. There were 2 and they were okay so we went on. The whole process took maybe 11 minutes and painless as anything. Once they were transferred and by a hairline tool you could actually see them fall into the uterus. Looked just like shooting stars on the screen, so leave it to be to lighten up the room and start singing "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky were like shooting stars, We could really use a wish right now right now.. " We all laughed and it brought everyone spirits up a lot. So I sat for about 20 minutes and now all we can do is wait. No heavy lifting, no working out, taking it easy for 2 weeks. The test will be done next Friday Oct 8 and it will tell us yes or no to it working, from there another test is done that Monday to say if yes is it 1 or 2.

If you know me well at all you know my patience eh is very good so this wait is just torture on me. Now just the wait but to know if it worked or do we need to start from day 1. So all good wishes would be fabulous right now. I am not one to trust my hope in God or a higher being but anything to give some positive thoughts my way would be very very appreciated. So now all we can do is wait and hope that life does great things..


Thank you again for all the love and support I have received it only helped my nerves, my thoughts and well made me smile the whole time since I started to share in blogs with everyone.. Well the time finally came, and lets just keep our chin up... 

It is here....

Hey everyone well I am off to New York tomorrow. I feel like it was just yesterday I was even asked about this. Then came the worry of how people would react, I talked about my journey and now here it is. Wow!! I went for my last ultrasound on Thursday and apparently I am so ready I am like a Caribbean vacation. I of course with my wit and humor says to the doctor 'Wow, I wish I knew I had a vacation spot, I should start charging a fee'. Of course, she didn't see my humor. Ha. I did find it quite funny.

So now here I am Sunday all packed and ready to head to New York in the morning on the Amtrak. Going to have dinner with the guys in the wonderful Bryant Park. I am a little nervous about that, I hope they like me. But it is like we have known each other a lot longer with our daily exchange of emails. I will also fill everyone in on how the meet and greet goes, any advice?

Well I am very excited and very ready for what the next 3 days shall bring, I mean besides the amazing Ny food I can't wait to eat. I also plan to blog the next 3 days so you can all continue of this journey I am leading. I am so thankful for all of your support I feel like it was just yesterday I had decided to start this blog hoping at least one person would ready it. Well now well over 600 have. I can't begin to express how amazing that makes me feel. It really shows me that it doesn't matter how often you talk to someone, if someone if family or once even maybe an enemy but when someone feels the joy and the journey you are about to embark on and welcomes your decision with open arms well that is what just lets you know you have real friends. Thank you again so much for all the support. Tuesday at 2pm is the day.

Will blog tomorrow evening, and you can follow me tomorrow on facebook. What would it be with out an update of my train ride.. Wish me luck... 

Can I be any more excited??? 1 week away...

Well I can not believe it is almost here. An wow just a week away. I will be glad to get the needles out of the way and begin the most exciting part of this whole journey. I have had blood work done and all was on track.   Tomorrow morning have some more blood work and then a full check to make sure all is ready this Thursday for next Tuesday. I am sooo ready..

The big needles are rough and doing them yourself is very scary. But it is all so very worth it. I am sorry this won't be a long blog but I don't have much to tell about this past week and the fact I have been working non stop and just my blood work being done. I think I am just still so excited I only have a week left. It seems like just yesterday I was going to share all this with everyone and now here it is.

Well next Monday I leave for New York and am going to have dinner and sight see a little with the guys. Tuesday September 28 morning is the day..  I plan to blog next Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday so you can all experience everything with me.. I again thank you so much for all your support and I am so grateful for all of your love you have shared with me.

I know I have said this before but It is not always the family you are born into but the one you make for yourself. An I truly feel all of you are a part of my 'family' and love everyone who is sharing this journey with me..

Send some questions or just kudos to me so I have something to respond too.. Ha... 

Wow, just 2 weeks to go..

Watching the Video Music Awards tonight, so this blog is a little later then usual. But I am blogging as promised on Sunday. Just 2 weeks from tomorrow I am heading to New York. It seems like it is all flying by. I have been talking to the guys regularly and we are all very exciting for it to be here.

This past week I had a doctor appointment and some blood work to see how things are going. Well all the meds are working and I am right on track. The small shot and the pills are sooo not so bad, the insomnia I can live with out though. Minus last night I have not slept more then 3 hours in 3 weeks. I have no idea how I function at all. But I do and I am wide awake, Ha. I did start a shot this week that was big enough to tranquilize a horse. It was 2 inches long and had to go right into the muscle on my lower back. It was not bad when it was done but wow the next day it felt like whether I stand or sit nothing would help. It is not done everyday, and I dont have to do it again till Tuesday then again Friday. Wow I will be fully injected by then Ha. It is all worth it. All these meds and such will be nice when they are all over and it is all put together.


Well this upcoming week is very busy for me with more restaurant opening planning and doctor visits. I have been reading all these websites from other surrogates and the journey we all go threw is just amazing. I am so lucky to be apart of this, and even luckier to have so many supporters. I think everyday what would I do with out all the love I have been given by all of you. I knew this was a definite decision for me but to have so many followers there are just no words to express how amazing I feel. My life is going great and I am so thankful that things just keep getting better. They say when you least expect it that is when it all comes together, well it is true. I am opening a restaurant in just over a month, I am going to be official a surrogate in just 2 weeks and I am just geared up to see what is next on my journey. Some people come and into and out of our lives and we are truly never the same. Well I am so thankful for all the great people that have crossed my path. I am such a strong woman and just hope that my happiness just continues to grow stronger.


Thank you so much for following me along, if there are any questions you have don't hesitate to ask. An hey if you are able to help a family out, help a single person, think about becoming a surrogate it is truly a gift of a lifetime. If it is to much just support everyone looking to have a family. Donate eggs or sperm even. It is the little gifts we give in life that make them one in a million. I promise next week to have a more exciting blog. Ha. I really am just so happy and I am still on cloud 9 with my decision to do this that I sometimes just dont have words to express it all.

I love ya'll and thanks for all the love... Smile it lasts a lifetime and you never know who is watching!!!!

3 Weeks away now...

WOW just 3 weeks away, time is a flyin by...


Hey everyone I didn't forget about my updates. I have had the worst insomnia and am lacking sleep, so excuse this post if its not as exciting, promise to add some after my doctor appointment Thursday. Well things are going right along. I have just started the insulin type injections and they are not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Have to say I give credit to those who have to give themselves injections daily for life. I don't enjoy watching it, but Chase is getting a kick out of me doing it. So things are on track and meds are not killing me yet.

Have a doctor's appointment Thursday to let me know if all is a okay and we are still set for September 28 date. Friday I start the other new medication. NOT feeling those, the needles are about 2 inches long and have to be injected in my lower back by obviously someone else. Thank god for a nurse as a neighbor. I will definitely be crying I'm sure.

The family is doing well and we exchange emails a few times a week. They are truly great people, and I could not be any happier for them. The plan is to have dinner when I arrive to NY the day before transfer so that should be exciting. They are flying in from London. What an experience.

Well I really am so thankful for everyone's support and I can not thank you enough for all the incredible feedback. I am so lucky to have friends that are giving me all this support. I knew those that mattered would understand and see all the amazing reasons for my decision. It is true what I say.. Sometimes it isn't the family you are born into but the one you make for yourself!! An I couldn't be happier to have this family in my life.

 Since my blog was somewhat short if you have time and have any questions or any thoughts for my next update or what youd like to hear or know, let me know... Thanks again everyone..