LA, here we come!

It's official! Sam and I are headed to Los Angeles next week for our final screenings (more blood work for both of us, medical screenings and a psych evaluation). Eek! On one hand, I am so ready... but on the other, I can't help but be a little nervous for the psychology screening portion of the trip. I mean, I happen to think I'm a pretty sane person but I've also never taken a 2 hour test to prove it. Ha!

I also got a call this morning letting me know that the IPs (We will call them S and J) approved my profile and want to "meet". I'm so excited because like I said in my last post, on paper - this couple is absolutely perfect and everything I am hoping for. Fingers crossed and prayers said that this meeting goes well and we are all comfortable moving forward and our plans match up accordingly. :) I'll keep you posted!

Lab results and a possible match!?

I'm trying to do a better job updating this blog more regularly so that I don't have to try so hard to remember what happened after my latest post. Also, so that I don't leave you hanging for too long wondering what is going on in this whole process! :) So, here's the latest:

Friday afternoon I got a call from the reproductive doctor's office letting me know that they had received my lab results back. She said everything looked awesome, and she has never seen anyone with such great Vitamin D levels. She mentioned that she ALWAYS has to put surrogates on a Vitamin D supplement, but mine was great! I find this part comical because I'm very rarely in the sun, it must be all the cheese I eat! haha So anyway, now that the results are in, we can finalize my trip to LA for the remainder of the health/psych screenings and get this show on the road!

Last week I also received a profile of a couple looking for a surrogate. My agency thought I may be a great match for them so she sent me their profile to review and decide if I wanted to move forward with them. Y'all. This couple is so precious. Like, if I dreamed up the most perfect scenario, this would be it. I don't want to spill too many details and jinx myself, but please say an extra prayer that they like my profile as much as I adored theirs. :) 

Blood, blood and more blood!

Okay, so since my last update, I've made some serious progress in this process! I've had a 2 hour phone consultation/interview, filled out and submitted what feels like an endless amount of paperwork, completed my surrogate profile, had a video conference call with the agency and now today, I'm just getting home from a 2 hour blood draw. Y'all, they are not messing around with the lab work they request in your initial screening. They drew my blood FOUR times this morning (one time didn't work, it was only supposed to be 3), testing for everything from Vitamin D to thyroid levels and also a lovely 2 hour glucose test. It's been a long six years since I've been pregnant, and I must say I had forgotten how awful that orange beverage tastes. Bleh!

Anyway, I don't have a whole lot to report... but hoping blood panels come back normal and I'll be on my way to Los Angeles in 2.5 weeks for my medical and psych evaluations. It's getting really REAL! I'm supposed to hear back from the agency within the next two days with a potential match, cross your fingers it's a winner! I can't wait to figure out who I will be helping make a baby! :) Let's do this!!