This past weekend my husband and I were talking about our next steps and we agreed that we were both ready to set-up our follow-up appointment with Dr. Williams. We want to talk to Dr. Williams about doing another round of in-vitro to get more embryos. But instead of having them transferred into me, we want them transferred into my sister in the hopes that she can be our gestational carrier. We briefly discussed this with Dr. Williams back in March - he wasn't giving up on us and didn't think we were "there yet." I'm not sure if he'll try to persuade us to try some more on our own or not. But emotionally, I don't know that I can handle another heartbreak if we transfer more embryos into me and get the negative test result again.
As I've mentioned before on the blog, my sister has so graciously offered to be our gestational carrier. (I know others have offered as well, but if we used you - my sister might be REALLY jealous. ;) But we still appreciate your offers as well.) We are really blessed to have this opportunity and are lucky that my sister's husband is supportive of it as well. Even though we know that they were both onboard, I still felt like I should reach out to them before we scheduled this follow-up with Dr. Williams - to be 100% sure they are okay with it...
Good Morning,
We are ready to schedule our follow-up with Dr. Williams and talk to him about doing another round of in-vitro and having Chrissy as our gestational carrier. But before we do, just wanted to make sure that Chrissy & Jimmy are 110% onboard with this plan. We know it’s a big commitment and we appreciate you guys even considering doing this for us. But if you have any doubts or concerns, we definitely understand. Let us know either way.
Love ya,
Annie
My sister's response was, "No brainer. Love you!"
Her husband's response was, "I agree wholeheartedly."
Seriously.... how lucky are we?!?!? So with their responses, we are officially a "go" for the gestational carrier route - which is really quite exciting! :) Ever since the last cycle and having accepted the fact that I may never get pregnant, I do kinda feel like a little pressure has been lifted off of me. I know that we will love and accept our children no matter how they are brought into our lives. But being able to watch our little baby grow in my sister's tummy just down the street - would be a pretty special way to start a family.
2012 was the year of the Rancics so maybe 2013 will be the year of the Johnstons! Stay tuned - we meet with Dr. Williams on Friday, September 21st. 10 more days! And Happy 2nd Anniversary today to Jony or Tenny (whichever your prefer). :)