They say that life is what happens when you’re busy making plans. Isn’t that
the truth? As I sit down to write this, I am completely overcome with emotion…
I’m not quite sure how I am going to get through it, but here goes…
Life has been so busy that I have found myself staying up later at night and
getting up earlier in the mornings just to have some “me” time. I do understand
that when/if a child comes into our life I am going to laugh at myself for
having felt this way as a childless person. But, I plead ignorance at this
point. I don’t know what it’s like to have someone waiting on me for their
every need 24/7. When that does happen, I am sure I will appreciate the time I
have now, even though it currently doesn’t feel like I have any.
Some wonderful, and some not so wonderful things are going on in this busy
life. I will start with the not so wonderful. My sister was in a
pedestrian vs. car accident while walking across the street a couple months
ago. It was scary for sure, but she recovered from her injuries like a champ.
She was doing well until a couple weeks ago when she was admitted to the
hospital again, this time with a badly infected leg and blood infection. That,
too, has cleared up, but other health concerns have come up and it looks like
she will be in hospital for a few weeks more. She is such a trooper and a huge
inspiration to me. She has been through so much challenge in her life, I often
feel the hand she was dealt is grossly unfair.
When times are tough, I think of her and all she has been through, and I
know I will be okay no matter what. It has been difficult worrying about her,
but there have also been some great things happening that help in dealing with
the bad.
Ryan’s sister had a baby girl in May. She’s beautiful and healthy and such a
precious little gift. We are so excited to be aunty and uncle to her.
My brother and his wife purchased their first home in Winnipeg and are anxiously waiting for the
arrival of their second little bundle in July.
We have four weddings to attend this summer, and that’s fantastic because we
both love celebrating love.
We also have a family reunion to attend for each side of our family this
summer. It will be nice to connect, and reconnect with our families. It doesn’t
look like the business of life is going to slow down any time soon.
Along with all of that going on, we are still on the baby road. We have
completed the information session, the counseling, and have a clear-cut
timeline regarding when the legal agreement needs to be finished, when the
extraction will take place, and a pretty good idea as to when the transfer will
happen! Forgive us but we want to keep some elements of all this private, so no
sharing of dates for now. We will let you know that part when we are ready!
But, I am extremely excited to let you know that we have two fundraisers
happening. We have created an online fundraiser through the website called
YouCaring. It’s similar to Kickstarter or GoFundMe. This donation page (using
PayPal) can be shared via social media, and is a great way to donate to
personal situations. We are grateful for any and all donations we receive. Even
if you are unable to support us but are interested in donating to other causes,
I highly recommend that you check out YouCaring because there are so many
people who can use financial help. The causes can be anything from medical
bills to personal endeavours, to weddings, and everything in between. The link is at the end of this blog posting.
We have also decided to have a live fundraiser on October 11th. We are
hoping that will be where we will receive the largest gift toward offsetting
our medical and legal fees. It will be similar to a wedding social. With the
date and a location booked we are now ready to gather prizes. Again, we are
beyond grateful for any and all donations that are sent our way. We don’t have
tickets printed up just yet because we only just booked everything this week.
We hope to have some printed and available in the next few weeks so that you
ALL can come out and help us celebrate love and facilitate a new life.
As unfortunate as it is that we need to take the surrogacy route, and that
we need to have a fundraiser to afford it, we are elated that it is all coming
to fruition! We are feeling very, very lucky for all the love and support we
have surrounding us through the process, and we are extremely excited to
celebrate the creation of our baby with our friends and family. We simply
cannot wait for the day we can announce a viable pregnancy.
So, yes, life is happening while we are busy planning our future. We are
incredibly happy, blessed, and thankful for where we are and the path we are
on. We cannot thank you all, our family and our friends enough for the support
we have already received and are confident will continue throughout the
process. And, of course, we don’t even have the proper words to thank our
surrogate, her husband, and their family enough.
We hope to see everyone that wants to support us in the fall at the
fundraiser and, in the meantime, that you, too, are all enjoying your busy
lives!
http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/the-largest-of-blessings-are-those-that-are-small-/195262
