Niki here. Thought it was about time I bit the bullet and wrote my first contribution to our surrogacy blog.
I was most definitely as nervous as Em when meeting for that first coffee on Friday 13th however, as Em has already said it was very relaxed and the chat and laughter flowed without any effort at all. So much so before we knew it nearly 2 hours had passed and I was going to be late for work!
I couldn't wait to tell Steve all about it and although it was a little longer before I made it official, I just knew I'd met the couple I wanted to offer to help have a child. Endless chit chat in the days following (and pretty much every day since) and a genuine emerging friendship confirmed this for me and here we are today, in our exciting journey as 'Cheese Teamcake'.
We are already in June and time is flying by. It's so hard to believe we were all complete strangers just a few months ago.We've had lots of fun teamie meet ups and of course our first appointment in Harley St. I have my first 2 scans very soon - complete with mandatory girly London jaunt afterwards!- and then hopefully our next meeting with Dr.C will give us some treatment dates to get excited about.
I am both extremely excited and extremely nervous to be entering into the unknown world of IVF. I'm learning things I thought I already knew every single day of the journey and coming across emotions I didn't even know existed. Thanks to Google I can now recite the names of all the drugs I need to take,what they do and the possible side effects, and coming from the girl who has a headache for a week before taking painkillers, this is good!
One thing Google can't answer for me though is the question I am faced with most often when telling people about our surrogacy journey... Why?
If they could only see the joy I see in Emily and Adam at just being given another shot at this, then they wouldn't even need to ask. I feel very lucky to be teamed with such a wonderful couple and I truly hope we have lots of positive news to blog about in the near future.
Signing off for now.
Niki
Hi Niki,
ReplyDeleteFeel like I should introduce myself as I already feel like I know lots about you and your family. Emily and I have been friends since we were about 5, she is school year below me and we have been to all the same schools. I have seen her though thick and thin and she is very precious to me. She is godmother to my daughter and, along with Anna, my closest friend. She has given me invaluable support in raising Harriet and I genuinely would not be living the life I am now without her love and support. I think what you are offering to do is amazing and when people ask the question for me the answer would be - giving the gift of parenthood to 2 amazing people who want and deserve the chance to prove what amazing parents we all know they will be. If you think they are grateful well that is just the start, I too can not thank you enough for offering to help them in there journey to parenthood. I would also like you to know that I too will support you if there is anything I can do to help. Look forward to meeting you. You in my eyes are already an amazing person.
Take care
With love
Claire