Beginning my journey...

Hi! I'm Linda. I'm just starting my journey through surrogacy and wanted to share it with all of you. A little background:

I've wanted to be a surrogate for sometime now. Over the last few months, that need has become much stronger. I recently decided I had to at least give it a try. I had heard that it was hard to enter the surrogacy world but I needed to jump in and see what would happen. I filled out a gazillion page application, attached my resume, my family photo, my driver's license, and everything else they wanted and sent it out. In the week following that huge step I waited around, twiddling my thumbs, wanting to get that call. It never came. A friend of mine told me about an awesome website for surrogates so I went to take a gander. I was amazed at the love and support that was shown on the message boards. I decided to peek through the classified ads of couples looking for surrogates. I happened across an ad from a couple in NY who was looking for someone in NY or NJ to be their surrogate. Their ad really touched me. Then I got to the end and they said they were going to use the clinic that is less than a 1/2 hour from my house. I knew in my heart I was meant to answer that ad. I emailed back and forth with the guy for a few days and then we talked on the phone. We had so many things to talk about, the conversation flowed naturally, there were no awkward moments, and there were definitely one too many coincidences in our lives to deem them coincidences. We decided to meet that weekend as I was going to the city anyway to meet up with a friend. We got together at Starbucks and got along famously. They played with my daughter as if they had known her since she was born. We talked about what we were looking for in surrogacy, what was important to us, how we wanted our journeys to go, etc. At the end of our 'date' I felt at ease with my decision. They were such wonderful guys. They wanted a baby so bad. And I could give that to them.

That brings us to today. This morning I received an email from them officially saying they wanted me to be their surrogate. They even called me their angel <3 Now I have to make a few hundred doctor's appointments, contact an attorney, and get ready for the whirlwind we call surrogacy. I am excited, happy, nervous, thrilled, and ecstatic all at once. I have a feeling this is going to be a rollercoaster....why don't you come along for the ride?