A few milestones....

It is hard to believe that so much time has passed since we formally started the process last January. Looking back, there were a few milestones leading to where we are now. Much of 2013 we spent on searching for the surrogate, deciding a clinic, talking to lawyers and saving as much money as we possibly could (if you don't know by now, surrogacy is costly). Each milestone is a story on its own. So much to catch up but we have 223 days to do so.

December 2, 2013 - matched with the surrogate (from now on, we will call her "S")
February 28, 2014 - medical screening and psychological evaluation at the clinic
March 27, 2014 - mid-cycle lining check
April 1, 2014 - mock cycle
April 16, 2014 - contract done
June 25, 2014 - fresh embryo transfer cycle
July 26, 2014 - egg retrieval & fertilization
July 31, 2014 - embryo transfer
August 8, 2014 - pregnancy confirmed via hcg
August 20, 2014 - first ultrasound with two gestational sacs
August 27, 2014 - second ultrasound with heart beats
September 3, 2014 - third ultrasound
September 10, 2014 - 4th ultrasound
October 6 - 12-week ultrasound
November 10 - 17-week ultrasound
December 19 - PBO and 23 week ultrasound
February 9 - 30 week ultrasound
March 9 - 34-week ultrasound
March 25 - birth of our twin girls, born 36 weeks 4 days.

It seemed to take forever to get to this point. While "S" was busy getting her body ready, all we could do was waiting for updates and hoping every day go by without a hitch. As much as we are over the moon on our pregnancy with twins, we are still waiting to get through the first trimester.

Hang in there, "S." The days of getting a shot every day are numbered. It will be a milestone of its own. Thanks for being such a trooper.