Embryo donation update

Sooo, big news! As I shared a few months ago, we made the weighty decision to donate embryos to a local infertile couple, after reading their profile, exchanging messages, and meeting with them. 

Since that time, I’ve had some feelings come up around my attachment to the embryos, related to my long and complex journey to become a mother. But, bottom line, before we donated them, we thought long and hard about it and decided we wanted to give them a chance to develop and wanted Ellie to have the opportunity for an - albeit untraditional - sibling-type relationship. Nobody promised us it would always be easy. 

In any case, coming back around to the big news, the local couple is 15 weeks pregnant with a boy!! And I’m (mostly) excited!! Yes, I spontaneously and inadvertently broke down crying the other evening when RC made a comment comparing how he felt about the two pregnancies. No. Comparisons. Please. But that doesn’t mean I have any regrets, and my overall feeling is excitement. 

I’ve taken to calling him “little fella,” as in, “I wonder how the little fella’s doing?” etc. I feel fondness for him, and I think that’s a good thing. So, that’s my big news! Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁 

Microblog Monday - Political worry

RC made a comment yesterday about feeling worried regarding repercussions of election results. I asked him why and he mentioned the situation in Texas where the Biden/Harris bus was surrounded by Trump supporters, as well as other clashes and demonstrations. I also think about the MI kidnapping plot and the toxic chemicals sent in the mail. There are some unbalanced people out there. I like to think that the majority of folks, while they may be unhappy about the results, would still accept them and remain civil. Are you worried? RC has to work tomorrow, so I’ll be watching the results alone and likely doing a lot of texting. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼