13ish more weeks to go!!

I can't believe only about 13 more weeks to go!  I'm hoping more towards 11 or 12, but we shall see!

Last week we met POPCORN's daddies in Charlotte to go to court for the PBO pre birth order).  Because we were afraid of being late and dealing with traffic in the morning we stayed in a hotel the night before. Always fun with 3 crazy boys! 

These lucky little boys got an early Christmas present from us, their Kindles. We figured they would need something to keep them entertained and they did the trick!  We also spent some time at the hotel pool to tire the boys out. POPCORN's daddies stopped in to say hello and they got to feel little kicks for the first time. This was so exciting and I'm SO happy they got to feel the kicks. I can only imagine how amazing it was for them. 

 This was probably the kids favorite part of the little trip. 

The next morning, bright and early in our room, we got ready to go to court. 

That's what 7am looks like in a hotel room with our kids!!

And always need a belly pic since it's all for POPCORN...

The kids surprisingly did pretty well while we were in court. They waited outside with the paralegal and it was a nice smooth process. Everything was signed and now we have something to bring to the hospital saying both dads will be on the birth certificate and they are completely in charge of all decisions for POPCORN!!

The next day we turned 27 weeks!!

I am all dressed up because it was the night of my husband's work Holiday party. 

It was slightly awkward since he didn't tell anyone I was pregnant!!  Still a really fun time. I love an excuse to get dressed up and I was so excited to find a dress that worked for the bump. I got more compliments on this dress than any dress I've ever worn, I suspect people just liked the belly!!

That following Monday was my doctors appointment and glucose test!!  Just got the results and I passed!! Heart rate and size all are on target and baby seems to be head down already, hopefully staying that way!  Only gained 3.5 lbs in the last 7 weeks, quite a change from the 1-2 lbs each of the previous weeks. Hopefully I keep up this trend!  Next appointment is just after the new year!

In other good news, I got a job!  I'm now a case manager for a surrogacy agency. I'm so excited to start this venture and even more excited that I got to stay involved in surrogacy even after POPCORN is born. Hopefully I have an easy time learning the process. So so excited to be working again, it's been quite awhile!

Happy Holidays!

23-25 weeks!!

I am 25 weeks pregnant with little POPCORN!  I can't believe we only have about 15 weeks left. I have a feeling it will go super fast, just as these 25 weeks have done. 

More and more people have started asking about the pregnancy, mostly due to my ever growing bump. I always love the responses I get!  I love sharing surrogacy with the public because it still isn't something most people are familiar with. 

So let me back track to where I left off before...

Everyone said I popped after I posted that picture!  Not only is POPCORN obviously growing, but he/she has become super active and strong. I love feeling all of the movement and try to send videos to the daddies so they can share in the excitement. I wish I could get videos more often, but this baby isn't very cooperative. 

We had our monthly local surrogate dinner.  I love having these ladies to share the excitement with!!

I got all dressed up for this picture because POPCORN's daddies generously offered to pay for a date night!  We had yummy hibachi and got to relax some without the kids, perfect!

At 25 weeks I really notice how much my belly has grown!  This was an exciting day because while we were up in Maryland celebrating Thanksgiving with my family, POPCORN got to visit with his/her daddies too. 

They loved feeling the belly and we enjoyed breakfast with them before heading home. Sadly, this marked the end of out of state travel for me until this journey is over. My family will have to come see me!

Next week is a big week for us!  Our court date for the PBO (pre birth order) is the 11th and we will be traveling to Charlotte for that. This means that their names will appear on the birth certificate!!  So exciting!!!

I'll end with some holiday pictures!  This is my favorite time of the year!