Our journey to build a family

Happy Holidays. Joyeuses fêtes. Wesołych Świąt.

#29 - 6 Months... 6 Mois... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) The last blog entry is already six months old. It is amazing how time flies. We still have some updates to write about especially regarding our legal...

Happy Holidays...Joyeuses Fêtes...Wesołych Świąt!

#28 – Everything is AWESOME… Tout est vraiment GÉNIAL… (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) ​At 5:39am on Monday, July 25, 2016, we welcomed into the world an adorable baby girl. Her name is Sacha. She weighed in at 7.13 lbs, and was born...

#27 - Countdown is on... Le décompte est commencé (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) ​Hello,   We have been quite eager to write this blog entry! We are presently sitting at the hospital. The baby has not yet been born, but it should...

#26 - Almost there... Presque là (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) We know that much time has passed since our last post, but believe you us, we have been very busy! Here is a short summary of the last two months.   Car...

#25 - Update and question about "parental" leave... Mise à jour et question à propos du congé... ​ (Voir la version en français ci-dessous)   We have been so busy in the past several weeks, and just haven’t been able to find the time to post anything on our blog. So here we go with a brief...

#24 - Being an Independent Surrogate…  Être une porteuse independente… (Voir la version en français ci-dessous - traduction libre) ​Over the past several weeks, we have discussed various aspects of our journey. We presented our view and experience , and why we chose...

#23 - Negotiating the "contract": Part 2... Négocier un "contrat": Partie 2 (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) In a previous post ( blog #9 ) we raised a series of important questions to consider when drafting a surrogacy agreement or “contract”. These questions...

#22 - Baby Show... Salon du bébé ​ (Voir la version en français ci-dessous)   On Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the recommendation of a friend, we decided to go to the Ottawa Baby Show. Not knowing how long we were to be there, we...

#21 - I'm Gorgeous!... Je suis magnifique!... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous)   This week, we are adding something very short to the blog. We had an appointment Monday morning for an ultrasound. The technician was checking if all the...

#20 - Agency or No Agency, that is the question... Retenir ou non les services d'une agence? (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) From the very first steps of pursuing surrogacy, we quickly came across different agency websites specializing in matching surrogates with intended parents....

Some people care too much. I think it's called love... Prendre soin de certaines personnes. Je... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) This week, after several requests, we took the time to photograph everything that we have received as a gift. Whether new, used, from our friends, our...

#18 - Strike a pose... Pose... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) On January 20, 2015, we had our second ultrasound. This is the ultrasound that is done between 11 and 14 weeks for pre-natal screening of Down syndrome,...

#17 - A couple of updates...  Quelques mises à jour Listen carefully... / Écoutez bien...

#16 - B-boom, b-boom... Boum boum... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) This past Wednesday was a very special day for the three of us. It was the day of our first ultrasound. The ultrasound was in the afternoon. Crystal...

#15 - Thanks... Merci... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) Dear Friends and Family,   This week, we wanted to take the time to thank you for your immense support. We really appreciated it. Last week, when we asked...

#14 - Help us make a difference...  Aidez-nous à faire une différence... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) This week, we are asking all of you to help us out. One of the things that we will have to do once our child is born, is to go to court and have a...

#13 - Confirmation... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) ​We are "Pregnant"! It is official!   Friday morning, Crystal went to the Ottawa Fertility Centre for 7 am to do her blood work. The test would confirm...

#12 - Knock knock... Toc toc... ​ (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) Hello?…Papa, Dada…are you there? Oh…there you are…I have finally found you. It has taken some time…but I’ll soon be there. 36 weeks is not...

Voici l'entrée #10 de notre blog, le transfert est fait!
Here is post #10 of our blog, transfert is done!

# 11 – Embryo transfer… Transfert de l’embryon… (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) Before we continue, we wanted to share something important that happened earlier this week. On Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the age of 84, grandma Charron...

Hormone surge...  Poussée d’hormones... ​ (Voir la version en français ci-dessous)   November 9th, 2015: 18 days after the beginning of her menstrual cycle, Crystal announced that she was finally ovulating. Rather than using “pee...

#9 - Negotiating the "contract" - Part 1...    Négocier un « contrat » - Partie 1... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous)   Unlike the majority of heterosexual couples, we knew that having a child was going to cost us quite a bit. Whether through private adoption or surrogacy,...

#8 - Out of the norm... Sortir des sentiers battus (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) ​Our first visit to the Ottawa Fertility Centre was in January 2014. It was the first time we were going to sit down with medical professionals to discuss...

But who will be the dad?... Mais qui sera le père? (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) This question comes up regularly, no matter whom we talk to. For an answer that should be simple, in our case, it opened up an emotional discussion filled...

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#6 - Gillian's Story... L'histoire de Gillian

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#5 - Crystal's Story... L'histoire de crystal ​ (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) Our story is not quite complete without the remarkable help of some very important people. This week, we would like to introduce you to Crystal......

A leap of faith... confiance absolue... (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) The majority of parents we know have told us many times that they would give the world to their children if they could. In the course of a pregnancy, giving...

September 15th, 2015 (Voir la version en français ci-dessous) Now that we have told you the purpose of our blog (see yesterday's post), we would like to start off this week’s post with a couple of events we found...

Raison d'être... A few days ago, we posted a little introduction to our blog. It was written as if we were telling a story to our child. We may continue to do so from time-to-time.  We are writing this blog for...