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....