9 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS AGO
Which WAS 114 MONTHS AGO
Which IS 3.469 DAYS AGO
The date was... January 2, 2008. The Stevens-Ortiz's family became a Family of 5... The Triplets were born... healthy and ready at just 33 1/2 weeks! Not bad for Triplets. My work of growing and keeping the Triplets safe in my womb had come to an end.
I am very proud to be their Birth Mom. In our contract, I chose no contact after other then a request for a picture Christmas Card every year because I knew I'd be curious as to what they looked like. (Mind you, I am not their Biological Mom.) Having been adopted at birth, I always wondered who I looked like. So I am thankful that their parents allowed me to change my mind because it has been incredible to watch them grow up... thanks to Social Media. I know too that their dads wanted the Triplets to know about me, so that truly is a blessing.
The Triplets are greatly blessed, highly favored and deeply loved. I am thankful that I was chosen to be the one to help bring them into this world. I am not sure if I publicly shared this in my blog but one thing I really wish I had done after the triplets were born was to hold them and have closure. I am not sure if closure is what I'm trying to say but there was an emptiness (for a little bit) from not having that opportunity. I assure you, it was NOT post-partum depression. It was more like something I needed to do for myself. I did go on to do another surrogacy and the family let me hold their baby after he was born... and I was totally fine. I guess you just never know how you will feel in this situation until it actually happens. It's the chance you take.
Honestly, I'm not sure if "emptiness" is what you call it because I know through being in contact since the Triplets were born, my life has been full of joy and happiness watching them grow up, being loved by a Village of Family & Friends. Maybe it was just one of those times where you think...I should have but now I know for next time.
I have to get going now... shower and get ready. The kids and I are going to have dinner soon with the Stevens-Ortiz Family! I anticipate LOTS of hugs!!!
Love, Hugs & Kisses,
Kerri - A Surrogate Mom
