So, we will just take each step backward as propelling energy to take 3 steps forward.
Our love is a demonstration of education.
We're normal. What is normal anyway? It's a dumb word. Nothing is normal. Life is filled with ups and downs, and scares and triumphs, and fears and joys. And really, I've never been normal, if we must abide by definitions. Or maybe I'm totally normal, to which that can't be normal....
Anyhow.
Autumn & I tackled having this baby head on. And educated along the way.
We picked our donor from a database while vacationing on a balcony in Hawaii.
We walked into our Fertility Dr's office and acted as if "Duh, this is what we want to do. My egg. Her body. Our child. You in, Doc?" And he said, "um, that's expensive..." And we said "So."
And so we started the process. I signed my egg over to Autumn, who is the sole owner - Because technically, I'm an egg donor, signing away rights to the egg - and, Doc had to scratch his head a few times because the paperwork wasn't written to accommodate egg donation in which the egg donor would still remain the parent.....In true M & A fashion, we smirked our way through it, and said "We'll figure it out. We always do." And with that, we taught our Doctor, anything is possible with love...and some money;)
We walked into our OB's office just like any other couple. We used the same door. We used the same sign in sheet. We're having a baby, like everyone else. I went to almost every one of Autumn's OB appts throughout pregnancy - there weren't ever many accompanying men in the waiting room with their pregnant counterparts, but whatever. ;)
We met the pediatrician last week. We walked in and introduced ourselves as a couple, so we could establish from day 1 that we come as a package deal. And of course, we wanted to know what paperwork would need to be on file so I can bring our future sniffling & sneezing peanut to their office without Autumn's consent.
This is our story. This is us. And this is how we do.
When you are confident and comfortable, in a quiet & calm way, the world around you becomes confident and comfortable too. Cool, huh?
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