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We have lift off!!
We had our graduation appointment this week. We heard a heart beat. I have to say it is one of the most amazing things you will ever experience up to this point in your life/journey. That characteristic, 'waw waw' sound of the fetal/embryo? heart beat. Its just astounding. Like I can't get over watching it or hearing it.
You can clearly see the flicker of the little embryonic/fetal heart. Its so freaking cool. Beastie's heart is beating!
We were going through such a range of emotions from excitement to anxiety to shear panic. OMG what if there's more than one heartbeat?! What if there is no heart beat?!
This is about to happen!!
This is nerve wracking!
This is so exciting!
As I said we were released, probably a little early, normally its an 8 week and a 10 week appointment, but because our surrogate is from out of state, they will do ONE appointment mid-way through. It worked out that we were able to slide in to a week 8 appointment.
Now the really real stuff begins. Its definitely taken a different tone. Each milestone has brought us closer to WHOA, this is actually happening. This one took us from this is probably happening to this is actually happening and now we need to think about the next steps for us, now that we're pregnant (and hopefully staying that way).
We had breakfast, but Beastie didn't let our surrogate keep her food. Good thing, but not-so-good either
Saying goodbye to our surrogate and Beastie at the airport. This is the last time that she'll be in town and the last time Beastie will be home until its born!
We're now waiting to breathe for the all-clear for the 10 or 12 week appointment. I think its the end of the first trimester that we can breathe easier and announce it to everyone.
I totally didn't even realize today was national coming out day! We took a picture to mark the occasion. A lot of people post and share their stories today. Sharing their struggles and their triumphs over the hurdles, or even walls, surrounding the ability to live their truths. Dustin and I have very different stories of our coming outs. He's been living his truth for just about a decade before I came out to my family and more importantly to myself. Coming out is not for everyone and today is certainly not meant to give you anxiety about coming out or not. You might find yourself in a variety of situations; from being a public personality, a conservative family, your own fears and so many other possibilities. Its not always easy. For some, yes, its easy, you grow up in a family where you know without a shadow of a doubt that you'll be accepted for who you are. We know, better than most, that its different for everyone. Most of all, you do you, we'll be her
I meant to write and post this a month ago...needless to say, we've been busy. Its not easy to write up a blog post these days. I'm not complaining. Its awesome. A little over two months ago, we named our first-born son, John Robert Tidwell-Davidson. Some people asked where the names came from. I hesitated to post and explain right away because, well...we don't have to. It was today as we start shutting down January that I wanted to get it out. Not because anyone has asked, but because his name is important and the stories should be told. Let's start with his first name... John - My grandfather. John Daniel Chester. An inspirational, traditional and yet avant-garde man who was one half of the men (my dad being the other) that helped shape who I am today. My grandfather was born in the 1920s. Was in the Navy, worked in the health physics department at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island. Was active in the community, was th
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