Thursday, July 31, 2014

I really do mean it, I wouldn't change a thing

Met a friend at the park yesterday. She had her adorable 3 month old son with her. We got to talking and she asked something about how I made the decision to go DE.

I was honest - you've heard it before: how I wanted the shot at experiencing pregnancy and that was more important to me than silly DNA.

I got home from our playdate. With my girls. My daughters. The lights of my life. And I hugged them and smelled them and felt their silky soft cheek skin against mine while they snuggled (before squirming and wriggling). They nursed, as they always do before their nap time, and I stroked their heads. I watched as their long eyelashed lids became heavy and they started to doze off. I tickled them to keep them awake. I took them into their room and put them down for their much-deserved nap. I watched them on the monitor while they giggled and cooed and rolled around and fell asleep.

And then I sat down.

And I focused on how full my heart felt and how wide my smile was.

I told my friend yesterday that I wouldn't change a thing - even their DNA - if I could. And that is true. I told her that I am not hoping for a spontaneous pregnancy (with my own DNA). And that is true. (truth be told I am terrified of a spontaneous pregnancy for a shit ton of reasons, not all physical) I told her that I think of our two frozen embryos as "my kids" and "my kids' siblings." And that is true.

I would not change a thing. Not a damn thing. Even if I was given the option of two perfect, loving, cute, sweet ID twin girls who happen to share my DNA. Nope. Not even then.

My heart, my family, my life is full. Overflowing, in fact.

The end.

13 comments:

  1. I feel the same! I hope you dont mind if I re-blog this!

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  2. What's your blog? Would love to follow it!

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  3. Such a beautiful post. :)

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  4. Your family is perfect and was put in front of you for a reason.

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  5. Followed here from Kimberly's blog. Also have two DE twin daughters and love this post. Amen to all you said.

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  6. Beautifully said. Once you fall in love with your child or children you can't imagine a different life other than what you have.

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  7. I believe it without a doubt. These are YOUR babies. and with your dan, you would not get to have those two perfect babies - the babies you were meant to have.

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  8. Oh I really hate it when my comment disappears. Basically, I couldn't agree more. Also, I think it is so awesome you have two frozen embryos waiting to join your family.

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  9. I wouldn't change a thing either and DE were the best thing for us to create our family. My baby is all I could have ever hoped for.

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  10. So sweet! These girls were meant to be yours!

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  11. Thank you for this post. As someone starting my own DE journey as a recipient I needed to read this xoxo

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