…on the eve of Jackson turning one week old…

What a week of emotions! We are all settling into somewhat of a routine… Jackson has had his first pediatrician visit and passed with flying colors. He is healthy and perfect, only glitch in the system… lactose intolerance. We had to switch him from regular formula to the sensitive and lactose free formula. He is doing much better now, not that he was doing badly before. He eats, sleeps, and we are getting lots of practice at diaper changes. We are nowhere near sleeping through the night, but both Jeff and I are enjoying the night time bonding… there is something to totally appreciate about that quality one on one time, amid total exhaustion and complete love and dedication… it’s just wonderful.


We are meeting with our attorney tomorrow. The Texas laws are clear that surrogacy, validated by the family courts, is legal and we had nothing but problems with the hospital risk department. They refused to put either Jeff or I on the birth certificate, even though we had our gestational agreement. So, instead of continued distress and emotional duress, we let them place Jaime on the birth certificate as “mother,” even though Jaime was irritated and we were too. So, tomorrow we start the process of adopting our own genetic child. What a hoot. I will update you as we go… but, we hear it is really a matter of paperwork and court validation, followed by a six month wait for the official degree of adoption. At that time, they will alter Jackson’s birth certificate to show that Jeff and I are the parents. I won’t go into extreme details about the hospital occurrences, but let’s just say that all the nursing staff and caregivers rocked, but administration was less than nice, mainly witchy and without any compassion. Glad that is over…. Whew!


Jaime is doing great. I talked to her today and we are hoping to have lunch with her tomorrow. She says she is still sore, trouble sitting, but the back is so much better. Bless her heart. She had such horrific back pain! We are glad she is doing better. Enjoy the photos… computer time is difficult to get these days… and uploading photos… that is becoming a one-handed art. Television is not really an option, cooking is now a challenge, and yet we haven’t ever been happier and more filled with joy. xoxo