As I sit and type this, I am 42 years old and five days away from giving birth to a baby boy. His name is Marcel, and he belongs to two French Men from Bordeaux. I am growing and carrying this little guy as his gestational surrogate!
This will be my second surrogacy. I delivered twins for another couple in 2019 and after the babies were born, the couple basically took the kids and ran. No goodbyes, and no follow ups. Nothing. I was completely shocked and devastated that this was how my time with them ended. There was no way for me to get closure or even know how the babies were doing.
So I decided to do another surrogacy because I wanted a happy ending. And I am feeling SO good about all of it. The current intended parents are professional puppeteers and perform shows for children and adults in Bordeaux. They recently wrapped up a series of clown acts at the local children's hospitals, before they got on a plane to arrive in MPLS to meet their little boy. It's quite magical really!
This photoshoot meant a lot to me. It was like the icing on the cake, to close out this beautiful journey. I arrived and Christi and Betsy made me feel so comfortable and beautiful. i was able to bring a few pieces of clothing and accessories that were special to me and we incorporated them into the photos. I had never done anything so "fancy" for myself before. I was able to have 4 or 5 outfit and scenery changes and Christi directed me on where to place my hands, legs and even helped me make good faces for the camera! I felt totally assured that she knew exactly what she was doing to get the shots needed. And then she put them up on the big screen and my jaw dropped! They were ALL, SOOOO BEAUTIFUL! I felt glamorous, strong and confident, all at once! I am not sure when the last time was that I felt all of those feelings at once.
I had zero hesitation in spending money on myself to have those images forever! I will look at them all the time and remember just how fucking strong and beautiful I am!!