Thursday, August 22, 2013

Week 30: Shower Time!

Last Saturday, August 17th, five of our female friends put together a memorable shower filled with great food, fun games, music even dancing at the end. The party was at our apartment, so we couldn't invite too many people. But we managed to squeeze about 30 guests including 5 toddlers (two sets of twins)! My mom and sister were the only family in attendance. It was such a delight to see all, and we are very thankful to everyone for the gifts they showered us with. 

Baby shower gifts
At the end our wonderful hosts turned the shower into a disco event!
Construction is completed. Babies room painted light purple. Nursery setup is in progress
Shower party favors given to all the guests depicting our monkeys! :)
Our favorite gift of the shower arrived from New Delhi 3 hours before the party in the form of an email from SCI for week 29 scan!  Happy to report our surrogate and babies are doing well. The little ones have been putting on weight (in fact doubling since last scan). According to the scan, twin2 has now surpassed twin1, weight wise:
• Twin1: 3.1 pounds (1420 grams)
• Twin2: 3.3 pounds (1513 grams)
Twin1 is currently in breech position and twin2 is in cephalic position.
Hoping the next few weeks will go smoothly and the babies don't trouble Ms S too much.

While we are happy with our pregnancy and grateful for everything that SCI has done for us, we wish smooth journeys for other IPs currently pregnant as well as those who are trying. And still hopeful India will reconsider its surrogacy laws to include singles and gay people in a near future. Having a child should be everyone's right not a privilege for a few.

14 comments:

  1. So happy and excited for you guys! Not long now!

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    1. Thank you Ben. Indeed it's getting closer. Summer is just flying by. One advantage of being so busy. Hope things are going better on your end.

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  2. Wow!!! Time is really flying by ---so glad to hear all doing well.

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  3. Wonderful pictures. You look like you had a blast. Getting soon now.

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    1. Thank you Lynn. Looking forward to meeting you guys and your little one in Delhi soon!

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  4. The Baby Shower looks like so much fun!!!! Congrats on your big ol' babies! Happy for you!

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    1. Haha. Thanks Anwar. Are you a daddy yet? You are almost there.

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  5. Looks great, I love those purple and turquoise hanging balls. Congratulations on 30 weeks, you're pretty much home and hosed!

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    1. Thank you Megan. Yes, our hosts did some really nice decoration. It feels like dreaming being at this stage of pregnancy.

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  6. Love the pictures! It looks like a good time was had by all. Congratulations Guys. Looking forward to seeing the nursery!

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    1. Shower was really fun. We were sad once it was all over! Hope you guys are doing well.

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  7. Wow that looks like the best baby shower ever!! Love the purple colour of the babies room, Best wishes for the impending delivery :)

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    1. Thank you Lucylu. Hope the purple color is gender-neutral? :)

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