31 Oct October Babies!
Welcome to the world Caledonia Beatrice!
Greetings!
Miss Callie is a special girl! Her new parents were able to find, and be matched with embryos in Barbados. They flew there, had the embryos transferred and they returned home, to await the news from their local doctor if the pregnancy test was positive. The pictures tell the rest of the story!
After 6 years of infertility, our miracle has arrived. It’s been a long journey full of ups and downs but on Monday, October 23rd, Caledonia Beatrice arrived weighing 9 lbs 6 oz and was 21” long! Being matched with a donor family whose embryos were in Barbados made for a sunny and beach side embryo transfer in January that was a great success and a beautiful vacation all at once. Callie and mom are both doing excellently and we are so excited to see her grow up to be an incredible bringer of joy as her name declares. We are so thankful to God for our miracle.
Caledonia Beatrice
BORN: October 23, 2017
WEIGHT: 9 lbs 6 oz
LENGTH: 21 inches
“We are completely in awe of what God has done and are totally head over heels in love with our little miracle girl!”
-Andrew and Kim
Hello Mateo!
BORN: October 10, 2017
WEIGHT: 5 lbs 15 oz
LENGTH: 19 Inches
We are very excited about the birth of this little boy. Mike and Lei have been very dedicated, and devoted to their embryo adoption journey. It did not work right away for them, which can happen. They did not give up, but persevered over a respectable period of time. They keep going, and keep believing, their faith sustained them, and now their miracle boy is here. Congratulations Lei and Mike! Your story will touch a lot of people, and encourage them to persevere.
Introducing Rosamund Hope!
I met with Ben and Hannah near Chicago for lunch the summer of 2016. My daughter and I were going to a family reunion, and we met with as many families as we could on our travels east. We had a lovely lunch together. I never forget meeting families at the early stages of hope and anxiety, about outcome. I have been “there”, and it is a mix of awesome and fear of the unknown at the same time. I was very impressed with Hannah and Ben. They were optimistic, hopeful, and best of all, prayerful. It changes everything. With prayer, even if our hopes are not met, we can still keep going on, knowing that there is still the best plan ahead. That is just how God works. We are thrilled by the birth of Rosie and for all the joy she will bring to Ben and Hannah for the rest of their lives.
-Maria Lancaster
Rosamund Hope
BORN: October 27, 2017
WEIGHT: 8 lbs 2 oz
LENGTH: 20.5 Inches Long
The road of infertility can be long, and very difficult. My own daughter Elisha was adopted as an embryo in 2003. I was 46 at the time. Prior to that my husband Jeff and I experienced several miscarriages. These losses affect us in profound ways. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and we want to let you know we are thinking of those suffering with the pain these losses can bring to our hearts and souls. We found several wonderful resources for you, that you can check out when you have time. Please know that we are thinking of you, especially, this month.
Maria Lancaster
Co-founder/President EASCP
Resources
Healing Hearts Baby Loss Comfort Resources
Now I lay Me Down to Sleep Resources
Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
New Website Coming Soon!
We will be launching our new embryo adoption website in November! Be on the lookout for next months newsletter for more information as well as photos of our born babies from this past year!
We have recently been approved by the IRS as a charity and we are now able to receive tax deductible donations that fund some great things we do here at Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park. This will enable us to build new web sites, provide educational training and materials, and subsidize no or low fee re-matching. Here is a link for your donation:
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Maria Lancaster
Co-founder & President
Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park, Inc.
1-888-959-7712