A match made in heaven

Just as I was cleaning off my desk at work, and packing up to go home, my phone buzzed saying I had a new e-mail. I had been waiting all day to hear something from my social worker regarding a match, but seeing how it was 4:25 pm on a Friday afternoon, I figured I wouldn't hear anything until Monday. Taking a deep breath, preparing myself for the disappointment of another Old Navy 25% off coupon or a Jumponit deal, I opened the e-mail anyway.

"INTENDED PARENT PROFILE FOR YOUR REVIEW"! I was stunned! I couldn't open the attachment quick enough. WHO had my agency specifically picked for me? This could be the family that I may carry a child for, this is HUGE! What were they like!? Where did they live!? Hundreds of questions were racing through my mind.

I opened the attached standard profile, it was redacted in order to protect their identity (in case the match didn't work out, I wouldn't know their last names, DOB's, specific location, place of employment, etc.)

There they were. My potential match that I had anxiously been awaiting for. They were everything I hoped for and more.

We will call them B&P, to protect their idenity. B&P are a same-sex couple that live in Massachusetts. They have a 3 year old daughter already, who was conceived using a surrogate through our same agency. They have excellent jobs - one is a Doctor and one owns his own company. As I scrolled down, reading thier responses to all of the questions I noticed the pictures at the bottom. Several photos throughout the years of B&P and their beautiful daughter. Pictures that perfectly capture who they are as people and what amazing fathers they are to their daughter.

I had tears in my eyes. These two people, who longed to complete their family, and wanted to give their daughter a sibling. They would literally do anything to provide that for her. They could potentially put all their faith and trust in ME to provide that for them. I could be the one to give birth and complete a family that cannot complete a family on their own. I was amazed that I could feel such a connection with a family just by looking at their pictures. I immediately responded and said I would absolutely love to meet them.

.... Now I just needed to wait and see if they wanted to move forward with me too.