It's a Match!

Hello!
I've been meaning to post an update much sooner but between work and keeping up with my small hurricane of a son, the days have been full.
I have some news I'm just bursting to tell everyone about!! However I still feel its not the right time to go public with my surrogacy journey so this blog (and a few of my closest loved ones) will have to suffice for the time being 😊
The phone call with the intended parents went marvelously!
Throughout the whole conversation, we all jived quite well. We admitted that the whole formal phone conversation meeting thing was a bit on the awkward side but we all rolled with it well. They still sound exactly as they seemed on their parent bio. They are both down to earth and hard working guys who are in VERY deserving of a family of their own. With each answer they provided, I was hollering "Yes!!"...in my head of course 😅. Apparently they have 6 viable embryos and were hoping for a boy and a girl. Low and behold, the two healthiest embryos are just that! Beyond that, they brought up multiple times that they want this all to remain as safe as possible for me and would not consider anything that would put my safety in jeopardy (I do realize pregnancy is wildly unpredictable and is inherently risky in itself but I - as well as my doctor - feel that I am at a relatively low risk for complications due to my age and health status...sorry to sound like a public broadcast warning for a hot second there). Being reassured of this in multiple ways, without even outright questioning them on their concerns for my safety make me feel like we are all in this for the right reasons and have everyones best interests at heart.
So I am officially matched with my intended parents (as of last Monday)!!!!!
Now onward to the traveling. I am slotted to travel to San Diego on the evening of the 1st (the agency was even kind enough to accommodate my wish to leave as late as possible on that day because it will be Armin's 4th birthday 💚. I got a list of the itinerary yesterday and immediately got the feeling I had back on the first day of my freshman year in high school. That "oh shit, I have to be here at this time. What if I don't wake up on time? How will I get there? Goodness sakes, should I eat before? What should I wear?". Those feelings. Luckily, the coordinator for the agency I'm going through laid it all out pretty fool proof for me so I'm hoping all will go well next week. They are to run some blood/urine tests, do an overall exam and run me through the details of the fertility meds I'll be starting on...if all looks well.
I'm still nervous there will be a hitch. We've made it this far and I KNOW in my heart that this is the couple I absolutely want to do this for so I don't want to let them down and delay the process for them as well as I'm just so freaking excited to be helping them create their own little family!
So keep your fingers crossed that I:
A) Can make it from Sioux Falls to the San Diego Fertility Center without royally screwing up my itinerary.
B) Am in good shape to be a good candidate for this.
C) Don't make any typical embarrassingly awkward remarks to the staff at said fertility center.
D) Make it there and back safely.
Here's to the next step! 🙌