First of all, I have mentioned it before I think, but after my amazing birth with the phenomenal crying doula, she has moved me to actually become a doula myself. I am training in 2 weeks to become a labor and postpartum doula. This is my dream -- to work in the labor and delivery, pregnancy and postpartum field. Not only am I becoming a doula, but I also had a job interview at a local birth center and was offered a job that day! We have to figure out hours and pay as well as child care, but can you believe it? Two dream jobs coming together at the same time?
Here is the beautiful logo for my new business Always Faithful Birth Services. My friend Amanda from Camp Lejeune so kindly drew it up for me!
I wanted something that was military related without being saturated in military lingo. The Marine Corps motto is Semper Fidelis which means Always Faithful. Those in the military community will understand that this is a nod to the military, but one day, Kurt will separate from the military and we will move on to a place where there probably won't be as many military members/families around. I needed something that was also flexible enough to be understood to those who are not affiliated with the military and I will always be faithful to my clients. Taking it further, the honor courage commitment is my promise to my clients and their promise to themselves. I will always honor their birth wishes and help them have the courage to have commitment to the birth that they desire. The symbol means faithfulness or loyalty.
These are the two color palettes I am working with. I wanted something that also was patriotic and military without being saturated in Ooh Rah feelings. I like the glittery gold from the one palette to take the place of the chocolate in the other palette but I may stick with the chocolate color still. I haven't 100% decided. I also like that there is the subtle pink and blue of baby boys and girls in the colors I chose!
So there you have it -- my new business has a name. I have the domain for my business and I am working on building a website slowly. I will probably start out on FB mostly because I am familiar with that platform but I am going to make a beautiful website when I have the time to sit down and figure it all out! Right now i have a lot going on in life and need to keep up with what is already on my plate before thinking about seconds!
Now for surrogacy news! I am sure a lot of people are waiting for some kind of update. E&L and I decided back in January that we may or may not do surrogacy again in the future. They told me that if the perfect couple fell in my lap, that they hoped I would match with them... well, that is exactly what happened! I was talking to a local IF couple about clinics and attorneys and my experience in Virginia with surrogacy and the legal process. We were not looking to match at all but eventually after talking for a while about the process, we decided to meet! They are a lovely couple and one of them even does the same thing my husband does and is a reservist so they have lots to talk about! They adored my kids and we just all got along really well!
They have just had a phone consult with the attorney and a consult with the clinic to start the process last week. I did have to cancel my upcoming cruise because of the Zika Virus being active in 2 of the 3 ports, but that means maybe time for a vegas trip with my husband instead! We plan to start working together at the end of this year or beginning of next year and hopefully, we will be just as successful and the journey will be just as smooth as it was for my last journey!
When I have more news, I will definitely update!!! Wish me/us luck!
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