baby steps

We took the first official step towards becoming parents. It is time. We're not your average married couple whose finally decided to begin the baby making process. First, we aren't married. Secondly, we can't make babies. We are lesbians. Worse, we're lesbians living in the south. We had an appointment at a fertility clinic on Wednesday. The doctor reminded me of a straight Tim Gunn from Project Runway. I also felt like I was caught up in the middle of a John Irving novel. It was a weird mix between "Cider House Rules" and "The World According to Garp" It basically boiled down to... here's who we are... we can get you pregnant... here's what you need to do... At which we were handed a list of sperm banks and a list of the 6 simple steps to insemination.

1. Purchase ovulation predicition kit
2. Contact sperm bank the day you begin your period to make arrangements to have it sent
3. On cycle day 10, call the nurse to confirm the receipt of your sperm
4. On day 10, begin urine tests between 11am and 2pm
5. Day of surge , call the nurse by 2pm to schedule insemination for the following day
6. When the sample is ready, you pay $324 and they let them loose

Of course, this is assuming that you have already picked out and purchased sperm!

Wish us luck... It took us 3 months to pick out a refridgerator and painting the bathroom 5 different colors only to go with an off-white.