Where are we now?

Several people have inquired, so here's the answer:

We had hoped to have the IVF procedure this fall, but things have stalled due to situations beyond anyone's control. OWD has a pre-existing medical condition that is not problematic to the procedure, but she needs to visit the specialist who initially diagnosed her to get that doctor's seal of approval before we can move forward. It took our OFC doctor's office a month to reach the specialist, as her office was closed in August. The gears of the medical system's wheels move slowly, and over the past few months the specialist was finally reached, but declined to give her seal of approval without first seeing OWD. OWD moved heaven and earth to get an appointment with said specialist, and finally got one... for the end of January. No, it can't be moved up... we tried.

So that's where we are now. We'll see how things go in the spring. I figure we've waited this long, a few more months will be fine.

It has been just over a year since OWD and her partner made their very generous proposal. No matter what happens in the coming months, this year has brought us closer together and has given me hope I didn't have before. Both things are wonderful.