About 3 years ago-
My sister has never had kids (nor even tried to), and we were talking one night about if she ever did in fact want to (she's 35 now). She said really didn't want to ever be pregnant, but wasn't sure if she wanted a child or not. I couldn't believe it! I LOVED being pregnant. When my husband and I decided we were done having children of our own, I actually had to mourn the thought of never being able to be pregnant again. It's an amazing thing, creating a life. It's hard to describe... but feels so purposeful. ANYWAYS... I jokingly told her that I would love to be pregnant for her. She (for the moment) remains undecided if she will ever have kids of her own (but my offer still stands!). In the meantime the joke got me thinking, and I looked into it. I talked to my husband about it, and he thought it was ridiculous. I found some forums, and agencies and decided to just apply and see what would happen. I ended up getting accepted to like 5 agencies. So I choose one that I loved, and I was really excited (this happened in 2010). When my husband and I starting meeting the couples was when he came on 100%. In his words... "Our family, our kids is my entire life... to be able to give that gift to someone who wants it so badly and can't have it on their own? I can't think of anything I'd rather do."
So it's been a long process! I joined the agency in 2010, and will hopefully be pregnant very soon!