Everyone thought Charlie and Matt should have the first bucket to try again and have a baby.

How were we going to find a certified social worker in Israel to do a home study?

When they wanted to bring home a second child, Guatemala had closed its doors to international adoptions.

Even before attempting pregnancy the couple had considered adoption, but never a specific type of adoption program.

The open adoption model was an added blessing.

Like many adoptions, our journey was filled with ups and downs.

The first child born through the pioneer embryo adoption program called Snowflakes®.

We discovered our chances of getting pregnant were very low—only about a 1% chance.

At that point, they knew the door had been closed forever on their ability to have a genetic child.

Unable to conceive naturally, the couple decided to pursue other means of family building.