"Countdownto China".
- Bill & Jen are 3 short days away from heading to pick up Will! They will be visiting 3 locations in China: Bejing, Hohhot, and Guangzhou.
- Jen gets an email with some picture of Will when he saw the pictures Bill & Jen sent of themselves and the house. He seems excited!
- Over at the hospital, they must get vaccinations to travel to China--4 shots in total. Bill is very anxious, not being a fan of needles, but they both survive!
- Rocky and Maggie's recently added grooming to their services, so Bill takes the dogs (Rock and Maggie themselves!) in for grooming.
- When picking up a child from an orphanage in China, you're expected to put them in clothes that you have brought along--the clothes the child was wearing are taken off and saved for other children in the orphanage!
- Knowing this, Jen is excited to head out shopping for Will (and also Bill)! She is thrilled to stock up on stylish clothes for her little 3 year old, and she buys Bill a few different pajama options (including a pair of "grandpa pajamas", as Bill called them!)
- For whatever reason, Maggie isn't a fan of children and has some aggression towards them. With a new baby coming home shortly, this is obviously an issue--so they take Maggie to a trainer to figure out what the problem is.
- The trainer says the Maggie is overreacting to a stimulus. She then does some exercises with her to combat the problem. It seems to go well!
- The night before they leave for China, they get a package from Jen's mom with some gifts for Will, who turned 3 just a few days before the trip.
- Jen bought matching blue tennis shoes with red laces for the whole family! Bill, however, isn't too sure about them.
"Road to Parenthood"
This episode is a catch-up/recap reflecting on Bill and Jen's journey to parenthood.
- Bill and Jen were married almost 5 years ago. 4 years ago, they thought that they might have a child biologically, but ultimately decided, after meeting with an OB/GYN specialist, it may not be the safest (especially considering Jen has what is known as Restrictive Lung Disease).
- Next, Bill and Jen decided to look into surrogacy. In order to use Jen's eggs, they knew they would need to get going with the process quickly. They went through a tough process just trying to retrieve an egg, but were finally successful. Next, they met their surrogate, Cindy, and transferred Jen's egg into her. After a long 10 day wait, Cindy was pregnant! However, 6 weeks later, Cindy unfortunately miscarried the baby.
- During the surrogacy process, Bill and Jen built their dream home: a huge, customized home perfect for them and the children they anticipated having in the near future!
- After the first miscarriage, they gave it a try again and implanted another egg into Cindy. However, this time is was not successful--a pregnancy didn't happen. Bill and Jen were understandably depressed at this door essentially closing, but shortly thereafter, they found Rainbow Kids and got on the adoption train.
- Bill and Jen are very excited about the road they've ended up on, and can't wait to be a complete family of 4 with both Will & Zoey!
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