Dear Wonder Woman with superpowers,

We have the greatest admiration for your moral courage and willingness to use your superpowers for us. We are firm believers in the meeting of destinies and look forward to realizing our family dream together with you. We entrust you with our greatest treasure and cannot express in words how grateful we are that you are willing to carry our child.

About us:

Our small family consists of Arlane (43), Ante (46) and our sunshine Alea (5). We live together with our two cats in Germany in a small town near a beautiful castle garden and the picturesque city of Heidelberg. Arlane works part-time for a software company in Talent Attraction and Ante as Head of System Integration in an automation company. Our daughter Alea goes to the kindergarten and will start school this year. We have been a couple for 22 years, 10 of them married. Ante was born in Croatia before he came to Germany with his parents as a baby. He always has a funny saying at the ready, enjoys playing table tennis or tinkering around in the workshop. Arlane has Irish roots and finds her balance in sport. She is always on the lookout for new dream destinations for our next vacation and is never finished planning it. We are passionate about traveling and recharging our batteries in nature. Our greatest happiness is our daughter Alea. She is our little whirlwind and wants to be a singer or a vet when she grows up. Since Alea's birth, our lives have become so much more beautiful and fulfilling. We are completely absorbed in our role as parents and feel that we have arrived. It is so much fun to accompany children as they grow up. They are the best teachers.

Our biggest dream:

We still have so much love to give, so we sincerely wish for another child. We would like Alea to have a sibling so that she can finally be a big sister and have more close family besides us. One side of our dining table is still empty ;-). Alea asks us almost every day when she will finally have a sibling and lovingly looks after her baby dolls. We have 2 embryos of our own that we can't bear to part with. We want to do everything possible to give (due of our age) one of them the opportunity to be born.

Why this way?

We tried for a long time to get pregnant, but unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, it didn't work out as Arlane was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016. After a tachelectomy, the tumor was successfully removed and she was even able to get pregnant without a cervix. Due to her medical history, the doctors advised her to undergo IVF. After an unsuccessful 1st attempt, 3 (not tested, category A) embryos were able to develop during the 2nd IVF attempt. The first embryo transfer was successful and Arlane became pregnant with Alea. The pregnancy was without complications and we gave birth to a healthy baby girl by c-section in 2018. Unfortunately, after the birth cells were found again, as a result the entire uterus had to be removed immediately and Arlane unfortunately lost her superpower. That was a tough time. A friend with the same medical history went down the surrogacy route with her family and gave birth to her little sunshine about 2 years ago. That's how we first heard about the possibility of surrogacy and then looked into it intensively and for a long time. We have the feeling that we are on the right track and are looking forward to starting this journey together with you.

Our relationship:

We would like to get to know you and your family and will be there for you and the baby at all times during your pregnancy. We are sitting on packed suitcases and can hardly wait to see the first ultrasound, hear your stories about the first movements and support you during the birth. We would be delighted to stay in touch with you and your family after the birth. We would like to educate the child in an age-appropriate way and support them if they wish to have contact with you, if you agree. We will feel eternally connected to you and forever grateful for your superpowers and for giving us the most beautiful gift in the world. Let's embark on this journey together and let new life emerge thanks to your superpower. We look forward to meeting you soon.

Warmest regards,

Alea, Arlane and Ante