and it was with. us this morning. oh it's sunday. morning. yeah well i did feel. we got a lot of books from friends and neighbors and acquaintances we looked up a few chapters like i'm sleeping and stuff like that. and we spent a lot of time talking to our midwife. and we followed our instincts lots of things just work themselves out you know either for him come or. every day family life and yet it's remarkable. but night night night. johnny sister mary angela and his niece rosa supported him on his path to fatherhood. the struggle in america sure you know over and work to create so 1st the embryos were created and then we met robin. that was 6 months later or and

we liked her right away we thought she was great and we knew we could picture going on this journey with her. again and she felt the same way so as of april 24th we knew if all goes well we'll be pregnant so. robin carried the children to term as a surrogate mother they'd been conceived in a laboratory with 2 eggs donated by a different woman and sperm from each of the fathers in germany it's against the law to donate eggs or act as a surrogate but it is allowed in california funding of them and singing with the process is hugely expensive especially if you want to do we can do us and you could probably afford your own home with that kind of money maybe not downtown but you could definitely get an apartment in a smaller city it was in one dolphin apartment the common. stephan and johnny were lucky and everything. well. johnny

was in the operating theater i was outside looking through across the plane since it was a twin path only one of us was allowed in i said i'd be fine if i could watch through the glass and of course robin was the 1st one allowed to hold them. even because they were born we knew which baby was biologically related to whom and amalia and already oh both have to say much of the same egg don't know this is biologically speaking they're half siblings and i fathered one when johnny fathered the other. on the. moon and. today they're expecting an important visitor robyn the surrogate mother is on her way to stuttgart for the 1st time to see the family. live busy. before maybe. the twins are 6 months old now.

robin has 2 children of her own her daughter agree on a came along with her ringback. really. i gave birth to twins because surrogacy is something i've always wanted to do and then when i met johnny and steph and i knew they were perfect i loved being pregnant and so those are my reasons for doing it was to help john in 2nd. when in the world of radio. of course you make money from being a surrogate. but if you boil it down to the name and spare pregnant i think they say it's less than like 3 or $4.00 an hour for 9 months so really i could go get a part time job at mcdonald's and make more money than i would being pregnant for 9 months and i can't imagine. just going through

a surrogacy for the money you make it it's it's the whole package. saturday is family day 1st they visit johnny's mother at a nursing home. after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage she's only got to speak. at work also mom up with start a split from the folks who have priced about mothers oh mama i love being able to feed you. you fed me for years and now it's nice that it's the other way around. this neighborhood involved in the. u.s. surrogate mothers give birth to about 6000 children a year in germany the embryo protection law forbids it even for heterosexual couples who can't conceive. critics say the ban is outdated by now plenty of couples like johnny and stefan look abroad to fulfill their wish of having their own children. the next stop is stephens parents' house in

a small town in upper swabian they're devout catholics. would not work. goes along their voice all the little. more per year it's called. the sunday walk is a firm tradition to gay dads with their baby carriages isn't something you see every day at least not here asa or father it wasn't easy at 1st to deal with the fact that he was just different and gay but at the end of the day is over. him it's over. it's known as the holy mountain the opposite way below it's a very special place the people without children go up this mountain and pray for children and maybe it works after all. we used to call up paris kids all the time when so it's

a great feeling to be back here now with our own kids on the bus and like you know from since aside from them a kid was sure the 1st one i told us that they were expecting it felt strange what is this but we accepted it and accepted the way things happened i mean we're happy with the children or here is even if the church doesn't want that because but i don't agree with that it's just me 2 children have arrived in the church needs to accept that fact they're living creatures no matter where they're from and they're here now coming that was in fact it thank god their 1st attempt was immediately successful i must say it looks like god means them well that's what i think you know that's right. so thinking. you know a good. day to you and amalia might face tough questions down the road those or even hostilities. but their extended family supports them wholeheartedly stuck it

out is a way of life and blow and stephan and johnny can pass the strength on to their children. to walk on your boat i back in stuttgart johnny and stephanie want to keep up their social ties. it's a challenge all parents face. you know. that all we need is not having a good day today. i. know but this is 5 you can't do it like that you can't give him his pacifier the. most you need to take it away or he want understandings it's time to eat now. but he doesn't want to eat then let him cry. just leave them. well they were. very nice all wound up you just need to go

to bed. and. you're in a bad mood today aren't you. stefan doesn't look anything flustered him not his 1st son or use partner. it's hot and then suddenly everything's all better. 2 months later it's the twins' 1st birthday. he's going to since just since things are a little hectic right now i've just left the office and the guests are arriving at 230. it was important to us to celebrate with our family and friends now that our little ones have been with us for a year and find no to do and for you and stephanie left the office early to make it to the party on time the twins are still in daycare. when moving since we have

space to see 10 people. johnny's in a big fan of tablecloth and stuff like that. that's up to me. and so i just said that. johnny and stefan share a business that means they can choose their own work hours perfect for the small family i know or. something. it looks great here. everything is ready. it looks fantastic oh i wish it was my birthday at least so bright it's just too orange i but it's a positive kind of stress and i we bicker sometimes but that's just the way things are but it's all worth it when the kids come home and see everything is about what they saw everything this morning 230 and that was lovely it's sad and that's just something that takes time no matter why. him and this kind of only restaurant is called good guys. i. say all right so.

not a lot of. men say they will do a little fuel source of the. house so look honey she can walk. so can you. tell where. he was on tiptoe off the street. so. well was her. money on. the host families come to celebrate. i. think it was. really you know julie and stephanie want this to feel normal for their children they want them to understand that a family doesn't have to be a mother and a father to be full of love. and they want to keep in touch with the surrogate

mother often she sent a special gift for the twins 1st birthday. package from america right now robinson something look out below oh my. gosh. well honey through ooc are we sure 1st thing is fun all day through from your 1st kiss to your last dream come true. there was. i do. not. know you amalia and how they are in a very best hands i am going 1000 why do you. think my modern. i mean.

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