When the Rev. Dr. Joel Muñoz was growing up in his native Indiana, he frequently visited his relatives for holidays in Colotlan, Jalisco.
New parents Rev. Dr. Joel Muñoz (L) and Kyle Fultz (R) pose with their newborn twins, Selena and Fabian, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hospital San Javier in Guadalajara. In the center is Dr. Juan Pablo Romo, neonatal pediatric specialist.
But when Muñoz and Fultz decided to to start a family using the services of Cares Surrogacy, an inclusive agency in Puerto Vallarta, their holidays in Mexico morphed into medical appointments and ultrasounds with their surrogate.
“We got to know our surrogate very well,” said Muñoz, by way of in-person and video appointments. “That way she could see our active role in all of this. She wanted to help someone have a family.”
Finally, in early 2025, as the scheduled birth date came nearer, Muñoz came to Guadalajara, followed a few weeks later by Fultz—whose arrival was rushed, since the twin babies arrived March 19 at 33 weeks, a bit earlier than planned, necessitating they spend 37 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hospital San Javier in Guadalajara. Baby Selena was born at 1.9 kilos (4 lbs, 2 oz) and Fabian at 1.8 kilos (4 lbs).
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