The 14 babies in the 2007 My Little Miracle Contest essays are confirmation that the mothers in these stories made the successful journey from here to maternity thanks to Ferring fertility drugs. One Grand Prize Winner, 1 Second Prize Winner, and 10 Honorable Mentions shared $17,500 toward their children’s education.

“Defining Moments”
The Knapp family and their little miracle, Hendrick; Pasadena, CA

“In my 41 years I have known great joy and unspeakable sorrow. While this journey has the happiest of endings let me tell you how I got there. As I put words to paper this story seems unbelievable even to me. But it is my life blanket, woven together by threads of experience.”

Read the Knapp’s story

“The Ride of a Lifetime”
The Cherovsky family and their little miracle, Erin; Kewanee, MN

“My name is Sarah and I am a mom! This story is about the roller coaster ride my husband Mike and I took to become parents. When we decided to start a family after ten years of marriage, we assumed that everything would go smoothly.”

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Matthew: My Miracle, My Hero
The Lindfors family and their little miracle, Matthew; Simi Valley, CA
“We have been very blessed by our baby Matthew in more ways than one. It all started 9 years ago, after being diagnosed with endometriosis. A wise doctor friend told us that if we were serious about having a baby, we should go see Dr. Richard Marrs, a fertility specialist. It would be expensive but well worth it. We took this advice, went to see this amazing physician, and it was, well worth it.”

A Mother’s Day Transfer
The Boyle family and their little miracles, Anna and Oliver; Osprey, FL
“I believe in intuition. As I get older and slow down a little, I am beginning to notice the messages relayed to me from a higher place. They may appear in the form of a cardinal nesting in a palm tree in front of our dining room window, giving life to three chicks, or a Chinese fortune cookie prophesizing a “smooth long journey and great expectations.” Get It? Expectations…”

The Little Boy That Could
The Brophy family and their little miracle, Connor; Macungie, PA
“As a young, healthy, newlywed couple the thought of fertility problems did not cross our minds. The assumption was that when we were ready that we would have a family and live the stereotypical American dream.”

Bravelle + 2 = 5
The Deluca family and their little miracles, Molly and Jamie; Cape Coral, FL
“Attempting to conceive is a numbers game. You count the number of days in your cycle until you are ovulating, the number of days until you can take a pregnancy test, the number of frustrating months until you visit a specialist, the number of procedures you need to determine the problem, the number of methods you can try to improve you chances, the number of other happy pregnant women you see in the streets while you remain desperate, the number of assisted attempts you can bear, and the number of disappointments you can weather.”

Trying Times
The Saylor family and their little miracle, Josie; Temecula, CA
“My husband and I had been married for five years, I was established in my teaching career and it felt like the right time to have a baby. So, we decided to start “trying.””

In The Arms Of An Angel
The Lopez family and their little miracle, Thomas; Farmington, MN
“My story begins in the spring of 2000. I was previously married and we faced infertility, and after many months of trying and being on fertility meds, I had a laparoscopy done and found out that my fallopian tubes were severely damaged, my doctor gave me about 1 in a million chance of concerning on my own, but that was only half of our troubles, through all of this I discovered that my husband was an alcoholic, therefore causing another obstacle for us.”

Our Little Miracle Baby
The Pass family and their little miracle, Anthony; Gainesville, FL
“We are not the typical couple when it comes to IVF. We experienced success our first try! Now it definitely was not an easy road for us or our baby, but we are grateful that we did it!”

Cycles of Hope
The Merchan family and their little miracle, Catalina; Douglaston, NY
“Imagine feeling immeasurable joy and excitement, while also experiencing deep despair and hopelessness at the same time. These are the painful and conflicting emotions that formed the “roller coaster” we endured during the nearly 6 years that preceded the joyous conception, pregnancy and birth of our “Little Miracle,” Catalina Jaden Merchan.”

Delicate Life, Strong Determination
The Debrobander family and their little miracle, Sophie; Albertville, MN
“Like every couple that considers in vitro, we went through the devastations and frustrations of trying to get pregnant. However, nothing could have prepared us for our scare after experiencing the joy of learning I was finally with child.”

How Gracin Chose Us
The Southard family and their little miracle, Gracin; Cookstown, NJ
“Growing up, I can remember telling my mom that I was going to own the biggest daycare in the world! I love children and always knew that being a mom was what I wanted to do most of all.”

Read the essays from past winners:
2006 Winners
2005 Winners
2004 Grand Prize Winner