Baby daddy?

I know that some of you have had questions about how the donor selection process worked for my 'Baby Daddy' and I thought I would write it out and save myself some time. If you don't want to know in the interest of too-much-information, delete this email now!

My fertility specialist (a Reproductive Endocrinologist) recommended 3 different Cryobanks (Sperm Banks) for me to choose from. I went with one in Virginia for the first 3 attempts (doctor assistated) and one in California for the 4th attempt.

The way the Selection process works:
First, you have to establish an account with the Cryobank - this requires a lot of paperwork completed by me and an additional form by the doctor. Next, there are several ways to go about choosing the donor. I came up with a list of qualities that were important to me and searched the donor catalog for those qualities. Some would be more important to me than others - race, height, religious background, educational background, hair color, eye color, hobbies & interests, etc.

I chose to then have a picture match as well as limiting on important qualities. I sent-in a picture of me from my early 20's (most of the donors are in their early 20's). The company looks through their donors that match the qualities I specified as important and then compares my picture to the pictures of the donors. (Keep in mind, that I have to take their word for it that we match!) They called me with a list of donors, based on how we matched on an 8.0 scale and how attractive the donors were on a 7.5 scale. Now, I don't know what they're criteria was for how attractive the donors are, I just have to take the points as they give them.

After they called me back with the list with the best matches ranked highest, I had to go and look at the donor profiles in detail and pick my top 3 choices. When I had the top 3, I asked for a complete donor profile of the three from the bank. With the complete medical history, a long questionnaire, personality profile, and a voice recording of one of them, I made my selection.

So basically, here's what I can tell you about the "Baby Daddy":
He was born in 1981 somewhere in the United States. He is a Caucasian; his mother is Irish and father is German. He was raised Catholic and his mother is Catholic as well. His father is a Christian Scientist. He's 6'2" tall and at the time he applied weighed 170 lbs. He has deep blue eyes and thick, straight, brown hair. His blood type is O+ and he wears glasses or contacts. He's got a medium build and is predominately right-handed. He also has dimples and a defined cheekbone and jaw line. He does have some freckles and is fair skinned.

Educationally, he was working on a graduate degree and had completed a B.A. in English and had a 3.7 GPA. In high school, he had a 5.1 GPA. He took through AP Calculus in high school, so is fairly proficient mathematically. Athletically, he runs for endurance, and works out 3-5 times per week. He played basketball, baseball, and tennis, but his favorite sport is Baseball. (Okay, so this was marginally important to me and broke a tie!) He scored a 1430 on the SAT (720 Verbal and 710 in Math) and a 1450 on the GRE.

He says that he is a zealous reader, so I'm sure that I'll never get this child's nose out of a book! He likes robust foods (his words) like Southern Italian cuisines and whole foods like fruits, vegetables, and breads. (I'm trying to get the kid some good habits!)

His family is very important to him...he has two older ½ sisters and 2 younger brothers. He thinks that his imagination is what makes him unique. Medically, there was no one in his family with a history of heart disease, so I'm giving the baby at least ½ a set of good genes when it comes to that. There's no cancer or other major diseases listed for him or any family member.

Okay, I don't know what other information people want to know, but these should cover the basics.