Calif. couple and newborn who escaped Ukraine are back home. What happened to their surrogate?
LOS ANGELES — Jessie and Jacob Boeckmann felt relieved when they set foot in their Costa Mesa, California, home last Tuesday. After a harrowing escape from Ukraine during last week's Russian invasion, they'd finally made it to safety with their newborn daughter, Vivian.
Their other daughter, 2-year-old Mary, greeted "Mama" and "Daddy" by jumping up and down with excitement. Grandparents who'd flown in from across the country took turns fawning over little Vivian. There was cooing, laughter and bubbly sipped in celebration.
But at one point,
