.....Where were we, oh yes, just had delivered the news to my
hubby that we were expecting, only a few short days after we had even decided
“hey let’s give this a try again.”
We decided initially not to tell anyone, I of course told a
couple of the people closest to me, but other than that, no one knew. I
immediately called my OB and my Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist (aka
high risk doctor) and let them know the news. I was already on a baby aspirin
regimen as well as pre-natals and at 5 weeks daily Lovenox injections were
added to the mix. They scheduled our ultrasound to “confirm viability” at 7
weeks 1 day, a Tuesday, 3 days before Christmas. Nerves can’t explain what I
felt in the weeks leading up to that appointment. I figured it would either
make for the best Christmas announcement to our families or another season of
coping with more loss. It stinks, but when you’ve been through what we have,
that’s unfortunately where your mind goes.
The day of the appointment came and the clock ticked slowly. Hubs picked
me up from work and we drove to the appointment, both knowing the weight this
appointment had on our future as a family.
We checked in and got into our room. My OB came in and
hugged us and said she had been thinking about us all day. The ultrasound starts, all I see is black….in
a moment I was brought back to when we had the blighted ovum last year, and I
begin to feel like hope is lost. Then a blob. The screen was facing my OB and I
had a pretty clear view of if, Hubs couldn’t see it. She was having a hard time
getting the right picture she needed so she said she was going to switch the
view…..and the picture that popped up will be seared into my mind forever. I
have a pretty solid medical records/terminology/imaging background, so I knew
right away what I saw. I saw two sacs, two blobs, it was clear as day. Yet I
had to ask “what is that”…..she replies “well guys, it’s a second sac” let’s
check it out...one sac, baby measuring perfect; we heard the sweetest sound,
the heartbeat. On to the next sac…another baby, measuring perfectly and another
perfect heartbeat. I said in my shock “what does that mean?” and she said “YOU
guys, its’ TWINS”…..Hubs immediately threw a fist in the air (I think ;) ) and
exclaimed “YES!” probably loud enough for patients in other rooms to hear! I
laid there in shock. Immediately thoughts of “how can my body do this, when I
have such a hard time carrying one?” began to flood my mind. The mix of emotions was tangible; I was
excited to hear those perfect heartbeats, scared of what this meant, anxious at
the thought of TWO BABIES; so many things mixed into one moment. I was in a
daze. My OB kept repeating “I can’t believe this you guys…after all you have
been through, now twins” she probably said it 3 or 4 times. I’m pretty sure she
had tears in her eyes. Tears began to flood mine, and immediately the verse of
Isaiah 61:7 came to mind “And you will be blessed with a double blessing, and
everlasting joy will be yours”. We left with instruction that our next appt
would be in about a week or so, my MFM would be calling me, and huge hugs and
congratulations from my OB. She’s incredible and so invested in us. The entire
drive home I kept saying “I can’t believe this, two babies” TWO BABIES PEOPLE. (I
think there’s a part of me that STILL can’t believe it…lol). I think I was in
such a state of shock because this all happened so effortlessly (which we are
eternally grateful for) no planning, no fertility doctors, no extreme measures….it
just, happened.
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| first ultrasound of the twins, very clear that there are TWO! |
We told our families on Christmas. I framed copies of the
ultrasound photos and our parents opened them….my parents are both in the
medical field and immediately knew what they were looking at; they both cried J
My sister (who I HAD told I was pregnant) immediately goes, TWINS?!!? We had
kept that as a surprise. My in-loves (in-laws) reaction was a bit
different….they looked at the picture up and down, and knew it was a ultrasound
so they knew at that point we were pregnant; what they didn’t get (and I
wouldn’t guess that anyone would at a glance at an ultrasound) was that there
were two. I stopped their celebration at our pregnancy and said “wait wait….there’s
one more thing, it’s twins” the house ERUPTED. There were tears, dancing,
praising Jesus and more tears. It’s so amazing to be so loved. For these babies
to be so loved already.
When we made our “social media” announcements, the
outpouring of love, well wishes and prayers we received (and continue to
receive) was incredible.
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| our "social media announcement" |
And that brings us to our update…where we are currently. I’m
19 weeks, feeling great, getting big, and the babies are growing right at where
they are supposed to be. I’ve had no crazy early symptoms like I had with
Malachi and so far my body is cooperating and working the way it’s supposed to. I am due August 8th, our announcement says July because they will come at 36-38 weeks, sometime between July 11 and July 25! We are feeling incredibly blessed to have things going so smooth so far and
praying for the easy-ness to continue until 36-38 weeks.
Will you continue to pray with us?
