SURPRISE.... TWINS!!!!
I don't even know where to start.... Finding out that we are expecting TWINS!!!
It is Friday September 16th, 2011 and I have my first doctor appointment for an ultrasound. I am feeling really excited to go and see our little gummy bear for the first time! (I say Gummy Bear b/c in Violet's first ultrasound that is exactly what she looked like, a sweet little gummy bear)... But before this wonderful Friday morning, I am feeling like something is different. Something just seems a little off. This pregnancy so far is not like the last two (for what I remember...) I feel like Man I don't remember being this tired, Man I don't remember feeling this sick, I don't remember feeling like I am busting out of my clothes at only 8 weeks, I don't remember anything like this. With Violet I remember being nauseous and a little sick, Preston no sickness but yeah a little tired, but NOTHING like what I am experiencing this time around.
I then go and see the nurse, for the first appointment. She tells me, Oh this is normal you are on your 3rd pregnancy everything just happens faster at this point. Still, I am wondering, faster hmmmmmm... something feels different... So the only thing that continues to run through my head is that I am having TWINS! But how can that be, NO Twins run on either side of our families. Bill has no twins in his family, I have no twins in my family... So of course I am questioning this... Could it be, could I really be carrying TWO BABIES???? No way!!! I tell myself, Anne you're just freaking yourself out... just listen to the nurse 3rd baby = everything happens faster!
Thursday, I am replying to some emails and I send my Uncle Nick an email ending it with "and let's just pray there is only 1 in there...haha!!"
Friday morning on my way to the doctor's appointment and I call my Mom. I am telling her how excited I am to go to this doctors appointment. I told her, I just can't wait to confirm that there is only 1 healthy baby in there... I go into my appointment and Dr. Cohen starts to talk to me about Twins and how he had 4 families in one day that found out that they were expecting Twins... I told him, I don't know what I will do if you tell me I am having Twins... I may just freak out... At this point God has blessed me with another baby, another baby that I was not expecting... so the idea of having 2 babies just scared me!
The moment of truth... Dr. Cohen starts the ultrasound and I feel like I immediately see TWO! But then I think to myself, no Anne stop freaking yourself out... Dr. Cohen starts to tap on the computer screen and he says, "Come on Baby, Show yourself your Mommy and Daddy are wanting to see you..." Oh there it is, there's your Baby.... I SMILE so Big, my heart starts to raise with love, joy and happiness!!!! I am so excited to see my little gummy bear... and then I hear..."Wait, Wait.... What do we have here.... Oh, Ut Oh, it looks like we may have another one..." My heart that was raising in joy, just started to raise even faster, but this time in FEAR... What are you telling me Dr. Cohen. Are you telling me that there are 2 babies in there??? He says, "2 heart beats means 2 babies...." Bill is laughing, I am balling my eyes out! I am in shock... how are we going to do this... 2 more babies... Bill says to the doctor, can we have a Boy and a Girl? Dr. Cohen looks at him and says that may be a possibility... Bill's response... "HONEY this is AWESOME!" My response, sobb, sobb some more and sniffle sniffle...
After the initial shock of the news, Dr. Cohen gives me a hug with a word of congratulations. Then turns to Bill and gives him a firm handshake with a "YOU THE MAN!!!" to go with it!
I don't think that anyone can ever really prepare themselves for 2 at one time. This is not in my life "plan"... I planned for only 1 more, not for 2... I then talk to my Aunt Lori and she shares with me... "Annie the only thing that gets in the way of your plans, is a thing called Life" WOW! Hit home! For me to be worried about my "plan" is just going to stand in the way of me living in this moment! I am pregnant with 2 babies, 2 babies that are my children... This is not going to happen again, I need to LIVE IN THE MOMENT and ENJOY IT!
Then I start to realize, wait... I have done this before... but Violet and Preston are 13 months apart. So I have finally figured out that the fact of having Twins doesn't scare me. What scared me was the age difference that I had to work with Violet and Preston. It dawns on me, that is not the case this time around!!! I then think God, Thank you! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to experience this!!! I feel like he must know something I don't... but hey, now it's just time to go with it!
God will not give you anything you cannot handle. I have been told that many times over. I am feeling it now. I feel like we can do this... sure it's gonna be tough a first... but just like Bill said the minute he found out... "This is Awesome!!!"
What a fantastic SURPRISE!
That's MY Nitty Gritty Truth,
Anne
It is Friday September 16th, 2011 and I have my first doctor appointment for an ultrasound. I am feeling really excited to go and see our little gummy bear for the first time! (I say Gummy Bear b/c in Violet's first ultrasound that is exactly what she looked like, a sweet little gummy bear)... But before this wonderful Friday morning, I am feeling like something is different. Something just seems a little off. This pregnancy so far is not like the last two (for what I remember...) I feel like Man I don't remember being this tired, Man I don't remember feeling this sick, I don't remember feeling like I am busting out of my clothes at only 8 weeks, I don't remember anything like this. With Violet I remember being nauseous and a little sick, Preston no sickness but yeah a little tired, but NOTHING like what I am experiencing this time around.
I then go and see the nurse, for the first appointment. She tells me, Oh this is normal you are on your 3rd pregnancy everything just happens faster at this point. Still, I am wondering, faster hmmmmmm... something feels different... So the only thing that continues to run through my head is that I am having TWINS! But how can that be, NO Twins run on either side of our families. Bill has no twins in his family, I have no twins in my family... So of course I am questioning this... Could it be, could I really be carrying TWO BABIES???? No way!!! I tell myself, Anne you're just freaking yourself out... just listen to the nurse 3rd baby = everything happens faster!
Thursday, I am replying to some emails and I send my Uncle Nick an email ending it with "and let's just pray there is only 1 in there...haha!!"
Friday morning on my way to the doctor's appointment and I call my Mom. I am telling her how excited I am to go to this doctors appointment. I told her, I just can't wait to confirm that there is only 1 healthy baby in there... I go into my appointment and Dr. Cohen starts to talk to me about Twins and how he had 4 families in one day that found out that they were expecting Twins... I told him, I don't know what I will do if you tell me I am having Twins... I may just freak out... At this point God has blessed me with another baby, another baby that I was not expecting... so the idea of having 2 babies just scared me!
The moment of truth... Dr. Cohen starts the ultrasound and I feel like I immediately see TWO! But then I think to myself, no Anne stop freaking yourself out... Dr. Cohen starts to tap on the computer screen and he says, "Come on Baby, Show yourself your Mommy and Daddy are wanting to see you..." Oh there it is, there's your Baby.... I SMILE so Big, my heart starts to raise with love, joy and happiness!!!! I am so excited to see my little gummy bear... and then I hear..."Wait, Wait.... What do we have here.... Oh, Ut Oh, it looks like we may have another one..." My heart that was raising in joy, just started to raise even faster, but this time in FEAR... What are you telling me Dr. Cohen. Are you telling me that there are 2 babies in there??? He says, "2 heart beats means 2 babies...." Bill is laughing, I am balling my eyes out! I am in shock... how are we going to do this... 2 more babies... Bill says to the doctor, can we have a Boy and a Girl? Dr. Cohen looks at him and says that may be a possibility... Bill's response... "HONEY this is AWESOME!" My response, sobb, sobb some more and sniffle sniffle...
After the initial shock of the news, Dr. Cohen gives me a hug with a word of congratulations. Then turns to Bill and gives him a firm handshake with a "YOU THE MAN!!!" to go with it!
I don't think that anyone can ever really prepare themselves for 2 at one time. This is not in my life "plan"... I planned for only 1 more, not for 2... I then talk to my Aunt Lori and she shares with me... "Annie the only thing that gets in the way of your plans, is a thing called Life" WOW! Hit home! For me to be worried about my "plan" is just going to stand in the way of me living in this moment! I am pregnant with 2 babies, 2 babies that are my children... This is not going to happen again, I need to LIVE IN THE MOMENT and ENJOY IT!
Then I start to realize, wait... I have done this before... but Violet and Preston are 13 months apart. So I have finally figured out that the fact of having Twins doesn't scare me. What scared me was the age difference that I had to work with Violet and Preston. It dawns on me, that is not the case this time around!!! I then think God, Thank you! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to experience this!!! I feel like he must know something I don't... but hey, now it's just time to go with it!
God will not give you anything you cannot handle. I have been told that many times over. I am feeling it now. I feel like we can do this... sure it's gonna be tough a first... but just like Bill said the minute he found out... "This is Awesome!!!"
What a fantastic SURPRISE!
That's MY Nitty Gritty Truth,
Anne
Awe, Anne, you have me all choked up! What a blessing these babies are, and you are way more prepared for the challenges ahead of you than you may think you are. God has a plan and it's perfect. We are so excited for you!
ReplyDeletewhat a great story. i'll probably re-read it at some point. chills.
ReplyDeleteAwe! Thank you ladies :) I just re-read this and saw your comments... Craziness that the Twins are almost 1!
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