seriously. for the past 36 hours? shock i think.
when we came home from the ultrasound tuesday night, i couldn’t get warm or stop shaking.i just kept looking at the ultrasound pictures and kind of zoning out. 🙂
first, before i tell the story, i want to say THANK YOU to you all. for each and every comment. i read them all. every single one. several times. thank you for the love, the encouragement, the prayers, the excitement…well, just thank you for being YOU. you guys are the best.
okay. so i had my very first ultrasound tuesday afternoon (evening, thanks army..after waiting for hours. HA!). jimmy was there, he left work to be there.
i was worried there would be something wrong…no heartbeat, and i wanted him with me.
all along i’ve been praying for a healthy baby, a strong heartbeat, and well, those prayers were answered weren’t they? but i’m getting ahead of myself…
our doctor was a precious young captain. she spread the jelly on my stomach and said…
“okay, let’s see here….there the baby is! yes, this looks like a healthy single intrauterine pregnancy!”
and there was the baby, clear as day, and i said something like
WHEW! I THOUGHT IT WAS TWINS!!!
she started recording the heartbeat and then kind of started to get flustered.
“UH…WHOA…HOLD ON…YEAH, I THINK THERE ARE TWO IN THERE!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!”
she kind of ran out of the room to get another machine…and at this point i’m crying/ laughing/freaking out…total hysteria. and j has the biggest grin on his face and won’t stop kissing me.
(background: he has a family history of twins in every generation. his brother was a twin, aunts are twins, etc etc)
the doctor comes back with the other machine…and there they are clear as day.
numero uno:
and numero dos:
and i’m shaking.
my legs are shaking so hard that the ENTIRE table is shaking.
i don’t know what i said.
may or may not have been something requiring a BEEP.
and we were laughing.
and the doctor was laughing…her first twins.
she congratulated us, we congratulated her.
and the girls? were confused. well they know there are two babies, but they don’t “get” it. how could they? i’m not sure I get it. HEE~!
harper said ” WHAT? THAT’S AMAZING!!!”. but i still don’t think she gets it.
so there you have it.
i have been referred to a new OB and next week will have a special ultrasound to determine more.
will we find out the genders? yes. i’m only 3 months pregnant, so we have a bit…but yes.
will jimmy be home for the birth? yes…with plenty of time to spare.
due date? dec. 17.
what does j think? he’s over the moon . hasn’t stop grinning i don’t think.
now i’m focusing on a healthy pregnancy. staying pregnant as LONG as possible and getting those babies as BIG as possible.
i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
lots of things going through my (our) head(s).
if it’s two girls? FOUR WEDDINGS!
think of the diapers! the wipes…the burp cloths!
new minivan is now a must!
am i going to go crazy? i can’t wait…but i’m scared!
we are THRILLED. and still processing.
and crying with joy and disbelief.
thank you for your love and encouragement!
s