SURPRISE!

In keeping with tradition, I am posting this a little late.  In my defense, I was waiting until we told our Bible study last night and got to see their reactions. Hehe!

Wednesday morning, I had my first ultrasound.  Jeff had taken the morning off so he could come with me.  We were really excited.  We couldn't wait to see our little peanut!

The appointment when as usual with a simple physical exam and discussing how I have been feeling.  We talked a bit about my trip to the hospital because of my headaches and then covered all of our questions about the pregnancy, etc.  Finally, we got to the main event!  When the doctor eventually got around to doing the ultrasound, we discovered something completely unexpected.  There were TWO very distinct, separate fetuses on the screen!!!  OH MY GOSH!  I fell in love right there.

I knew that this experience would change me, but I had no idea just how much.  Seeing those two little babies on the screen moving around, was just AMAZING.  They were both quite active and wiggly.  I was in shock.  I just kept saying "oh my gosh", I couldn't believe it.  Then I cried.  Then I started shaking and getting all nervous.  I just never thought this would actually happen.  Praise the Lord!  We had the doctor take our first family photo right there.  I will always cherish that day, and this experience.

God Answers Prayers

After this amazing experience, I did a lot of thinking.  I am still doing a lot of thinking.  I recalled many different moments in this short pregnancy so far.  You could call them coincidences, or something else. Anyway, very early on Jeff and I had discussed whether we hoped for a boy or a girl.  Jeff has always said that he wanted a boy, and I...a girl.  We had joked briefly that 'maybe we will have twins and get one of each.'  While we were joking at the time, we both (in our own time) prayed secretly that this would be the case.  I think I prayed for it for about a week, and then kinda let it go.

When the whole thing with Kate Middleton came up, it stirred something again.  The rumors were flying that because she was so sick, she was carrying twins.  I was feeling AWFUL, so I googled it.  I discovered that I wasn't feeling THAT bad, so I was disappointed but let the idea go.  I just thought it would have been so cool!

Finally, two weeks ago, when we went to Labor and Delivery because of my headache, I had another strange experience.  I was able to listen to the fetal heartbeat with a Doppler.  When the nurse first put the wand on my tummy, the number 171 flashed on the monitor.  It was there for a few seconds and then it turned to 168 when the wand was moved.  My first thought was 'oh my gosh, maybe there are two!'  I held onto this thought until after Jeff came back with some food.  I told him about it and we sort of joked a bit.

The morning we had the ultrasound, I wasn't feeling great.  I had been going through some ups and downs as far as my nausea and headaches for a few weeks, and had recently had an extremely emotional episode and was just wiped out with the whole situation.  I told Jeff that I was thinking that we would be a 'one kid family'.  I was thinking that I just couldn't go through this again.  I also hoped it would get better very soon.

I think God must have been up there just chuckling to Himself "be careful what you wish for!"  He certainly did answer our prayers.  Not only are we getting a child (early-on in trying), but we are getting TWINS!  I only hope that He is as generous with giving us one of each!  I am feeling so blessed and excited.
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