Let me start at the beginning...
In May, Travis and I had made the decision that our family was complete so we began the process of selling our baby items that we no longer needed. About a week later, we found out that we were pregnant. We were in complete shock but excited at the same time and figured we did 3 so we could handle 4. Fast forward to our 8 week checkup which was on our anniversary, when we received the shock of our lives.
So many have asked, what was our reaction when the technician told us it was twins because they knew the pregnancy itself was a surprise much less finding out it was twins. That day we dropped the boys off at my parents before heading to the doctor and we joked about twins because it runs on his side, my dad's side, and my mom's side but we thought what were the chances since we had 3 single pregnancies. As we waited in the waiting room, we joked about it some more and talked about the amount of car seats and the size stroller we would need and then our name was called to go back.
As with all of the other pregnancies, I was always nervous for the first ultrasound until I saw that heartbeat. The technician has the ultrasound up and I immediately saw 2 but thought there's no way. My first response "Is that 2 in there??" and she followed up with "yes, you are having twins and they are identical!" Tears flowed down my face...I was shocked, excited, nervous, etc. Travis is next to me repeating that we are going to have 5 children but he had a huge grin on his face and hoped he would get 2 girls. Throughout the rest of the ultrasound, I really didn't comprehend anything she was telling us because I will still trying to soak in the news of 2 babies. When we were done, I remember walking out hand in hand with smiles on our faces yet still in total shock not really knowing what to say to each other. He had texted his family the news as I anxiously waited to call my parents to tell them. My mom didn't believe me for a while even after sending her a picture of the ultrasound. It wasn't until family started to call after a group message was sent out that she realized we were telling the truth. Our parents were so excited for us but still couldn't believe it was happening. The boys were thrilled...they always wanted more siblings. It was going to take awhile for it to all soak in.
I truly believe that this was meant for us. They were such special gifts from Heaven for 2 big reasons. First, my aunt had unexpectedly passed away less than a year when we found out it was twins and she always wanted someone to have twins in the family and for them to be girls. Secondly, when Travis and I first started our family, I lost a baby at 11 weeks and it was a little girl. So, I felt like my aunt carried me through this pregnancy and God was giving us a second chance and blessing us with 2 little miracles instead of 1.
The journey was just beginning....
