We found out that I was about 5 weeks along. We were all in shock and trying to wrap our heads around it. My daughter was 13 and had been an only child. In our home and in her fathers home. It had just been the three of us and we were about to add another person to that. As exciting as it was, we were overwhelmed and scared.
I had an appointment at 8 weeks for an ultrasound to see and hear the heart beat. I was so nervous! I was scared that they would find out that it was just a mass of cells, a cyst or tumor that made my body think it was pregnant. I was also nervous that since I am in my late 30's they would find more than one. Not that I wouldn't want that. Just made me nervous.
We all filed into the room where I draped myself in a sheet and patiently waited for the Dr. When he entered the room, the butterflies in my stomach went crazy! My daughter and husband took their places so they could see and the Dr. turned out the light. The Dr. looked around for about a minute and a half without saying a word! It was excruciating! Then he asked if we were all sitting down. He pointed to a spot on the screen and said, "there's a baby here..." then pointed to another spot and said "and a baby here!" It was TWINS!!! He looked a while longer and said that he was pretty sure they were identical but he would be positive in time.
We were ELATED!! Terrified! But elated!! Even while we were trying to get used to the idea (still trying), we started making phone calls. Everyone was OVER THE MOON!! Everyone IS over the moon!!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Shock and Awe!!
On the evening of April 26th, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't been feeling well for a few days and thought that just maybe! I was very skeptical because I hadn't had a cycle in almost a year! We had been trying to have children from the time we got married almost seven years ago!
My husband stopped at the store on his way home from work and purchased a two test pack. I know you are supposed to take them in the morning for best results, but I just couldn't wait! After dinner, I locked myself in the bathroom. The waiting was the hardest part! Those three minutes seemed more like three days!
I held the test, upside down in my shaking hand as I turned it over slowly. I couldn't believe my eyes! There were two pink lines!! I never thought this would happen! I walked out into the kitchen where my husband was washing the dinner dishes. I must have looked like I had seen a ghost because my husband dropped what he was doing and asked what was wrong. Holding the test behind my back, I said "your life is about to change more than you can possibly imagine!"
When I showed him the test he smiled big but there was panic in his eyes. He gave me a huge hug and asked if these tests were accurate. I just laughed and told him I would take the second one the next morning.
That week I asked around the get a reference for a good OB/GYN. I wasn't getting any good reports. My sister had just had her baby and was not pleased at all with her doctor or the hospital where she delivered. I looked up some names in the city that my insurance was associated with, found a name and made an appointment.
Long story short, the office I first went to was falling apart and felt very unsanitary and definitely wasn't where I wanted to be! So, I asked around some more and found a great Dr. His office was 45 minutes away and the hospital was an hour but as long as I was going to get good care, it was okay with me!!
My husband stopped at the store on his way home from work and purchased a two test pack. I know you are supposed to take them in the morning for best results, but I just couldn't wait! After dinner, I locked myself in the bathroom. The waiting was the hardest part! Those three minutes seemed more like three days!
I held the test, upside down in my shaking hand as I turned it over slowly. I couldn't believe my eyes! There were two pink lines!! I never thought this would happen! I walked out into the kitchen where my husband was washing the dinner dishes. I must have looked like I had seen a ghost because my husband dropped what he was doing and asked what was wrong. Holding the test behind my back, I said "your life is about to change more than you can possibly imagine!"
When I showed him the test he smiled big but there was panic in his eyes. He gave me a huge hug and asked if these tests were accurate. I just laughed and told him I would take the second one the next morning.
That week I asked around the get a reference for a good OB/GYN. I wasn't getting any good reports. My sister had just had her baby and was not pleased at all with her doctor or the hospital where she delivered. I looked up some names in the city that my insurance was associated with, found a name and made an appointment.
Long story short, the office I first went to was falling apart and felt very unsanitary and definitely wasn't where I wanted to be! So, I asked around some more and found a great Dr. His office was 45 minutes away and the hospital was an hour but as long as I was going to get good care, it was okay with me!!
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