august 4, 2012.
my first OB appointment for my second pregnancy. i saw the nurse prac and she was so sweet. aaron was with me and we were super excited to see our little baby, and get a due date. i had hoped to NOT be due on the same day as our oldest birthday. i get back into the room, undress and wait.
i laid back on the table, as the ultrasound began.
nothing could have prepared me for what happened next. "so there are two babies..."
"what?"
"you didn't know you're having twins?"
"....this is my first ultrasound, how would i have known?"
i was in shock. utter shock. i laid there closing my eyes, rubbing them, and opening them again. i'd look at the screen hoping something would change..that this was all a dream..but it was not. i was having fraternal twins with a due date of, none other, april 14, my annabelle's birthday. aaron was happy. he was texting his uncle and smiling like a fool. i couldn't wrap my head around the fact i had TWO babies growing inside of me. i couldn't fathom the idea that i was about to be a mom of MULTIPLES. no wonder i was so tired for only being 8 weeks....
i knew from that moment on nothing would be the same. going from a family of 3 to 5 is huge. my husband was going to be gone for the end of my pregnancy and the first part of their lives due to joining the military. i was scared beyond belief.
it took some time for me to adjust and become excited. but i did, the fear subsided a little bit and we waited for the next major ultrasound which was genetic testing between 10-12 weeks.
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