Holy Smokes!! I could hardly believe it!

So, who has seen an ultrasound before??? Ever seen one like this?? I sure haven't,...until it happened to me!!

After loosing the last pregnancy in December, I wondered if I even wanted to try for a 4th child. As time crept by, I did finally feel ready to try again, but Mike wasn't so sure. So,...we waited, and then waited and waited a little longer and finally May rolled around and Mike said that he was ready to try for our last child. Since we have 3 children and I have lost 2, then that would make this pregnancy our 6th. We concieved right away and I found out pretty early on that I was expecting. My Dr. ran some blood tests and said that my hormones were really high and everything looked good. Well as luck might have it, I started having some pain in my left side so I went into the emergency room to have it checked out. They did an ultrasound and lo and behold,......twins!!! I almost passed out from the shock. I actually didn't believe the Dr. at first and it took a lot of convincing and time to actually believe it. Why would there be 2? I have been pregnant 5 times and there has never been more than 1 baby in there. My skin got cold and clamy and I began to freak out a little bit. Mike wasn't even with me, he was at home with our 3 children.  So I called him and told him the big news. Mike actually didn't believe me at first!!! I have been know to mess with him so he assumed that I was playing one of my many jokes on him, but no, I was serious. He was thrilled and I was freaked out!!! As I prayed for the safety of these 2 little souls, a comfort washed over me and I felt God's love. Regardless of the success of this pregnancy or not, this was part of His diving plan for our family and I was given a sacred calling. I was filled with gratitude that He would choose me for such an important mission such as this. I went home and called my mother. I was scared to tell anyone. I feared the judgement of others, especially our family as I knew how they felt about me having more children. Regardless, I knew I had to tell them. When I told my mother she burst into laughter!!! She said, " You know that your Grandmother is a twin?! " Ummm...no!!! I had no idea!!! Even still, if I had known, I don't think that I ever would have believed that it would happen to me. I had all singleton pregnancies so would never really be a reason to expect fraternal twins. But I felt comforted and relieved that she was so supportive and I felt that The Lord had softened her heart. Next was my brother,...this was not going to be fun. I was more afraid to tell him than anyone else, so I took a deep breath, said a prayer and gave him a call. As I asked him if he knew that twins ran in our family, he said no and I could tell that he didn't really know where I was headed with the conversation. So, out with it I came. He didn't have much to say, mainly because he was also in shock (as was I) and so he just absorbed all that I had to share. I knew that was concerned for me, expecially after the post pardom hemorage that had happened after delivering Kherrington. After we got off the phone he text messaged me and said that he loved me and The Lord would never give me more than I could handle. That is exactly what I needed to hear. I needed the support of my big brother. I have always looked up to him and so his support meant the world to me. Regardless of wiether he support this or not, he stood by me and that is priceless. We informed all of Michael's family and they were all very supportive as well. The Lord had softened the hearts of those we love to support us in this journey and I felt His love surrounding me. I took my mother with me to the 2nd ultrasound and she had a blast seeing the babies! It's still pretty earily but thus far, everything looks great! Our girls know that mommy has 2 babies in her belly and they are all very excited. I have gotton over the shock and I am doing everything in my power to show our little girls that although we are adding to our family, that they are still loved and appriciated as individuals and sisters. Mike continues to push forward through the Physch Tech program and I am doing my best to get through the morning sickness and choke down enough calories to help these babies grow. I feel blessed by the support system that we have in place. The most supportive person besides my husband and my mother has been my Best Friend Leah! I knew from the moment I told her that she would be there for me, as she has always been. And she had the best responce out of ANYONE!!!! I believe her first words were ..."Can I have one?" HAHA!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE her! People wish their whole lifetime for a friendship like ours! She has been a constant force for good in my life and she is honestly the most fun person that I know!

I am 8 weeks along with the twins (although if you took a look at my belly, you would probably think that I was more like 20 weeks), and the doctors are keeping a very close eye on me. As I enjoy every moment of this final pregnancy, I feel BLESSED!!!!