Our BIG Surprise!

My name is Jennifer and my fiancé Josh and I are currently expecting twins! It was a very big surprise to the two of us, but it is one that we are unbelievably happy about!

Our adventure began May 17^th 2011. Josh was putting a movie on for us to enjoy and I believe he looked at me funny, and I just started screaming at him! He was flabbergasted and did not understand at all what I could possibly be so mad at. Feeling, at that point, completely justified, his lack of understanding or remorse brought me to tears. I left the room and lay down in bed crying as though I had lost someone close to me.  Josh was at a loss, he could not understand the rollercoaster that I was on, so he just wrapped his arms around me and tried to comfort me. At one point in the whole ordeal Josh asked me if I was pregnant, and I very assuredly snapped back “No!”

The next morning he headed off to work and I slept in. I was sure I was going to do absolutely nothing for the day. After the night before I was exhausted! I had a pregnancy test in the bathroom as we had thought we were pregnant before, so I decided, “I’m going to show him! I’ll prove to him I’m not pregnant!” I took the test and left it on the counter for the required three minutes. I then proceeded to find an interesting television show to start off my morning. After finding the show, I walked back into the washroom and stopped dead in my tracks. I believe the first words out of my mouth were, “What the hell is that?” I was ecstatic! But at the same time completely shocked!

I walked back out into my living room still trying to comprehend the test results. I picked up the phone and called my sister. She went crazy! She was so happy and excited for us she could hardly contain it. She then, in a protective little sister tone, told me I needed to go and see a doctor to have them confirm it! After calling one of my closest and dearest friends Peggy, who sweetly took the day off to come with me, we headed to the clinic. What do you know? Another positive test! She sent me for blood work and advised I call my family doctor to make an appointment.

So on the evening of May 18^th 2011 I gave Josh a gift when he came home from work. I told him it was to apologize for my crazy emotional crisis the day before. When he opened the box there was a coffee cup inside with a child-like drawing of a man and under his feet it said “New Dad” he was so happy, but also mentioned that it explained an awful lot!

I made a doctor’s appointment the following week for May 24^th. After a brief discussion with my doctor, followed by a lecture about not tracking my periods, the receptionist made an appointment for an ultrasound the next day to date my pregnancy. The technician was really cold and didn’t say hardly anything to us. Josh was standing behind him, so when the technician did finally speak I could not see what Josh’s reaction was. The technician asked, “Do twins run in your family?” I told him “No” because at that point I wasn’t aware of any twins in our family! He replied with “oh yeah,”....oh yeah??????? That’s all you have to say after a comment like that????? So I piped up, “Why?....Are we having twins?” The reply I got was “I think so.” I think so????? Really???? My heart was pounding! He showed me each of our little dots and unexpectedly turned on the sound for the heartbeat! I still couldn’t see Josh! I wondered what he could be thinking. I had joked about having twins and he always told me to cut it out, what could be going through his mind?

Finally the technician left and I sat up and looked at Josh. He just smiled and said “Honey, I’m happy!” I burst into tears yet again! This crying thing has passed getting old at this point, but I could not help it. Once again Josh just held me until I calmed down. Carrying the pictures of our dots we left.

My next appointment was on June 21^st. Learning that I had twins, my doctor started talking about going to an OBGYN early. Now that was an ordeal! I got the name of a doctor from my friend Peggy, so that’s who I requested. I haven’t had the best of luck with doctors over the years, so having the name of someone who came very highly recommended made me feel better. Two days later I called my doctors office and asked if they had heard anything back. I was then told I had an appointment on August 19^th at 9am with a doctor that was not even close to the name I had provided! I was not pleased! The conversation began to go down the drain from there. I said to the receptionist, “That’s not the name I gave you,” her reply was “this is the name they sent back.” Are you kidding me? So I said, “That’s great, but I asked for this doctor for a reason, this new guy I don’t know from a hole in the ground!” the reply made my jaw drop! “Well he works with this doctor and this doctor and they are really great!” (Names not mentioned because I honestly can’t remember them!) I couldn’t believe it! So by association this guy must be good!

It turned out to be great though as my new doctor is fantastic! He is up front and honest as well as knowledgeable. I can’t wait until the next time I see him. We go back on August 5th for our check up. Right now we are going every two weeks. A bit later it will be every week and then everyday!! At that point I should just start living at the hospital!

We are happy to say we are currently 15 weeks and 2 days along in our journey! We can't wait to really feel our little ones moving around! These are our first children and we couldn't be more thrilled!

I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my story; I will be updating this blog as the new and interesting information starts rolling in! And as soon as I have a new ultrasound picture I will upload it for everyone to enjoy!