Seriously, right when she put the ultrasound stick in place, I saw two black little circles, and asked if it was 2 babies?? Our doctor said we had to wait to see if they both had heartbeats... and they did! They were both around 148bpm. I'm pretty sure all of this IVF and "We're Pregnant" business all hit Colten for real when it they said "You're having twins!!!" He was seriously weak at the knees! It was funny.
We wanted to tell our parents in a fun way, so we hurried over to Babies R Us and took pics with double strollers and anything we could think of that was in twos. We texted out all the pics and told our parents "looks like we're going to need two of everything!" Both of our moms called us, and were so excited for us!
After the appointment, we turned in a mortgage application- we were really feeling like grown ups that day! We hope to buy a house in Morgan, UT near where Colten is working. I can't wait to decorate a nursery.. ahh! I'm seriously in la la land!
That night we were at Colten's parents house having a birthday party for our nephew Briggz, he turned 5. My mother in law got out the ice cream, and it was strawberry and blueberry for twins! She also got us a gift, 2 bottles, 2 binkies, and 2 toys! I love seeing things in pairs! We talked about different name ideas for boy boy, girl boy, and girl girl. We think we somewhat have it down for girl boy, and girl girl. The one we are stuck on is boy boy. So if you have any great twin boy names, please share!
Guys- I just truly can't express my joy! Today is the 15th, and my mom took me shopping, we went to Motherhood Maternity, and I tried on a bunch of stuff with the belly pillow on. My mom got me some cute stuff! It was so nice! My pants are starting to really squeeze my hips, so tonight, I'm lounging in my new maternity leggings and T, and life is perfect. It really is.
I am so thankful for our doctors, for our family and friends, for these two babies, and for a loving Heavenly Father that knew I would have to learn lessons that infertility teaches. I am truly thankful for the couple of years we spent trying to figure out how to build our family; for the moments that broke our hearts, like when they told us they found no sperm. I am thankful for the people that we're, and still are so compassionate around us. I hope Colten and I are always more understanding and compassionate people. I hope that I cherish those sleepless nights and hard times, because there we're so many nights I longed to have that, and there are so many couples out there that still yearn for that, some that I love so much and wish their trials of infertility end soon. I am so thankful. It's not "double trouble" for me, It is seriously "double joy." I can't even stop smiling. Today marks two months pregnant with 2 tiny babes. I had days where I knew that this was not a possibility for us. I can't describe my joy.
Here is a link to our ultrasound video if you want to see our little tinies! I can't wait to love on them! Thank you so much for so many prayers in our behalf, they are answered right here:
