After 4 babies I was pretty laid back about this pregnancy. However when I got to almost 7 weeks and still hadn't had any nausea, I begin to wonder if maybe this was a blighted ovum pregnancy which is when the baby doesn't form, just the sack does. (I had one before and this felt a little similar.) I also new that my choice of Dr. was an hour away and that I wanted to not have to go down to Liberty more then necessary. I had a little spotting and was concerned that it was yet another sign that this pregnancy wasn't viable. I called the Dr. Office and asked there opinion on what I should do. They told me that they had an opening the next morning for an Ultra Sound and would like me to come down. It worked out well for me because I had to take Ashton down for an appointment in Kansas City that same day.
Chase could have joined me (later regretted) but we had done this all before and figured that it would be a waist of time off for him. Ashton and I headed down early and I told him he would have to just sit in the corner behind the curtain and play my iphone during my appointment. I knew that an ultrasound this early in Pregnancy equal not kid friendly. I didn't meet with a Dr. first or anything they actually didn't even have it planned for me to meet with a Dr. that day. The Ultrasound tech felt my tummy and preceded to have me expose my stomach. I asked her why she wasn't doing it vaginally and how she could see anything from the top. She just smiled and said I think I can get this from the top. "I thought yeah right" She obviously had felt my Uterus over the top of my pelvic bone and knew that I either had my due date wrong or there was more then one baby in there. I just thought she was inexperienced.
She preceded to do the Ultra Sound and right after placing the probe on me stated something about how yep there's 2 in there. My first reaction was to ask he, you mean 2 Ovaries, yeah everyone has 2 Ovaries. I realized she was serious as she turned the screenmy way. I think I had a mini Heart Attack and said something to the fact that God has a great sense of humor. I was totally in shock. She told me that I was facing the most favorable of situations with twin pregnancy which included 2 separate sacks and 2 separate placentas. I barley could comprehend anything she was saying. Ashton being the thoughtful kid that he is brought a note over to me that he had written on a recipe card he had found in my purse. It said "Mom I know you love all of your kids and that you will love 2 more" I think he sensed my panic and wanted to reassure me!
There were signs all over the office stating Cell Phones had to be turned off so I asked her if I could use mine anyway. She said for a situation like this yes. I called Chase. I started off by asking him how he felt about buying me a new Odyssey. He stated that we had agreed that since ours was payed off we were going to stay out of debt and drive it forever. I said "well what if we don't fit in it anymore" Chase: "Honey we will only be a family of 7, we will fit fine" Me: "But, we won't fit cause there is 2 in there" Chase: "nice try honey but I'm not falling for that" Me: "Chase, I am being dead serious this time"...this conversation went on for awhile before the Ultrasound Tech laughing in the background said loud enough he could hear. "well he'll believe you in 9 months!" Chase: "you are being serious" Me:" uh Ya" then a long pause he yells "THAT IS SO AWESOME" I told him I was glad that he thought so cause I was totally freaking out!
They needed me to see a Dr. because of the new findings so they fit me in with one. I had to let Chase go on the phone but while I was waiting in the his room I sent via email Chase, my Dad and Mom and Sisters a picture email of the Ultrasound picture. I got one call out to my Dad and Mom. They had just woke up and I said "Dad you got to check out the email I just sent you, like now" He had his laptop with him and him and my mom where just as shocked and excited about it as Chase.
I had never even considered the possibility of having twins! I don't think it had even crossed my mind, except a joke made by my FIL the night before my scan. I also had a moment on the drive down that I was feeling sad that I wouldn't be able to go home to my family for Christmas. I thought owell I will go for thanksgiving instead. A thought came to me quick and loud. You won't be going for thanksgiving either, your having twins. I just laughed the thought off and checked it off as one of those crazy mom thoughts. My family all found it quite comical that I was having twins. They knew that I wasn't too sure about having a 5th baby as it was. They reassured me that they knew it must have been God's plans if it worked out this way. Chase repeatably stated that this really upped our chances of at least having one girl. After the initial shock I was able to grasp the idea and heck if it was the Lords plan for us then why not!
By the way there are quite a few sets of twins on both my mom and dad's side going back 3 generations. However I really never payed a whole lot of attention to that because out of all my grandparents on both sides of the family NON of there decedents have had a set of Fraternal Twins we are talking hundreds of decedents all together. Identical twins do not run in families. Also Twins can not come from the husbands side of the family. Men can pass it down to there daughters but they can't cause there wives to have twins.
