Surpise X2!

Well we have our 2nd appointment on Wednesday of this week at 3:00... Since finding out the wonderful, but very surprising news on Monday, last week was quite a roller coaster of emotions to say the least! Having a baby at all was a big surprise for us, as we were not planning on taking the plunge into parenthood until next year sometime. I'll never forget the moment when Dr. Farro was looking at the ultrasound screen and said the words, "I think I see two babies...No, never mind there's just one...(and about 20 seconds later confirming)...OH YES there are definitely two babies." The feeling at that moment is unexplainable, mostly a combination of disbelief and shock that this was happening to us and excitement that we were being given a blessed gift from God of identical twins. Moments later on top of that big shocker the Dr. proceeded to tell us that their heartbeats were strong but they were a rare form of twins. First, they are identical which constitutes only about 8% of the world wide population of twins (that number comes in at a GIANT 1.9% of our population). Then of that tiny percentage of 8%, our twins are MoMo Twins (Monochorionic and Monoamniotic) meaning they are sharing the same embryonic sac & amniotic fluid. Only 1-2% of identical twin births are this type. The Doctor stated that this pregnancy is high-risk & will be highly monitored. I will be going in for weekly ultra-sounds with a possible "extended hospital stay" beginning at 24 weeks. Ugh!! Thank goodness all I need is my laptop to keep working if that happens! The Dr.'s will be watching for umbilical cord entanglement and the disposition of the twins...pray for calm loving babies. No rowdy behavior until they make it here happy & healthy. :) After 24 weeks (although that would be super early) they can technically live outside of the womb so if anything critical arrises while they are being monitored they would be able to deliver the babies. Brian & I know we are in the right place and being taken care of by the right Dr. as she delivered a beautiful healthy baby girl to our best friends Beka & Slade Johnson. They as well faced a high-risk pregnancy as Beka was diagnosed with cancer during her 9 months and had to undergo surgery to remove her tumor while pregnant. Dr. Farro's team did an exceptional job throughout and I am thankful to be under her care.

So after finding out all of that in one day, as you may can imagine, it really took us the rest of the week to absorb everything and face our new reality. We are very excited as we turn the page from an anxious week 8 to an optimistic week 9! I'll be writing when I feel like it to keep anyone who is interested updated on our journey. Please keep them in your prayers.