Over the next couple of days I kept re-testing just to make sure. My doctor had me get blood drawn on March 20 for a blood test to "confirm." I just went to the employee clinic at work to get the test since it is cheaper there- plus I knew I could get same day results. Well my beta HcG (pregnancy hormone) level came back really, really high. This was our first clue that something might be up :) Of course I was googling what high beta levels meant like crazy.
Our first ultrasound was April 5. The ultrasound tech said, "Well you are definitely pregnant, and you got TWO!!!" I squealed and threw my hands up in the air like I had just won a race. I can't remember what Lincoln said just that he had the biggest smile I'd ever seen. The ultrasound showed that baby A was 6 weeks and 2 days and baby B was 6 weeks and 3 days.
We were given the official due date of November 26, but told that with twins I wouldn't be allowed to go to 40 weeks, and that November 1st was 'realistic' due date.
That is the first picture of the two of them!
Quick background- My mother had been talking the "I hope you have twins" talk for about the last year. Anyone who has known me since childhood knows that I always wished I had a twin, and that even from a young age I said I wanted twins! I even found a facebook post from 2009 where Lincoln and I said we both hoped for twins.
May He give you what your heart desires and fulfill your whole purpose.
Psalm 20:4
We feel blessed beyond description that God has graciously given us two babies to love, teach, cherish, and raise. Through this blessing my mind is continually floored at how awesome our God is. When I try to sit and wrap my mind around this Luke 6:38 is all I can think of. That is the scripture where Jesus says, "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” I know that Lincoln and I have not 'given' enough to earn this blessing. But that is what is so amazing about our Heavenly Father- we don't get what we deserve when we are in Christ, PTL!
My cup is running over beyond anything I could ever imagine!
Here is another pic, since I know that is what you really want! And yes that is already a 'pooch' there. I lost 14 pounds before getting pregnant, so to me it was another red flag that my belly was already poking out, and I could no longer sleep comfortably on my stomach.
