It was one year ago today that we found out that our "last" little baby was not just one baby, but two! I think it's fair to say that it was one of the craziest, scariest, most overwhelming days of my life! I so wish that we had a video of that moment when the ultrasound tech made the announcement. I can still hear her voice in my head, "You have TWO babies in there!" Wow. I still can't believe that I went that long (over half of my pregnancy!) without knowing! I was talking to this ONE baby, planning for this one baby, and buying everything for our family based on just 3 kids (big things like our car and little things like our stocking holders!). One minute you think you know how your life is going to go, and then the next minute it's totally different. It's scary, and it's wonderful! Isn't that what makes life worth living... never knowing what's around the corner. For me personally it was a very spiritual experience. It was God speaking in his very loud Old Testament voice, "Shannon, you have no idea what's best... I know what's best." The whole process of a baby being formed in the womb, which has always awed me, was even more impressive when I had a front seat to witness two babies growing inside me. With regards to the existence of a higher power, there could be nothing more convincing for me.
I remember that the next few weeks and months were so busy and exhausting (actually nothing much has changed in that department)! Suddenly we were up late at night googling things like, "monozygotic" and "single artery umbilical" and "triple stroller". I bought or borrowed every twin book I could find and I called every twin mom I knew and asked them a million questions. And now here we are, a year later, with our sweet little identical twin girls who are almost 9 months old! The days of uncertainty are gone and reality is here! I love Lyla and Zoey with everything that I am and I can't imagine life any other way. They have made our family complete and they were the greatest surprise I could ever (or never!) imagine!!
I remember that the next few weeks and months were so busy and exhausting (actually nothing much has changed in that department)! Suddenly we were up late at night googling things like, "monozygotic" and "single artery umbilical" and "triple stroller". I bought or borrowed every twin book I could find and I called every twin mom I knew and asked them a million questions. And now here we are, a year later, with our sweet little identical twin girls who are almost 9 months old! The days of uncertainty are gone and reality is here! I love Lyla and Zoey with everything that I am and I can't imagine life any other way. They have made our family complete and they were the greatest surprise I could ever (or never!) imagine!!
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