Sunday, June 14, 2009

Two heads are better than one!!

So Jake and I got the shock of our lives this week! I am 13 weeks pregnant and decided it was time to go to the doctor. Everything went well and the last thing the doctor did before we left was an ultrasound. Just as he was putting the ultrasound on my tummy I told him, "Just don't tell me there is two in there!" Without even skipping a beat he said, "There's two in there!" We thought he was messing around with us because we could distinctly see 1 baby on the monitor. He was taking his sweet little time measuring and doing all that fun stuff when he moved the ultrasound and said, "Here's baby B!" We just about died! I said, "Holy cow! You're serious!" We were absolutely stunned. Jake and I kept looking at each other laughing and shaking our heads. It is pretty exciting and overwhelming and scary all at the same time, but we couldn't be happier. It's funny because after all the intial shock wears off you start to think about what "twins" really means...two cribs, two carseats, double the diapers, a bigger car...the list goes on! I know everything will work out. We have awesome family, friends, and support which makes all the difference. We are so humbled at this HUGE responsibility! The big day is December 14 so we have some time to get ready. We are going to have to move soon and my dad is pretty sure we are in need of a mini-van...I don't know if I can bring myself to that point quite yet! Owen will be 2 in October so we will have three kids two and under!! (: I have to laugh everytime I say that! Our life is definitely going to be turned upside down but it will be totally worth it! We took a few pictures of our ultrasounds, they aren't real clear but I wanted my fam to see them. Twin A was sucking his/her thumb in the ultrasound and we could see Twin B moving all around. Babies are absolutely a miracle! The third pic is both of their heads (the two circles at the top) and that is why the doctor wrote "two heads are better than one!"






Owen's 1st picture with the twins!

21 comments:

  1. Oh my HECK twins!!! That is so exciting!!! Congrats you guys:) Owen looks adorable in his first picture with the twins:)

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  2. oh my, I just have to giggle a little because I remember all to well that first moment of shock. Greg and I are excited for you. Best book ever is Mothering Twins. I would share mine but I already gave it to Aunt Tara. It will help answer a lot of questions. Let me know if you need anything!

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  3. That is so exciting. Congrats that is awesome. I am so excited for you.

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  4. We are excited for you. Wes thinks having twins would be awesome. It was so good to see you yesterday. :)

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  5. Oh my goodness that is so exciting! I'm sure Owen will be a great big brother. Congratulations!

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  6. I guess you weren't kidding, I have seen the evidence now! I am so stinkin' excited for you. It is because you are such a good mommy that this happened to you! Wish we were there to celebrate with you!

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  7. WOW! You are the fourth person that I know having twins. What is going on? I am really excited for you. Good luck.

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  8. I still can't get over it! We are so excited for you. I love the picture of Owen with the twins. He is going to be such a good older brother! WOW!

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  9. My mom told me the news. Congrats very exiting.

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  10. Gretch- WOW!!!! Super exciting, but so crazy. Congrats! You will do a great job! Can't wait to find out if they are boys, girls, or one of each!!!

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  11. OH MY WORD!! I'm flipping out here Gretch! That is SOO exciting. Do they know if they're fraternal or identical yet? If anybody can handle twins it's you! They are so fun. (Well, at least as NEPHEWS they are fun!) =) I'm so happy for you. I hope things go well and there aren't any complications!!

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  12. YAY! Congratulations!! How exciting! There will be lots of hands to help!

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  13. Holy Cow! Twins! congrats that is so exciting. Do twins run in your family?

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  14. That is amazing. I am so jealous. I have always wanted twins. YOu are definitely gonna have your hands full, but will have no problems because you are a super mom. Congratulations. I am so excited for you and I can't wait to see those adorable twins.

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  15. Congratulations Gretch! That's so exciting! You do great with all 3, wow 3 2 and under. You'll do awesome! I'm so excited for you!

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  16. GRETCHEN!!! Congrats! Sheesh, I couldn't even tell you were pregnant when we saw you last week. And there are TWO in there! :) We are so excited for you. Good luck!!!

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  17. GRETCHEN! Holy crap! I bet you've been getting that a lot but really I am pooping my pants here :) That is so incredible and I'm so excited for you guys. Me and my mom were talking about you awhile back and saying they should be having one soon. Yeah that is so cool! Andrew wants twins but I said let's do it one at a time. You're going to be awesome with them!

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  18. congrats you guys..gretchen u prob don't know me but jake does!! He's my good ol' cuz, and friends in high school..anyway..that is so exciting! (kristin allred, if jake was confused) :)

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  19. Gretch Austin and I are so excited for you and Jake. I would go into shock too! Don't worry to much about it though. I hope you are feeling well!

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  20. Ams told us all the news! How exciting for your guys! I bet it really was a shocker! I hope you are feeling good and everything is great up in WY!

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  21. WOW!!...
    You are the fourth person that I know having twins. What is going on? I am really excited for you. Good luck.

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