How excited we were and how in the dark we were that there would be two of the cutest people joining our family. I remember taking a test, yelling for Justin and walking around with a secret for months just like it was yesterday.
I found this picture today when I was preparing for a professional development I was doing. Another thing that has changed over the past year has been my job and my decision to still work, but have the ability to focus more on my girls at home. Ah, life. I also wasn't 6 weeks pregnant at this point, but more like 3. Crazy multiple hormones!
One year ago tomorrow I went to the doctor to take a blood test to get confirmation. That was confirmed to us and when I went for my initial appointment the nurse asked me about family history of twins. Again, something I said was never going to happen.
But I can't imagine it any other way {Have you looked at my pictures lately?!? They're just all so cute!}
The date in that picture is just funny. On January 13th they were almost 2 months old! It is a crazy fast life we are living. We have to soak it up.
June 1st will mark the date of when we saw them for the first time. The first time my thoughts went to 3 kids and how in our original plans {God can start laughing now} we talked about only having 2. How I was freaking out and Justin was laughing, which is a perfect example of our relationship. Good thing we balance each other out. I'm not sure I stopped freaking out the entire 33 weeks and for sure didn't after they were born.
It was also the day we shared our secret with some of our closest friends and family. What a fun day!
Watching me grow at a rapid speed was pure craziness. Who knew a body could change so fast and so much. Getting to see two wiggling babies every 2 weeks was the highlight of the pregnancy.
Over the year we had a few scares when I was pregnant. An ER visit, is that contractions?! and the biggest one was calling Justin to get home because my water broke. Going to the hospital over a month early I would classify under the scariest day of my life. They thrived in the Tripler NICU and we made life long friends who love our girls. What a blessing those nurses and doctors were and are to us.
At the end of our experiences in the past year, I can reflect and be so joyful that we have three healthy and growing girls. We made new friends along the way. Grew together as a family. Helped each other. Cried {okay really just the girls and me}. Watched Claire burst with joy at seeing her sisters and do such a fabulous job at wanting to help. Made changes to jobs and so much more!
These two tiny faces make me so happy that we got two out of the deal! What a sweet life we have.
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