Whitney Family

Our Family is growing... REALLY growing!!

Believe me there is a good reason why I have not been posting lately. As my family and most of our friends know we recently found out we are expecting TWINS! It's been a whirlwind ever since we got the news! I first found out I was pregnant when I got back from NYC and THAT in itself was a surprise. Since I was traveling the whole month of

December I did not have a chance to see my OBGYN, and feeling a little anxious to make sure things were okay I scheduled an appointment with my previous OB in Utah who delivered Dresden. Chad came with me for the ultrasound (at that time I was 7 wks) and as we sat down Chad made a comment to the nurse doing the ultrasound that we "just wanted to make sure it wasn't twins". Not long after the comment the nurse starts to laugh and says, "you guys are going to die, but I DO see TWO". That is when the initial disbelief/shock set in - Chad immediately said, "are you serious?" and she confirmed by letting us hear two tiny heartbeats. After that Chad had a "deer in the headlights" look on his face and did not say ANYTHING for about 5 minutes (he could only stare)! I was overcome with every type of emotion and was laughing/crying all at the same time. My first thought as we left the hospital was "there you go mother"! To explain, my grandmother had twins and my mother has always predicted that one of us girls would follow in Nan's footsteps by having twins. Well, as much as I don't want to give her credit (because she likes to gloat) Mom is pretty accurate with her predictions and crazy "dreams".

We got the news right before Christmas and since then we have had lots more time to think about it and panic, I mean, prepare for the babies. The first thing on our list of "to do's" was find a house. We love living in the city and love the area we live in now, but it's just not practical for our growing family. Luckily I was able to find a great little house not far from where we are now that has everything we need - 3 beds, 2 baths, a great little yard, it's perfect! It is REALLY hard to find 3 bedroom homes in our price range in the area, so I feel like we totally lucked out. I am also so happy that we will stay in the same ward. The girls in my ward have become a second family to me and it is nice to know I will have that support.

Okay, back to the babies. After a couple of weeks it was kind of starting to settle in, although I'm not sure it will ever feel real. I have so many thoughts - of course I'm excited, but also scared and overwhelmed with how I am going to raise 3 (under the age of 3 for 4 months). The babies are due the last of July, but I'm told not to expect to make it till then. There are SO many risks and complications with twins and the doctors tell you ALL of them, I guess so you can prepare?? Anyway, right before my second ultrasound at 10 weeks I was told that it is not uncommon for one fetus to stop growing and I should prepared myself if there was only one heart beat. As I sat waiting to go in, I realized for the first time how much I want BOTH these babies. It was not going to be acceptable to hear only one heart beat! I have never been so nervous, we heard one heart beat immediately and then shortly after there was a second! I couldn't hold back the tears, I was so relieved! Since then when I start to feel overwhelmed and think "how in the world am I going to do this" I quickly remind myself of the HUGE blessing it is! My grandma did it and although I can never compare to her because she was amazing, I like to think that I have her strength and she will be there to help me along the way.

Well, the word is out! I look forward to documenting my experience along the way!