A Double Blessing...

I had been looking forward to this day for weeks

The day that we would be able to hear our little one's heart beat

I was aware of changes going on inside me

And yet I knew hearing the heartbeat would make it even more real 

It was a reminder that we had been blessed with life

And this little life was growing

Jeremiah and I headed to the office and in for our ultrasound

Today we were visiting JoAnne Robbins, a midwife at the hospital 

She delivered one of our dear friend's baby and came highly recommended

Part of determining our best birth plan was visiting JoAnne as well as the birth center

As we sat there I was relieved to hear a strong steady heartbeat

The ultrasound tech let us know "Yup, one strong heartbeat"

Jokingly I said, "At least it is only one!"

Little did I know what was about to happen...

In that moment the tech paused and began to look even closer at the screen 

"Wait just a minute..." she said

I felt my heart drop out of fear that something was wrong with the baby

They began to look even closer at our baby and revealed...

It was not only one baby but TWO babies....TWINS

Jeremiah and I looked at each other in disbelief and promptly began to cry

I have never been so excited and terrified all in one moment

The ultrasound showed two beautiful and healthy babies 

Each baby had a strong and steady heartbeat 

We could even see them flicker on the screen

In an instance our entire lives changed...isn't that just like children?

Heiser TWINS

The entire office celebrated the big news with us from the receptionist to the nurses 

My head was reeling but things started to make sense now

I had been so terribly sick and tired since I found out I was pregnant

"Double" symptoms are characteristic of twins and would explain my symptoms

We were immediately referred out of a midwifes care and on to a high risk doctor

This will be one of the first of many changes we experience in our "plan" for baby

The doctor referred to this as "spontaneous twins"

There is no relevant family history or use of medical treatments to warrant the twins

We are simply calling it a "miracle"

We are in shock

We are in awe

And we are falling doubly in love with our growing family...

"Lord, your ways are higher than our ways and we trust you with this new joy"