Discovery Day #2

While Discovery Day #1 was by-far one of the best days of my life, Discovery Day #2 may top it just slightly.

In between these 'discovery days,' Justin and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. The hubs planned an amazing weekend away on Lake Travis at The Living Waters resort. We stayed in eco-cabins, enjoyed a private yoga class, floating deck, and a date night out. It was a relaxing weekend, and helped keep my mind off our doctor's appointment coming up on Tuesday.

Ahhhh.....Tuesday.

I turn into a giant ball of nerves before any doctor appointment. Always. And for someone who has her fair share of appointments, I should be a pro. But it never fails - I get anxious, quiet, and moody. And emotional. This appointment was nothing out of the ordinary. Luckily my husband knows me well, and knows how I get before appointments. He made sure to let me have a bit of space, but also reminded me that everything was going to be just fine. Walking into the DR, I remember looking at him and saying I hope the appointment went super fast, in and out. Cause to me that meant everything was right on track!

Laying on the bed, Dr. Nokelberg wheeled the screen up to my side, and designated a spot for Justin to stand. I will never forget the first image that popped on the screen. An amazing black sack. And her instant words, I see a heartbeat, let's hear it! As she turned on the speakers and we were able to hear the sweet beating of our baby's heart, a tear of joy escaped and I was finally calm. She estimated that I was a little over 6 weeks along, and that all of my lady parts (ovaries, uterus, etc) looked great! As we stared at the screen and began to chat about what to expect, she kept moving the stick around. The next words she said were so amazing. "Do you see that? I thought I saw something else... there is your other baby!" Holy cow. Two babies. Two sweet, sweet beating heartbeats. Hearing that second whoosh of thumps over the speakers made my heart melt. Justin was amazing -- his initial cry out of 'what does that mean!!!' made me laugh, and the tears were definitely there at this point! We were expecting twins.

I can't explain it, but although I was shocked, I also had this feeling that I was having twins. My blood test showed that I was further a long than I knew I really was, but besides that, I just had a gut feeling. I had even done a bit of research on twins over the past few weeks. It was all just so surreal.

We left the appointment with instructions for extra supplements, tons of information, and plenty of questions stirring up in our minds. But basically we left feeling whole and happy.

We shared the news with our parents and siblings instantly --- in the parking lot of the doctor's office! We told them that the Baby Lees would be arriving in April! It took a few of them a minute to catch on, but they were SO thrilled when they heard the news.

Discovery Day #2 was when we found out of family of two was growing to a family of four in just 8 short months. I will never forget a moment of how grateful, blessed and joyful I felt that day. And how excited I was to read-up on multiples! :)