It has been an exciting weekend. We are so excited to be having twins but we are still wrapping our heads around it. Marshall and I could not fall asleep Friday night. I couldn't stop thinking about how much our lives will change in July. Going from 2 kids to 3 kids was difficult for me and I didn't really have a handle on things until Kaden was a year old. After that it has been no big deal having 3 kids. I'm just a little nervous for the jump from 3 to 5 to say the least! I always wanted to live out of state but at this point I couldn't be happier that we live close to both parents and lots of family who want to help out.
Last night I couldn't sleep and so I started reading on the internet about twins. I had an "Ah ha" moment reading one of the articles that said mom's pregnant with twins have more heartburn early on, more nausea, more tired and a more difficult time sleeping early on. It all made sense. This explains exactly how I have been feeling the last 7 weeks. Each of my pregnancies have gotten progressively harder so I just chalked it up to pregnancy number 4. Now I know that this is all normal when carrying twins. Thank goodness the article also said that the symptoms should subside after the first trimester.
We are going to have 5 kids under the age of 6! Ahhh! You never know what curve balls will be thrown your way in life and this is definitely something I didn't see coming. I think God has a sense of humor and also knew I didn't want to be pregnant anymore after this so he decided to slip one more in there. He also has higher expectations for me than I have for myself. At this point I'm just glad it's twins and not triplets. I'm also relieved that I have until July to prepare.
I can't wait to have two bundles of joy sleeping in a bassinet next to me.
