Monday, December 29th, 2014
10:00am
"So where exactly are we going for New Year's anyways?" I asked Justin.
"Somewhere where we can have some peace and quiet with the family before we tell everyone." he smiled at me as we stopped at a stop light.
"Don't you think that they kind of already know- I mean look at me, I'm starting to get fat." I whined.
"You're not getting fat, you're pregnant."
"Ugh, I hate it sometimes."
We continued our little chit-chat until we arrived at the doctor's office. Our monthly check-up was today and I was excited, so was Justin. Today was the day that we found out the sex of our baby. I was so excited that I could barely hold it in. The only thing that really sucked was that I was getting bigger, which meant that until we told people, I had to wear really baggy clothes so that you couldn't tell.
We walked into the doctor's office and waited until my name was called. I was all jumpy and happy as I laid down on the bed and waited for the doctor to come in. Justin sat next to me and held my hand.
"I feel like we should have told your family when we visited." I said with a frown on my face.
"Don't worry baby, we'll tell them tomorrow when we all get settled in our suites."
Just as he sent me a smile, the doctor walked in and smiled at us. She sat down in her chair and set down her clipboard before turning to us and smiling.
"How are my favorite patients today?" she asked with a smile as she put on her gloves.
"Good, excited." I answered.
"That's good! And any worries lately?"
"Nope!"
She nodded and grabbed the jelly that she was going to use. I took a deep breath and squeezed Justin's hand tight.
"Alright, I'm just going to have you lift your shirt..."
She helped me moved my shirt up just to right below my breasts. I waited a few seconds before feeling the coldness being spread all over my stomach. I jumped a little and she smiled down at me. I waited until the screen next to me flashed on and little figures moved around. Of course I couldn't make out anything out of the blue blob on the screen, but she could. She looked at the screen with a funny look and studied it closer.
"Is everything okay?" Justin asked worriedly.
"Yeah, I just-" her voice trailed off.
I closed my eyes tight and prayed that nothing was wrong with my baby. Now I was feeling uncomfortable. She turned back to us and smiled.
"I have great news, your baby is healthy! Or should I say your babies are healthy!"
She smiled widely and I turned to Justin. We both had surprised looks on our faces. Our looks turned into wide smiles and Justin stood up immediately.
"What are they?" Justin asked.
"Let's see..." she moved it around a bit before turning back to us, "Looks like it's two girls! But you never know, so I'm not 100% positive. But be expecting girls!"
I smiled brightly and so did Justin. In the past months that we'd talked about it, I wanted a girl and he wanted a boy. I wanted a girl just so that I could dress her up in cute things and Justin wanted a boy so that he could grow up to be like him, only better. But he seemed happy with two girls.
"Is that okay Justin?" I asked.
"That's more than okay!" he practically yelled.
He closed his eyes with a big smile on his face and I laughed. I couldn't believe that we were having TWO girls! I was still in shock, I mean this was a huge deal.
When we left the doctor's, we held hands and ran to the car. I was all smiles in the car along with Justin as we headed home to grab our bags.
When we got back to the house, I started thinking. We were going to be with Justin's family and tell them, but what about mine?.. Of course I didn't have any contact with my family whatsoever, but I had something else in mind. As we walked out of the door carrying our bags to the van, I stopped Justin and looked into his eyes.
"Hey, can I stop somewhere before we leave?" I asked.
"Sure, do you want me to come with?"
"Uh, I'll do this one on my own, but you can stay in the car?" I suggested.
He agreed and we headed to my destination. I told the driver where to go and Justin was still clueless until we turned in through the gates. I looked out of the window and Justin held my arm. He knew exactly what I was doing now, and he didn't say a word.
I stepped out of the car and walked down the long row. The wind blew through my hair and I inhaled a deep breath before stopping before my mom's grave. I stood in silence with my hands together, like I was waiting for her to speak first.
"Hi mom. I just came to tell you that I'm pregnant. You probably know by now, but hey, I'm having twin girls. I just wish you could be here to see me and how much I've accomplished. I know that you'd be proud..." my voice trailed off.
I blinked away my tears and they fell from my eyes to the soil, seeping in immediately. I knelt down and covered my face with my hands, wiping away my tears and trying to get rid of all of these emotions. I sat there for awhile before I felt two strong hands on my shoulders. I knew right away that it was Justin and I stood up and wrapped my arms around his neck. I nuzzled my face into the crook of his neck and stopped crying. Once I pulled away, Justin grabbed my hands and we headed back towards the car.
No words were said the whole way to the airport, I just laid my head on Justin's shoulder and he wrapped his arms around me. When we got to the airport, we held hands and headed to the jet that waited for us outside. When we got in, I laid my head down in Justin's lap for the whole flight.
"So... Are you going to tell me where we are headed for our little vacation?" I asked.
"Do you really want to know?" he said.
"Yes!" I said.
"Fine! We are headed to Bora Bora."
My face lit up and I smiled up at him as I played with the chain around his neck. He ran his fingers through my hair and leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"Guess what?" he asked me.
"What?"
"We're having twins!" he yelled.
"And their girls!"
We both laughed and he placed his hand over mine on my stomach. We still both never got over the fact that this time next year, our little ones would be crawling all around our house, hopefully. I took a deep breath and felt a small kick on my stomach. I quickly turned my attention to Justin and he did to me.
"Did you feel that too?!" he asked.
I nodded and we both freaked out. It was the first time we had felt our babies kick.
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