twin baby blessings
by Michele Bitte
(Milwaukie)
Christmas 2009 with our twin babies
"God touched our hearts so deep inside, our special blessing multiplied! "
I found out that I was pregnant on May 1, 2009. We were so excited to be expecting our 4th and last baby. We were hoping for a boy, but happy to have a healthy baby no matter what the sex. I had two dreams in the weeks to follow that I was having twins. I laughed them off with the rest of my family. I started having cramping in my left side around 5 or 6 weeks. My dr thought I should have an ultrasound to rule out ectopic pregnancy. There were two dots on the screen when I went in for my ultrasound. I kept realizing I wasn't breathing throughout the ultrasound and had to remind myself to breathe. The tech didn't say a word. After she left the room and came back, I asked "are there two"? She said "looks like it". I laughed soooo hard all the way home. In this moment where I could laugh or cry I broke out in laughter...uncontrollable laughter. I got home and told my husband he needed to sit down. He said "it's twins, isn't it?"
Long story short...my baby girls are phase 1 TTTS survivors after I spent 13+ weeks on horizontal bedrest.
Ashlyn and Brenyn were born at 36weeks, 2days. Ashlyn Rae (my donor baby) weighed 6 lbs, 4oz. and Brenyn Grayce 6 lbs, 3oz.
God is sooo funny giving us 2 more girls after trying for 1 boy! Filling our home with 4 girls and 1 boy. We couldn't be happier!!!!
