Twins Day

We have declared October 27 to be officially celebrated as Twins Day in our house from now on. It was one year ago today that we had the big ultrasound and found out that Caskey Baby #3 was coming with a Bonus Baby!

I remember going to Mops that morning. I was greeting and I held the door for a friend who had two singletons then twins. I remember wondering, “Am I going to be like her?” Then I wondered, “Where did that crazy thought come from?”

I remember kissing the girls good-bye promising to be back soon with news of a baby brother or sister coming.

I remember chatting with Jonathan in the waiting room as we tried to whittle away the time until finding out if this was our third girl or not. I remember him saying my belly wasn’t big enough for two babies in there.

I remember seeing the two big blobs on the screen and telling myself that it was just different parts of the same baby. That there was no way there were really actually honest-to-goodness two babies in that belly.

I remember asking the OB how we missed this.

I remember shaking as I walked out; Jonathan left me at the doors to go get the car for me. I remember dialing Brenna, saying “I’m calling you first!” (She had guessed that I was having twin boys and made me promise to call her first if she was right so she knew exactly what that meant) and then collapsing into tears.

I remember calling family members in the parking lot of Jonathan’s office and listening to Jonathan tell each one “It’s a Boy!” to which they would cheer. Then he would say, “And another boy!” and there would be stunned silence. The shock got everyone.

I remember walking into Jonathan’s office with him. His coworkers yelled out asking what we were having. Jonathan loudly announced that he was indeed having a son- in fact he was having two sons. Heads started popping out of offices and jaws dropping.

I remember calling Merritt from the workroom in Jonathan’s office. I had told her a few weeks earlier that each pregnancy was getting harder and harder and that if someone could guarantee that this pregnancy would be twin boys, I’d sign up and be done. I remember her being quiet- stunned- not believing what she was hearing.

I remember calling my dad. And taking a deep breath before I walked back into my house. I remember the girls running to greet us in the kitchen with my mom behind them. I remember telling Kiran and Sienna that they were getting two brothers and Kiran acting as if that was the most normal thing in the whole world. I remember my mom’s face of confusion- not being able to comprehend what her oldest daughter was saying. Then she cried. And I did too.

I remember Jonathan had a work dinner to go to so I took the girls to small group by myself. I remember where I was when I called Melanie and Brooke and Erin H and Jill and Laurenpeters and Kari-Beth and Deb. I remember showing Anna the ultrasound when we came in and Matt & Kirby too.

I remember writing my status update on FB about four times before I hit publish. And then social media took over and it was contagious. I printed out the comments from that status update. It makes me smile to read everyone’s shock and celebration.

I remember Melanie coming over with her kids the next morning just to talk this out and let it sink in. I remember talking to Erin G who for some reason hadn’t been on the internet all night so I was able to tell her our news myself.

I remember wondering what in the world I was going to do with four children under four and how me and God could have such different ideas about what I can handle!

Twins Day 2009

Rhys left Owen right

Twins Day 2010

Owen top Rhys bottom