Back in May 2013, Jonathan and I decided that it was time to finally begin a family. I had been back and forth on this all year trying to decide if this year was going to be right for us. We prayed a lot and asked God to show us the way. All summer long Jonathan and I prayed for a baby. We prayed that God would grant us the gift of a child and do it soon because I was ready and wanted a spring/summer baby so that it would not interfere with my kindergarten babies. I did not want to have to worry about them learning everything without me there. Yes, I love my job that much that it was my worry.
3 months passed and nothing happened. School began back and I was already discouraged that it was not going to happen. I remember the many mornings driving to work crying in my car just begging the Lord to grant us a child. I reminded God that I trusted him and that I believed that anything I asked for that he would give to me. I believed it with my whole heart. I took yet another pregnancy test and still a negative. I felt so discouraged. 4 months of negatives. Jonathan and I prayed together everyday. I told God again that I trusted him. I told him that I knew he would give me one. If it was not now then I would be o.k. with that, but now would be the best time because of my work situation. I prayed all day everyday. Even when just little moments alone, I prayed for a baby.
August 29th was the first night of college football for the 2013 football season. As you may know my husband and I love college football. South Carolina was playing the first SEC game of the season and my husband was glued to the t.v. It was time to take a test again. I was so nervous I didn't even want to look at it. So, I took a test and put it down and decided to pray over the stick. Yes, PRAY OVER THE STICK. (There is power in the name of Jesus so the bible says, and I wanted to put the fear of God in that pregnancy test.) Minutes passed and I finally looked at it. Is that a faint pink line that I see? Surely not!!! I kept looking at it just wondering if my eyes were playing tricks on me. I took it to Jonathan who was carefully watching the football game and asked him how many lines that he saw. "I see 2 lines!!!," I said. He didn't believe the test because the lines were too faint and told me to go to the store and buy another brand of pregnancy test because he did not believe it. He didn't even seem excited and I started to worry. So I hopped in my car and drove to Kroger and bought 2 other tests and brought them home. I used the other brand and placed it on the floor with my foot over it. I told Jonathan to come to the bathroom and read the test for me. "Julia, your not pregnant. Those other lines were too faint." I insisted he was wrong and that I was pregnant and he needed to read the results of this new test. He told me to give it one more minute and he would. It was seriously the longest minute of my life!!!! Finally, I picked it up and gave it to him and told him to tell me what it said. He just looked at it all confused. "Well, it has a plus sign." I didn't believe him and grabbed it from him. I screamed, "I'm pregnant!" I showed him both tests and he still did not believe me. He took the test and looked at the box and back at the test and then all of a sudden had the biggest smile I had ever seen on him in my life. Then, he began to cry and I started to cry. We hugged for a long time and cried together. We immediately prayed and thanked God for his blessings and asked for protection over our baby during my pregnancy. I had never seen Jonathan so excited about something other than the Braves or UGA football. ;)
It was Labor Day weekend and we didn't want to tell anyone until I had my 8 week appointment. My family came into town for the weekend and we told both of our parents and my sister. They were thrilled!!
Then it came time to find the right doctor. I had no clue who I was going to use. I naturally wanted a woman for obvious reasons, but kept hearing mixed reviews about all the women in my town who were delivery doctors. I didn't just want any doctor, I wanted the best doctor. I kept hearing from some friends about a Dr. Carlton. I wasn't quit sure about that because I wanted a woman, not a male, so I prayed for God to quickly show me who my doctor needed to be for my baby. My best friend Kaylee was getting married at the time and we had just had a shower at this lovely home. I knew it was a doctors home, but didn't know who. When I went to talk to her about who my options were as doctors, I told her, "Yea, I keep hearing about this Dr. Carlton guy, but not sure about him." Kaylee got so excited and told me that was whose house we were just in 2 weeks before and that she knew his family and that they were strong Christians. God just so peacefully answered my prayer right then and there on who my doctor would be. So easy!
September 26th came and it was the big day!!! I could hardly wait to see a picture of our baby!!!! So my doctor goes on to do my ultrasound and I am not thinking about what was about to happen next. Can you guess???? I was a bit worried because my doctor was not saying a whole lot and I was kind of worried that something was wrong. Then he said, "There's one. And there's two." WHAT????? "Like, two hands, two feet?" I asked. "No, two heart beats. Your having twins." OH. MY.GOD. I immediately shot a look at Jonathan and began hysterical laughing. I kept telling my doctor that he needed to stop joking with me. Then he let us hear both heart beats and see both babies. I began to cry and could not stop. I would laugh, then cry, then laugh, then cry come more. I didn't know what to do!! I was so excited and so scared at the same time. There is nothing in the world like someone telling you that you are having twins. I was on cloud 9. Jonathan and I couldn't believe it and I literally shook for the next couple of hours because I was in such shock. I had ruled out twins because Jonathan is a twin and I had always been told that twins skipped a generation. That is a lie!
We called my parents and told them and they didn't believe me. My mother actually got mad that I was playing a trick on her. I think it took her a good 3 minutes for her to believe that I wasn't making it up. We told all of our friends and family that night and then announced it on facebook. A huge response!!! I didn't sleep at all that night and I don't think I could think straight for the next 2 weeks. I still could not believe it. TWINS!!!!
My actual announcement. I didn't have time to come up with something cutter because I was about to explode from excitement!!!! I had to tell the world my good news!!
Their first picture!
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