First, thank you to everyone for all of your well wishes and congratulations!
The news of Wednesday is still sinking in. Just when I think I'm used to the idea, it suddenly pops into my head again and I think, "Oh, shit. There's TWO in there"!
I thought I would share the reactions of my family and friends when we told them the news.
MIL
She cried and laughed at the same time
My mom
"Wooooooooo hoooooooooo"
SIL
OH MY GOD!
BIL #1
"What did you guys do"? and then he laughed hysterically because he has 2 kids of his own (3 years apart)
My sister
"Is this an April's Fool joke"?
"Mommy with Twins" at work
"Oh, twins"? And then she gave me a look as if to say "Good luck, you won't be able to handle it". I think she's just jealous because her twins will be old news! :)
Co-Worker #1
Her jaw literally dropped for about 30 seconds
My boss
"HOLY CRAP"! Followed by, "You're coming back to work, right"?
He was my personal friend before he became my boss and his wife is one of my best friends so it's OK to share.
Friend who got pregnant through the same fertility clinic
"I smile everytime I think about you now"
Friend who battled endometriosis for 8 years before a surprise pregnancy 1 1/2 years ago:
"I can't believe it! I'm so excited for you"!
Many reactions were exactly what I'd expect because our journey has been long. Very long.
I still catch myself thinking about when I'll get pregnant. I'm not kidding! That thinking has become engrained in me and I still can't grasp that it's finally happening. I don't know what I thought would happen when (if) I finally became pregnant. I think I expected all of the IF feelings to suddenly disappear, never to be seen or heard from again.
In a way, IF is like my security blanket. It's an old friend that I could always rely on. Granted, it was a pretty shitty friend but it was always there.
I wasn't even used to the idea of being pregnant before we found out it's twins. I keep thinking I'm writing about someone else's life.
I imagine this is how Dorothy felt when she finally reached Oz.
6 comments:
Awww. Those just brought a smile to my face (and a bit of fantasizing about what it might be like to make my own)...Congrats :-)
I don't miss my old friend, but it is hard to shake her and sometimes thank her for the great people she brought into my life. Although I am still angry at her for making me the person I am. I STILL catch myself not wating to go somewhere that PG women will be or wondering how to pay for another IVF. It takes a long time to sink in, but this fear is taking even longer to shake. I am SO truly happy for you and I wish you a happy pregnancy. YOUR PREGNANCY, hehehehe... sorry I had to... that was hard for me to believe so I just had to remind you!
So happy for you, Suzanne.
This is such wonderful news! Congratulations, all the best. Enjoy every minute of your pregnancy! You deserve it!! I have been following your blog and am so happy for you. I am on my own IF journey and it makes me hopeful !!
Wow twins congats! I am in my two week wait as of today.-Megan
congrats, and good luck! i want twins so bad.
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