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Happy Truth Tuesday Yall! If you’ve read the title or you came here due to my IG or FB post then you know…I’M PREGNANT WITH TWINS! I’d love to share my journey with you. I know you have plenty of questions, and I’ll be more than happy to answer them.
- I’m 21 weeks (I’ll be 22 weeks on Thursday)
- Due Date: 10/24/2019 – but since they’re twins it got changed to 10/03/2019
- They are both girls, and their names are Harper and Dylan (don’t ask me about their last name)
- Yes, twins run in my family
Now let’s talk about how we got here. Anthony and I decided to start trying in February, but one January night I thought what the heck let’s start now. I said I heard it takes a good 6 months to a year. Well my friends, we got the girls on our first try. It is not lost on me how much of a blessing it is that we conceived so quickly because there are so many others that have trouble.
On Valentine’s Day, I was headed to work and decided to stop at Walgreens to get a pregnancy test because I was a week late, and I’ve never been late in my life. I drove back home, and those pink lines popped up quickly. It was torture not being able to tell Anthony the whole day because this was something I definitely wanted to tell him in person. When he got home from work, I told him I planned a scavenger hunt for Vday, but when he opened the card it was a quick poem telling him that we were going to be parents.
A month later I had my first doctor’s appointment. I was talking and laughing with the ultrasound tech and then she stopped. I asked if everything was okay, and she said yes, THEY are fine. I thought this has to be a joke they tell everyone in order to get their reaction. She moved the screened over to let me see two little babies. My first words were, I’m so happy my husband just started a new job.
It’s been a journey my friends! The first trimester was a bit rough. I was sick a lot and I also had food poisoning right after we found out. During that time, I slept more than I’ve ever slept in my life. Anthony is the napper of the family, but all this sleep is very weird to me. The second trimester has been a lot better. Besides my growing stomach, I feel like my normal self for the most part.
In January I walked into my therapist office and said I need to spend 30 minutes on my mom and 30 minutes on my dad. I did this because I wanted to work on any baggage that I had with them to clear space for my own children to come. Last week, my Truth Tuesday was about abandonment and “Dan” is my dad. Because I’ve done my work, my girls won’t have to go through what I did. They will have their dad with them every step of the way.
Anthony has no siblings and comes from a very small family so he’s over the moon to start a family of our own! A couple of years ago I went through a phase where I didn’t want children, but through it all he still wanted us to have a child. He has done so much work during my pregnancy. He has spreadsheets galore and makes sure we’re on track for everything. It brings me so much joy to know Harper and Dylan will never understand the pain I felt growing up.
The girls are already displaying different personalities. Each of them takes after one of us. Harper (Baby A) is very calm and she goes with the flow during the ultrasounds. Dylan (Baby B) is all over the place. We’ve had a difficult time getting good pictures of Harper because Dylan is always putting on a show. Last week she was lying on poor Harper during the ultrasound. Anthony said him and Harper will have alone time so that me and Dylan can be loud and tear up the house.
Now that yall know I’m expecting, I plan to share more with you. I just ask for your respect during this time. I’ve had a few people that I told prior and they weren’t respectful of the boundaries I set. If I feel comfortable talking about a subject then I’ll share freely. If you ask and I don’t want to talk about it, then respect my boundaries and we’ll be just fine on this ride together.
Until next time loves…
OMG! Congrats congrats congrats!!!!! I’m so happy y’all ate happy and that these little ladies will be a blessing to your family!
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
This is such a huge blessing and I am SO SO happy for y’all! Congratulations and I can’t wait to follow along on your journey!
Awww thanks girl ❤️
I seriously can’t take it. How freaking cute!!! And I LOVE the names. Congrats again. What a great journey.
Thank you so much!!!
Congrats! I’m so happy for you. You’re going to be amazing parents!!
Thank you!!!
Congratulations Sheena!! I’m so excited for you and Anthony!! Many many blessings! 💜💜
Thanks so much girl 💜💜💜
Congratulations, love you guys!!!
Thanks fam!!!
Yippeeeeeee! So happy for you guys! Congratulations!!!
Thank you so much!!!
This is SO EXCITING!!! Your pregnancy! Your journey! Your rules! Harper and Dylan are gonna be all that and more. I cant wait to see Sheena the Parent 🙂
p.s.- I went back into hibernation my last trimester as well so be prepared.
😂😂😂😂😂 I can always count on you for a good laugh. Thanks!!!
Congratulations HutchStew I knew it the moment you were MIA for truth Tuesday but I wasn’t going to ask lol. What a blessing I feel like we’re best friends in my head so I’m EXTREMELY happy right now lol
Thanks
Yaaaas! Come through Love At Any Stage – including parenting!! Congrats ya’ll! #HutchStewX2
Awww you’re the sweetest! 😘😘😘
Whoa!!! I was not expecting that news today! Aww man this is awesome Sheena. Got me tearing up over here. Congratulations to you and your hubby. Pregnancy is a bag of emotions. So, if you ever need anything or an ear I’m always here. You’re gonna be great parents.
Thanks so much!!! ❤️
Congratulations nothing like twins.
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Thank you for sharing your journey, and congratulations! I wish the best for you and your family.
Thank you ❤️
Congratulations sweetie. I wish you nothing but the best life has to offer you. You guys will make GREAT PARENTS to your beautiful twin daughters. I’m happy for you. 😘
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
Ahh that is so exciting and yes a blessing! I always tell people I want twins (boy and girl) and they look at me like I am crazy.
😂😂😂 thank you so much ❤️
Congratulations twice lol. They will be so spoiled! Can’t wait to see your journey
Thanks so much ❤️
Congratulations! How wonderful is this! The hubby and I were talking about adding an addition, but I still don’t know what I’m doing with two kids, so I think we’ll go with a dog 😂 I can’t wait to follow your journey!
😂😂😂 I’m sure you’re doing amazing with your two. ❤️
Congratulations! Its truly amazing to see twin personalities so early! My son is a twin, his twin is deceased but I truly loved the ultrasounds because DJ was the very active one and he is still VERY active
I’m so sorry for your loss! Thanks!!!
Congrats. 2 little blessings. I like the scavenger hunt idea you did.
Thank you so much
Congratulations! I wish you and your family nothing but blessed happiness and joy.
Thank you so much ❤️
How incredibly awesome! Congratulations to you and your husband! I can’t wait to follow your journey to parenthood and beyond. 🙂
-Foodie Lady
Thank you so much
What a blessing! Congrats on the twins. Looking forward to reading about your parenting journey.
Thank you ❤️
Congratulations ‘I’m so excited for you! Twins that is double the blessings 🙂 I love their names and cool that you already know which one will be which. I’ll be headed your way in September but I think you will be getting ready for the arrival of your little ones. Can’t wait to meet them via FB and thru blog on Truth Tuesdays
Please hit me up in September. Depending on when in it is I still might be able to go grab coffee with you. I really would love to meet in person. ❤️❤️❤️
I am so happy for you and what a blessing on your first attempt you have twins! I felt it might of been a fear of mines that my first time trying to get pregnant it will be with twins but its beautiful! You guys are going to be great parents are they fraternal or identical do you know?
They’re fraternal
C O N G R A T S! I’m so excited for the four of you. Hutch-Stew party of 4. 👶🏽 👶🏽 Motherhood will give you a new type of love to explore. I’m excited about following your journey. I love their names.
Awww thank you so much. I look forward to sharing a different stage of love as well.
Congrats that is amazing news! Double the blessings!
Thanks so much ❤️
I love that you’ve already set your boundaries. People have a hard time with them during pregnancy! Congratulations again, and I pray for a peace, happy pregnancy and delivery!
Thank you so much!!!