About a week and a half ago at the 7 week ultrasound, the radiologist saw "something" on the second baby "which may or may not be anything." A clot? The beginning of the end for the second twin? I chose to ignore the speculation of bad news until confirmed, and instead, focused on the confirmed good news -- both twins had strong heart beats.
Sure enough, as of the 8 week ultrasound last week, both twins are doing incredibly well, and whatever was showing up on the ultrasound the week before is now gone.
With things going so well, I jumped into some reality -- some of it fun and some of it morbid. Life insurance, guardian appointment, will and trust are underway and nearly finished. I never thought about my own mortality as much as I have knowing that I will soon be a single father with no partner (at least for now) ready and willing to take up the parenting duties if something should happen to me.
I also never thought I would get such a rush from shopping for baby clothes, looking for strollers or mobiles! The cutest baby clothes are at Janie and Jack, and I admit I've already gone a little crazy there.
To be honest, I'm still in surrealzone -- so bizarre and crazy to think that I will have a son and a daughter in seven months, and how ironic that I went to the U of Michigan and my children will come into this world as buckeyes -- I may have to do a sage rub in their room once I get them home from Ohio!
Oh...and I'm picking out names. The first names are done -- Ronan and Malena Hunter will be here before we know it, and their full names are going to have to be something out of the ordinary.
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