Enraptured (The Fullerton Family Saga) by Voight Ginger

Author:Voight, Ginger [Voight, Ginger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

True to his word, Drew took off that next Monday to join me for our first ultrasound. I was thirteen weeks pregnant, now into my second trimester, and we were both excited to learn what we could about our little bundle of joy.

I dressed in the gown and lay on the table, with Drew at my side holding my hand in his. The technician squirted the cold gel onto my stomach before she placed the wand against my skin to pick up an image on the computer screen. Finally we could see the little gray blob she assured us was our baby. As she picked up a strong, quick heartbeat, I couldn’t help but burst into tears. I never thought I’d ever get pregnant again, and yet here I was, listening to definitive proof that a child of mine lived and thrived within me. Drew squeezed my hand as he smiled down at me. I squeezed back.

The tech didn’t answer many questions while she was taking her measurements and saving the image. “Dr. Rombach will discuss your results with you,” she said with a smile.

The ambiguity of her answer struck me immediately. “Is everything okay?” I asked.

She wiped the gel from my tummy. “Let me go get the doctor,” she said before she excused herself.

I panicked as I looked up at Drew. “Something’s wrong.”

He shook his head as he bent to kiss me softly. “Did you hear that heartbeat? Everything is fine.”

“Then why couldn’t she tell me that?” I wanted to know.

Dr. Rombach was quick to join us, which only scared me further. “Good afternoon, Rachel. How are you feeling?”

“Terrified,” I answered quickly. “The technician wouldn’t tell us what’s wrong.”

“Who’s to say anything is wrong?” she asked as she affixed her stethoscope to her ears and placed it on my tummy. She alternated placement as she listened intently. Finally she removed the stethoscope from her ears and placed it around her neck. She referred back to the ultrasound. “You see this?” she asked. We nodded. “That is your baby. It is a little small given how far along you are, but as it turns out, there’s a reason. See this?” she asked again, pointing at another blob on the screen. “That’s your other baby. You’re having twins.”

I jolted up. “What?” I squealed. I glanced up at Drew, who wore a similar surprised look on his face.

Dr. Rombach went on. “See this? Your babies share a placenta, which means they are identical. The zygote split to create two embryos.”

“But… but… twins don’t run in my family. Yours?” I asked Drew. He shook his head.

Dr. Rombach chuckled. “Monozygotic twins aren’t hereditary. They can and do happen to any woman regardless of family history or ethnicity. You simply got two quarters for the pull,” she teased with a smile.

“And they’re okay?” Drew finally asked.

“Everything looks fine. We’ll monitor things and take more tests in the future, but it would appear that they are developing right on schedule. This might explain the morning sickness you’ve been having.

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