{YML Voices} I Knew I Was A Mom When…The Ultrasound Showed Two Heartbeats

by Wynter Pitts

It’s one of the most memorable days of my life. I sat looking out of the window with a blank stare on my face and it felt like I was living inside of a silent movie scene, except it wasn’t quiet.   Somewhere in the distance I could hear a mixture of my husband’s voice, my two-year-old’s and five year-old girl’s giggles and the hum of my small SUV’s engine, but it all seemed to be getting drowned out by the news I had just received…

I was 28, a wife of six years, a mom of two girls, and I was finally beginning to fit comfortably into my jeans once again. My days were a mix of playdates, bibs, and vacuums. I was pretty settled into my life as “mommy” and I honestly felt like I had it all under control.  Life was good.

We had just gotten back from a family trip and our first stop was to the doctor’s office.  My husband waited in the car with sleeping kids while I ran in to grab some test results.  Little did I know but that stop at the doctor’s was going to literally flip my world upside down!

I don’t quite remember my journey from the office to the parking lot but I am guessing it happened very slowly.  My husband hopped out of the car with a puzzled look mirroring what he saw on my face.

I couldn’t speak.

As he got closer, I guess he could hear my mind spinning because he grabbed me and said, “Oh my goodness, you’re pregnant with twins!”

I still couldn’t speak.

Fast forward about 12 months and this is what my life looked like:

I am sitting in a rocking chair with each arm positioned to hold a football; Baby A is attached to my left side and Baby B attached to the right.  Between the babies is my three year old with one arm reaching over baby B, and her small hand playing with my earlobe.  My five year old is sprawled across my shoulders playing in my hair. I am not sure what was happening before, but at this moment, I knew I was a mom!

As the years have progressed, life has only gotten more interesting. I was a mom of two girls but now as I sort through 8 ruffled socks and 4 fleece jackets, load my mini-van with Capri Suns and fruit snacks, plop Elmo into the DVD player and head to soccer practice, there is no doubt in my mind that I am somebody’s Momma!!

Wife and mother of 4 girls, Wynter Pitts resides in Dallas, TX, and is the founder and editor of For Girls Like You Magazine (www.forgirlslikeyou.com).