The look on people’s faces when I tell them our news is always hilarious and always the same: wide eyes, open jaws and nodding heads shaking back and forth in disbelief. If this isn’t the look we receive right away then I immediately know they haven’t heard me correctly. So I restate the facts: “Twins, again. Only 20 months a part. Four kids under the age of 2.” And then I wait for the reaction. And it’s always spot on and always the same.
Most people would classify my husband, Scott, and I as nothing short of crazy. Yes, four kids under the age of 2 is going to be extremely challenging, and yes, I’m aware of how I will rarely have any time left for myself. But in all reality, I consider us to be the luckiest people in the world. How many families do you know that are blessed with two sets of twins? How many people get to grow their family in such a unique way? I come from a large family (I’m the second of five children), and so I’m welcoming the chaos with open arms. My childhood home was always full, always loud and always busy. But above all, it was fun. As a child, I used to crave silence, but now as an adult I can’t imagine anything better than to give our children siblings and to introduce them to the world I knew growing up.
The chaos will increase at the end of January when we welcome babies no. 3 and no. 4. Since our first set of twins are a boy (Charlie) and a girl (Caroline), my husband and I decided to let the next set be a surprise. We’ve had the envelopes revealing their genders for several months, but somehow we’ve managed not to open them. My friends and family ask me all the time how we have the willpower to not rip them open and find out the surprise, but it honestly hasn’t been that hard for me. The only focus we have is on healthy children. As long as they arrive healthy and strong, we couldn’t care less what their genders are. We already feel blessed beyond measure and can’t wait to become a family of six in just a few weeks!