Time then started to pass and the more time that went by the more it started to feel more real. I had started to have appointments with my midwife, Janet, who had been there for my first two pregnancies. Normally I would have only had one appointment but given the circumstances I was being very closely watched and when it was believed that I was two months pregnant I had another ultrasound to ensure that the embryo had started to grow. It looked like things were going as planned; as the embryo was continue to grow its way into our lives.
I was now three months pregnant and the four of us were now sitting in the sonographer's office; awaiting my first official scan. I was now lying on the bed with Ben on my left hand side holding my left hand in both of his as Evie and Doug were sitting at the foot of the bed.
"So let's get this show on the road" Rosie, the sonographer, advised before she put the cold gel onto my stomach and she started to run the probe along my stomach.
"Hmm" Rosie hummed as she stared at the screen.
"What?" Evie quickly asked.
"Is something wrong?" Doug quickly asked.
"No" she smiled as she turned around and looked at us all. "I have the joy of telling you that they baby is perfectly healthy" she advised. "However-" she started.
"Yes?" I questioned quickly.
"You are expecting twins your Grace" she grinned.
"What?" I asked in shock.
"Twins?" I heard Doug exclaimed.
"Yes" Rosie confirmed.
"How?" Ben asked. "There was only one embryo" he stressed as he squeezed my hand in his.
"Sometimes this can happen with this type of procedure" Rosie explained.
"Are they both healthy?" Doug asked.
"Yes Mr Dwarfson" Rosie replied. "You are the very proud father to identical twins" she smiled at him and I watched as tears started to build up in his eyes.
"Oh my" he gasped as he started to take deep breaths to steady himself.
"E are you ok?" I asked as I noticed that she hadn't said anything; but her eyes were transfixed onto the screen of the ultrasound machine.
"All I have wanted is one baby" she finally spoke as tears started to run down her cheeks. "And you are carrying two!" she cried.
"Yes" I smiled. "So it looks like you are going to be very busy" I teased trying to make light of the situation.
"Yes" she chuckled back. "When do we find out the gender?" she questioned.
"Someone is keen" Ben also teased.
"Around twenty weeks" Rosie explained. "However given the circumstances we will have you in for two more scans before then" she advised.
"Ok" I nodded.
"Do you want to see them a little bit better?" Rosie asked.
"Yes!" Doug and Evie exclaimed and Rosie turned the screen around and the screen went quiet.
"Twin one" Rosie stated as she pointed to the screen. "Twin two" she added as she showed us the second twin.
"Hello babies" Evie cooed. "We can't wait to meet you!" she cried as Ben rested his head against mine and we cuddled together with my eyes not being torn away from the screen. However when I finally tore my eyes away I looked over to Evie and Doug I saw that they both had silent tears flowing down their cheeks; and I couldn't help but smile at myself as this showed me that I was doing the right thing.
After we left the hospital together we then decided that we wanted to go for a meal to celebrate. So with this in mind we all climbed into mine and Ben's royal limousine and we started to make our way to the Crystal Palace. And as the limousine started to pull away; I started to think about what was going to come over the upcoming months and I was ready - as I had Ben, Evie and Doug to help me through it.