One month later...
"I have the worst morning sickness and heartburn."
"Welcome to pregnancy. Watch your step and enjoy the ride."
"Very funny, Darlene."
"Pregnancy times two has to be twice as bad as it is with one."
"It's not bad. I really want these two. I'll work for them."
"Still freaking out about twins?"
"I'm freaked out about how I'll afford twins. But the babies themselves...I'm really excited. I just want to meet them and hug them both. I love them both so much already."
"I can't imagine having twins. Caring for one baby was hard enough."
"I'm a little freaked out about how I'm going to handle caring for two at the same time, but I've always wanted my own kids so bad. I'd rather have my hands full then empty."
"You'll be fine. I'm sure at first, you'll have all of us helping out."
"I'll take any help that anyone wants to offer. I gotta go, I have an appointment in an hour."
"Good luck."
Becky was led to the exam room. "Just need your vitals really quick."
"Blood pressure is good. I'll let the doctor know. The doctor will be in shortly."
Becky lifted her shirt for the doctor and stared at the screen. She smiled when she recognized the sound of both heartbeats.
"Heartbeats sound good. Here's baby A...baby looks to be growing well, normal size for its age.."
Becky kept smiling at the screen.
"Here's baby B...baby B also looks good, size is normal..."
The doctor turned off the machine and reviewed her chart. "You need to gain more weight, Becky."
"How much more?"
"Five to six pounds before your next appointment."
"I can do that."
"If you don't gain enough weight on your own, we'll have to look at other options, including putting you in the hospital."
"I know I can gain the weight."
"Your next appointment will be in four weeks. Have you felt any movement yet?"
"Nope."
"Since you're four months pregnant, you should be feeling it soon. Any day now you should expect to feel movement."
"Really?" Becky replied, smiling.
"Any questions for me?"
"No."
The doctor left.
"Aww. You guys should start moving soon."
Becky pulled herself off the exam table and put her jacket back on. "Kay guys, did you hear what the doctor said? I have to gain weight. You two have to stop making me feel sick."
i'm so excited to get to be your mom."
"Just gotta gain the weight. As soon as my family finds out, they'll be throwing food at me left and right."
Becky arrived at the house she grew up in, where she ran into Geena.
"How'd your appointment go?"
"Well they're both measuring okay and heartbeats are fine."
"...But?"
"What do you mean?"
"I can hear it in your voice, there's a but."
Becky sighed. "There is."
"...But?"
"I haven't gained enough weight and the doctor gave me until my next appointment to gain six pounds."
"And if you don't?"
"Doctor said we'll see but mentioned they could put me in the hospital."
"Nope that won't happen. We'll get you where you need to be. We need to go to the store and buy you some snacks. And I'll see to it that you eat your snacks twice a day."
"I'm still getting morning sickness which is killing my appetite."
"Small snacks and light foods like crackers and nuts. I'll be back in awhile, Aunt Geena is going shopping! We're going to make sure you and these babies are on track."
"Aw. Thanks."
Geena left, but soon Mark arrived home from school.
"Hey aunt Becky."
"Hey Mark, how was school?"
"We're learning about square roots."
"Well that doesn't sound fun!"
"Nope. How's my baby cousins?"
"They're good. I'm waiting to feel them move. It could be any day now."
"That's cool. Have you found out yet if they're gonna be boys or girls?"
"Not yet. Maybe in a few weeks the doctor will be able to see."
"I think they're girls."
"Why do you think that?"
"Because your stomach is small and I think if they were boys, you'd be bigger."
"Well, my doctor said I have to gain weight. No matter what the babies are, I'm not big enough."
"Oh. Well, you just have to eat more. Are the babies okay?"
"They're fine. They're both growing normally." Becky stopped and smiled. "Oh my god. I just felt one move."