To my beautiful children,
Yesterday was a day that we have been anticipating for months (well, years if you count how long we have wanted you here!) When we woke up, your dad walked out of the bathroom after his shower and said, “how are Buttons and Bubbles doing today? It’s the big day!!” Ha ha I think we are going have lots of nicknames for you over the years.
The ultrasound tech and my friend Ashley at the fertility center said that we could come in at 16 weeks and she would do the gender reveal ultrasound for us. She texted me and told me to come in at 9:45 so I called your dad and we met there! As I was driving there, I started crying. I just can’t believe how far we have come. I took many, many similar drives to the fertility center for surgeries, blood draws and ultrasounds. This time I was driving there to find out the genders of my babies. I couldn’t stop the tears! The gratitude in my heart can’t really be described. It has been such a long journey. Really, I’m grateful for it, because it made moments like yesterday even more sweet because I didn’t know if I would ever get to experience them.
I got a call from your dad as I was just about to get out of the car. He said that he had just gotten off the freeway. Our plan was to find out with our families at the gender reveal party that night. He said, “Jenica. No one will know if we find out right now. Everyone thinks that we are going to find out tonight. Let’s do it!” I told him no!! We had waited this long and I was sticking with the plan ๐
When we walked in, I gave Ashley a big hug (I’ve told you she’s the best hugger and has been such a big support to me through this process!) and we walked back to the room. We reminded her that we didn’t want to know what the genders were so we turned off the screen behind her and her screen was faced just to her. We could see the looks on her face when she was looking at the babies and it was so cute and suspenseful! She got the first gender really quickly, but the other baby wasn’t being quite as cooperative with it’s position, so she called in Lindsey who is another ultrasound tech there for a second opinion. They knew we were doing our gender reveal that night so they wanted to make sure to get it right! Just to be safe, we did a trans vaginal ultrasound as well. After about 30 minutes altogether, they were confident that they had both Silver and Gold’s genders. Ashley printed the ultrasounds and put them in an envelope. She printed the genders on each ultrasound so it would be obvious. We then did another quick ultrasound just so we could see our babies cute little bodies. You guys have grown SO much since we last got to see you! We couldn’t believe how sweet your precious profiles are. We could see your noses and lips!
Your dad and I were so excited we could hardly handle it. It was hard to think of anything else all day! My cute friend Jen at work kept saying things like, “hey, can I borrow your keys?” because she knew the ultrasounds were in my car. On my lunch break, I went to get my nails done white with a little pink and blue heart on one finger to celebrate. I stopped by at the dollar store to buy pink plates and blue cups.
After work, I picked up some beautiful cookies from Audra at Me Oh My Couture and they were so CUTE! She did a perfect job. (If you live in Utah and need cookies for any event, reach out to her!) I then dropped off the ultrasounds and 4 pairs of Freshly Picked moccasins, 2 pink and 2 blue, to my friend and neighbor Myken. I asked her to wrap up the matching colored pair with each ultrasound. She did such a beautiful job and wrapped each present perfectly!! It was so kind.
My mom and sister Jocelyn came over early to help me set up and everyone was so helpful. Grammy and Popsy helped make the waffles and syrup. We did a waffle bar with protein whole grain waffles, butter syrup, strawberries, and bananas. They were so good and it was an easy meal to serve a big group. When everyone arrived, we stopped eating and had to open the presents…no one could wait any longer!!
Your dad and I sat on the fireplace and each had a present in our hands. Our hearts were literally pounding and we were sweating because we were so nervous and excited! I opened my present first and when I saw those pink moccasins, I thought my heart was going to burst. A GIRL!!! Your dad had a dream that we had two boys a couple nights earlier, so I kind of thought maybe that was a sign. I wanted a little girl and a little boy so bad though!!
Your dad’s present was next. I actually saw the blue moccasins right after opened the box before anyone else saw them. If you look at my face and my eyes in the video, you’ll be able to see that! A BOY!!! Could this be any better?! We are SO beyond excited and grateful that we can hardly believe it. This is so much fun. It was so incredible to celebrate with both of families there and find out together with everyone. We are so grateful for all of the incredible support and love that we have felt!
After the reveal, we finished eating and then we had to run to the BYU basketball game. I dropped my phone in the toilet right before the game so I couldn’t use it for the rest of the night to tell friends and family what we were having!! Bad timing. Your dad put it in rice and it’s working (for the most part) today. I woke up sick today so I’m taking the day off work. I wanted to post this letter first thing this morning but I’ve been sleeping!
You are so loved, our beautiful babies. I brought the ultrasounds to the basketball game last night and couldn’t stop looking at them. I showed your Popsy (grandpa, your daddy’s dad) the ultrasounds again and I saw a big tear fall from his eyes. That set me off and I couldn’t stop crying again, right in the middle of the basketball game! I’m just so grateful that we get to have you in our home. You are such a joy to us.
I’m grateful that you get to have such an amazing, dedicated and fun daddy. When we got home from the game, I was feeling absolutely horrible so I took a nice hot shower while your dad finished the laundry. Marry someone like your dad, Goldie. You’ll be happy for the rest of your life. He got my bed ready for me and rubbed my back and feet for a bit. When he came to bed a few minutes later, I was almost asleep. I think he thought I was asleep, but he still bounced our little rabbit “Mallow” that we sleep with every night over to me. He made the rabbit “hop” over to me. It makes me smile! Your Aunt Jocelyn gave you both Mallow on the day of embryo transfer and your dad and I have slept with him ever since. I think he just makes us happy because we know the reason why we have him.
We are so excited to plan for your arrival! Just think…it’s 5 short months away! Do you even know how much your daddy and I love you?
xo
Mama
First video!!
Freshly Picked newborn moccasins. Look at the baby’s little profiles!! I am so in love.
Congratulations!! I am SO happy for you and your hubby! Your going to be a great mama! Wishing you and your family the best!
Congratulations sweet friend! I can not believe it! God is so good!
Oh I signed up! I almost forgot since I was so excited for you!!
I subscribed! Love you blog and so so happy for you and your perfect little family!
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I just entered the contest ! I am hopeful to win. Currently going through IVF this would be a great blessing for our long awaited miracle baby. Wishing you lots of joy as you await the arrivals of your twins ! Sincerely, Michelle
Congrats what an amazing blessing! I've been following your journey for the past year ? I've been going through IVF as well. Im so happy for your family! God is good. I subscribed to A Slice of Style for Freshly Picked giveaway
I subscribed to your blog! I would LOVE a cute pair of moccasins for my baby that's due right before yours, August 31st ๐ So happy that you get a boy AND a girl!!! We find out the gender of our baby in 3 weeks!
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Congratulations! I am so excited for you! I just found out that I am pregnant too (after years of infertility) and I am waiting for my ultrasound next week to find out if I have one or two babies growing inside of me! Best case scenario, we have twins too- a boy and a girl! I've been following your story for the last few months, thank you for being so honest and open and positive! This surely has been one of the most difficult things I've faced in mu life!
Oh, and I joined your email list ๐ Congratulations again!
I absolutely love this!!!! Im so happy for you guys!!!!! ??????
Congrats!!! I am so happy for you jenica!
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I just recently started following you. I love your posts. I cried reading your reveal post and of course while watching each video! I'm 24 wks and so excited for you.
Just subscribed! So excited for you!
Congrats on the babies! I am so thrilled for you! Subscribed and confirmed!!
Just signed up to receive emails to let me know when you have amazing offers! Now go grow thoes precious babies! Really hoping I can win a giveaway this time. Thanks. Email is Rhoda_8@hotmail.com.
Rhonda
Such a lovely text ? Congratulations on your twins – it was awesome to see your happiness in the videos. ?
I have been waiting for this for weeks! I am SO excited for you Jenica! I am literally sitting here in tears after watching those reveals (I am pregnant as well so that may have something to do with it) ๐ I am just over the moon happy for you. So glad I am going to get your posts to my email now so I don't have to check instagram all the time!
I just subscribed to your email listing. Fingers crossed for some cute Freshly Picked Moccs!!!
Congrats! Very exciting for you! I just subscribed to your emails – I'm having a boy in August – looking forward to going through the journey with you. Hoping for some fun moccasins for my little boy as well ๐
Congratulations!!! I've been so anxious to hear what you're having and I'm so excited for you!! I love how sweet your posts to your babies are and I can't wait to see pictures when they're finally here! I also subscribed to your newsletter so I can see when you post! Congrats again!
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Congrats!! Now I cannot wait to hear the names. Waffle bar buffet idea is genius too!
Congrats!! Cannot wait to hear the names and the waffle buffet idea is genius!
Just subscribed:)) CONGRATS on a sweet baby boy AND a girl!! I have two little girls and am due in April with a baby boy and am so excited to have both!
So many congratulations on your little boy and girl! Thank you for sharing. I've signed up for your email list! Thank you! ๐
P.s. I left my comment of congratulations for you and your hubby under "Anonymous" (I didn't know I could leave a name) and then I read the *Freshly Picked giveaway and thought my baby girl would look so cute in a pair if we won, and thought "how do I get my name on there?"?? Again, I am so happy for your family and am wishing you nothing but the best!
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Congratulations!!!
Also I already subscribe my email to win a pair of moccasinsย for my baby girl that will be born in June.
Congrats!!!! So happy for you guys! I also signed up for email notifications and confirmed my email! Best wishes!
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Hi Jenica! Congratulations on the twins, so happy for u….I subscribe to the blog to participate, I am also expecting a baby through my second IVF, I am just 9 weeks….and super excited!!!!
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Congratulations! I bet you are both so excited just like everyone else is so excited for you guys! It's been great following your journey and I am so happy that you get to have one of each!
That's so exciting!!! CONGRATS!!!
I am also pregnant with my first baby, We are due September 1st and just found out we are having a sweet baby GIRL!๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ
It will be so fun to follow someone who is in the same stage of pregnancy as me!(:
Congrats!! You and your husband will be wonderful parents! Also I subscribed ๐
Congratulations! I subscribed. We find out our little peanut's gender on April 2. It is our 3rd; we have a boy and a girl already so this will be our tie breaker! (secretly hoping for another girl hah)
Subscribed! Congrats to you and Tyler! Your face was absolutely adorable when you saw the blue moccasins before anyone else!
Subscribed- can't wait to see more on the little ones progress and birth! I have 3 yo twin girls, so much fun ahead!!! The deals are great too, but who doesn't want to hear about babies!? ? I love watching God's plan unfold for you. It makes me cry thinking about how much joy just being able to sign "XO, Mama" must bring. God is good!
SO happy for you!! I've followed your journey without even knowing you, and I cry everytime I read your updates. Congratulations!! I signed up too. Can't believe it took me this long ๐
Ok I totally had goosebumps !!! You guys will be amazing parents !! Congrats on these beautiful miracles !!! ??
Ps I entered ?
Subscribed, would love to win for my future babies! I absolutely love your posts and updates, your positivity is contagious. I am just about to start my second round of IVF with Dr. Faulk and you give me so much hope. So happy for you!
I've never been so happy for someone I don't know IRL. Those videos had me smiling from ear to ear. Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited for you guys and those lucky babies to have such loving parents!!! ๐
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Beyond happy and excited for you! So grateful to be a small part of his giant journey with you. My sweet sister would love a pair of moccasins for her baby due soon! Pick me!
Beyond excited for you! And honored to be a small part of this journey with you! You're the BEST! Subscribed! Pick me for my sweet sisters baby!
Subscribed!! Congrats, a boy & girl…what a blessing!!! I'm due with our first in July, a baby boy! Can't wait to read all of your future posts about everything baby!!!
Congratulations! Subscribed and love following you through this amazing journey! Would love to win a pair of mocs for my grandson due in July
Aww congratulations!!! So exciting!!! I subscribed for the giveaway ๐
Can't wait to follow more on your journey! Congrats! One if each is so fun! Subscribed to your emails ?
Jenica! This post seriously made me cry! I am so incredibly happy for you. It couldn't have worked out better! And I subscribed ๐ can't believe I wasn't subscribed earlier! Love you girl! Xo
I subscribed! Congratulations!! That is so fun and exciting! You're going to make an amazing mom! Those videos were so cute!! Love your blog!!
Congratulations!! I don't know if I've ever been more excited for someone I don't know!!!
Subscribed! Congrats! I'm also due with my first baby—a baby boy July 4th! So exciting you're having a boy and girl!!
Annnnd I just subscribed!!!
Subscribed! Congratulations! I'm also have my first child- a boy due July 4th! It's so exciting you get one of each!
Subscribed!! You guys are seriously the cutest. Huge congratulations on your sweet baby boy and baby girl!
Subscribed! Congratulations! Love the videos and so excited for you! I'm expecting my first child in July- a little boy!
Congratulations! So excited for you! Subscribed! Can't wait to follow along with you and the twins!
Congratulations Jenica! I've been following your journey and it's been such an eye opener for me to see what goes into in vitro! I subscribed to your email list! Crossing my fingers I win some cute Mocs for my own tribe!
Congratulations to you and your husband! Our gender reveal is in a few weeks we are so excited! I subscribed as well!
So are you gonna show us more belly pics and pictures of your nursery
Congratulations! So so happy for you!
Subscribed!!! Congratulations that is so exciting!!
Congratulations! So so happy for you!
Subscribed! So excited for you! A boy and a girl, perfect!
Subscribed! Congrats again! So excited for you and your growing family!
I subscribed. And I'm OVERJOYED for you!!! I've been following your story for awhile on facebook and I smile the entire time, every time I read one of your posts. You're a strong woman!
Congratulations!!!!! I subscribed ๐
At least for us, finding out the gender was so exciting!!! We got to think more seriously about names, and it gave it a new level of "realness." We are very happy for the four of you!!!
Congratulations!! I am so excited for you!! You have been so helpful to me through our IVF process and now pregnancy! You are adorable! I'm so happy for you! (Also, I subscribed!)
Congratulations!!!! I've subscribed! I've enjoyed following your journey for the last several months, and look forward to the arrival of Silver and Gold! GOD BLESS!
Congrats! Having a baby is the most amazing thing ever! I am now subscribed! ๐
Congrats! One of each, how sweet and exciting! I subscribed!! My THIRD baby girl is due Sept 15th and would sure look great in those precious moccassins!
How exciting! Congrats. I'm subscribed. Best wishes.
Congratulations! I subscribed.
Congrats! I subscribed! Twins are the best!
I subscribed! I commented earlier don't know if it went through ๐ however I have been following you on IG got a while. My heart was bursting with joy when you posted your first sonogram. Congrats I wish you and your husband all the best.
A boy AND a girl! So sweet! I have been following your blog for awhile now, but I finally subscribed today:) I absolutely love reading your blog-I love that you are so honest and real. I loved reading your post on faith. I have been praying for you over the last year and I want you to know that you are such a strong woman. You are going to make an amazing mama. I am so thrilled for you and your husband. Best wishes, Jenica! Thank you for sharing your journey!
I was too excited and had to read fast to find out! ?? I'm so happy and excited for you guys!!
Praying for the 4 of you! ?
Subscribed!! So excited for you!
Congratulations on your precious blessings. Can't wait to see pictures of the nursery. I bet it will be gorgeous.
I subscribed.
Congratulations Jenica and Tyler! I loved this post and am so happy for you to have a boy and girl! Could there be anything more perfect! I subscribed to the email list. Hopefully I'll win some cute pink Mocs!
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A boy and a girl!!!! That's so amazing. Congratulations on your precious babies.
Very exciting news! You are such a breath of fresh air in the blogging world. You can tell what wonderful people you are through your blog and through your posts. Congratulations to you and your husband. I subscribed to the email list.
I don't see my previous comment but I did subscribe. That is such happy news for you and your husband!
I subscribed! Congratulations!!! Seeing your journey gives me hope as I'm also a TTCIVFer
Congratulations! I just had b/g twins 2 months ago and it is the BEST!! I subscribed!
Congrats!! i just subscribed and have been quietly following you as we are starting IVF with Dr. Foulk as well. Thanks for all the positivity and strength you have shown!
Subscribed!!! Congrats! So exciting!
Subscribed!! I'm so happy for you! I'm glad I've gotten to know you over our Instagram chats! You're amazing!!
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Congrats on your sweet babies! So excited for you and your husband.
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Congrats on your sweet babies. So excited for you and your husband!
Congratulations beautiful! So happy for you both!!!!
Subscribed! I've been following your IVF journey and you've had the sweetest attitude throughout the whole ordeal. You're about a week behind me, pregnancy wise, but I don't get to find out gender until 20 weeks, so I'm a little jealous (in a good way) ๐ Congrats, and I wish your family the very best!
Yay I subscribed! I'm so happy for you and like most people have been anxiously waiting to hear the genders! How blessed to get a baby boy and girl! Xoxo
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Subscribed! ๐ What a cute reveal! Love the balloons and the cookies, and obviously the baby moccasins are ADORABLE! Congratulations to you and your growing family!
What a sweet post! <3 Congrats!
I subscribed. I just had a girl last month so I'd love to win!
Subscribed! I'm so excited for you both! Children are amazing gifts!! Congratulations!
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I did it! Looking forward to the good deals
Subscribed. I'm so excited for you both! I can't wait to find out what we are having (I'm a week ahead of you).
Congrats!! I'm so happy for you guys. You have given us so much hope.
Congratulations!! So much joy! And I happily subscribed ๐
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Twins! Friends for life! Congratulations on your baby girl and baby boy coming this year. ๐
Subscribed and so so excited for you! How fun that you'll get to experience a boy and girl! โค
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Subscribed. Congrats on your two bundles of joy. I love following you and your story! ๐
Yay!! I subscribe and a big congrats.
Hi Jenica! Congrats! I subscribed.
Congrats on your twins! So exciting! I subscribed to the emails and entered the contest
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So excited for you! I subscribed and would love a pair of those adorable Mocs for my little girl:)
subscribed!! can't wait to see more posts about the twins!! ๐
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Congratulations on your upcoming twins ๐ Great videos! It's very exciting! Thx for the chance at a the Freshly Picked! I subscribed with shopswithpassion email address ๐
Congrats!! You are such an inspirational person! I subscribed ?
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I subscribed. So happy for you!
Yay!! That's amazing!!
I'm subscribed to your blog! We're expecting a little one end of September! ๐
I guessed it!!! Omg so excited for you!!
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Subscribed! So happy for your growing family. We are expecting a little girl in August after infertility struggles as well. Congrats!
Congratulations! And I subscribed!
Congrats! I subscribed!
Congratulations!!!! How exciting!!!! I absolutely love this revel and Freshly Picked Mocs. ๐ I am expecting as well and would love to win a pair! I've subscribed.
Congratulations!!! What an adorable way to do a reveal! I'm expecting as well and would LOVE a pair of Freshly Picked Mocs for this little bundle. <3 I've subscribed!
I subscribed – how wonderful congratulations! our son and daughter(in-law) are expecting twins this October – a boy and a girl – so very excited ๐
Congrats on this beautiful journey of motherhood!!! It's everything you have been dreaming of and more…
lots of love to you and your family from me & mine
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Congrats!!! How fun!!! And so cute!! I subscribed and confirmed! ๐