Surprise Me!

Moment couple found out they were expecting twins - for the second time

2024-01-31 208 Dailymotion

A couple did a double take after an ultrasound revealed they were expecting twins - for the second time.<br /><br />Jessica, 34, and Victor Ortega, 36, are already parents to fraternal twin girls and they are now expecting another pair - a boy and a girl.<br /><br />As she went into her ultrasound appointment Jessica decided she wanted to record the moment.<br /><br />Jessica, an HR manager in Houston, Texas, USA, said: "I took the video to have as a memory but I actually felt a bit bad when I saw mine and my husband's reaction.<br /><br />"It was more shock than overjoyed, but I think that was more natural than anything else. We were just so surprised."<br /><br />According to Multiples of America, a non-profit organization supporting families of multiple birth children, once you have had fraternal twins, the chances of having another set are three to four times higher.<br /><br />Jessica always wanted a third child and knew the risks of a second set of twins whilst trying.<br /><br />She said: "I wanted one more baby after we had our first set of twins. <br /><br />"Victor used to joke around and say that knowing our luck we would end up having twins again!<br /><br />"Sure enough he was right and we did!"<br /><br />Jessica didn't find the news easy to come to terms with at first, and her feelings were mixed about the situation.<br /><br />She said: "When we found out I just cried a lot. I went through every emotion.<br /><br />"I called my mum and sister on facetime and basically said 'why would god send me more twins?'<br /><br />"They were, of course, super excited and they said to me that I'm such a great mum and did such a great job with first twins that God decided to send me two more."<br /><br />Despite her initial fears and trepidation about going through the twins experience again, Jessica said that her family reminded her of just how lucky she is.<br /><br />She said: "Shortly after we got the news, my brother-in-law and sister came over and said 'lets go and have dinner to celebrate'<br /><br />"I didn't feel like celebrating at all. They were saying how lucky I was but I didn't feel lucky.<br /><br />"But they reminded me that there were so many people out there that can't have kids at all and I'd been blessed with four.<br /><br />"Thinking about that completely got me over being scared and made me realise I have what so many people want. It really is a blessing.<br /><br />"I had so many comments on TikTok too saying 'you're so lucky I wanted twins this whole time."<br /><br />The couple's four-year-old twin girls Camilla and Victoria are both very excited and they even seemed to know about the pregnancy before their parents.<br /><br />Jessica said: "So we found out on labour day that I was pregnant.<br /><br />"When I dropped the girls off at daycare, the teacher came to me and said 'Congrats! I heard you’re having a baby'.<br /><br />"So I said 'Thanks we only found out yesterday' and the teacher said 'Yesterday? The girls have been telling me for two weeks straight that you're pregnant!"<br /><br />Jessica says that the girls even managed to guess the gender of the babies.<br /><br />She explained: "We asked them do they think the babies will be two girls, two boys or a boy and a girl and they constantly said a boy and a girl and never changed their minds."<br /><br />The twins, who are going to be named Vincent and Carolina, are due on May 13 but Jessica has a c-section booked for 29th April.

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