As the sonographer rubbed cool gel on my stomach, only my partner could see the ultrasound screen. ‘Oh my God,’ Shawn said as all the nurses smiled and the sonographer turned the screen my way. ‘This is baby one,’ she grinned. ‘And this is baby two.’ Shawn and I stared at each-other, both wide-eyed. ‘Twins?’ I said. ‘This isn't real!’ It was September 2022, and I was at an early fiveweek scan, Shawn and I had been together for 12 years and were already parents to our son Zackai, then 10, and daughter, Zanaya-Li, then three. We weren't looking to have any more so, finding out I was not only pregnant, but also having twins, was a huge shock.
‘It's twins? This isn't real’ We left the hospital excited, though,…
