MIL Comes to the Hospital To Meet Newborn Grandson, Unprepared for Surprise
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A mother-in-law from Utah got some unexpected news when she visited her new grandson in the hospital.
Her son Alexander Quintana, 30, and daughter-in-law Emerald Quintana, 29, had just welcomed their second baby boy, Micah.
In a reel posted to Instagram by Emerald (@emmypickle), 48-year-old Wendy cradles her newborn grandson for the first time.
Split view of mother-in-law sat in hospital chair (left) holding newborn baby and stood up still holding baby next to female hospital worker (right).
Split view of mother-in-law sat in hospital chair (left) holding newborn baby and stood up still holding baby next to female hospital worker (right).
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Alexander is filming the moment, who casually says off-camera: "So...Micah's already an older brother."
Wendy, visibly confused, replies, "What? Emmy's pregnant again?" before Alexander pulls back the curtain to reveal another baby boy, Finnick.
"Twins?!" she asks Alexander. "Twins," he confirms.
The couple themselves had no clue they were expecting more than one baby until a scan at 37 weeks, as Emerald was measuring larger than expected.
"That Thursday, I found out I had pre-eclampsia [a serious pregnancy complication that can lead to seizures] and had to go in immediately to be induced," she said. "We had our babies four days after knowing it was twins."
"I was excited finding out," Emerald told Newsweek. "I have always wanted twins and even prayed for them."
Alexander, on the other hand, was "in denial". While he also wanted twins, he wasn't quite ready for them yet.
"We always thought God would answer those prayers when we were ready, but he's got a sense of humor," Emerald laughed.
Looking back, she realized the signs were there. The couple already have another son, almost three, and Emerald recalled hearing how pregnancies after your first can feel different, seeing as the body has been through it before.
"For some reason, this pregnancy I felt like I didn't need any ultrasounds and that God would take care of it all," she told Newsweek. "All the signs of twins I was feeling I thought were normal since it wasn't my first pregnancy. Looking back now, I realize how big the signs were."
After the birth, Emerald and Alexander decided to keep the twin news a secret, saving the surprise for their families.
"My mother-in-law's reaction was so precious," Emerald said. "She had no clue there was another baby and we laughed together afterwards about her cute reaction."
The new mom said a few other family members had the same moment of confusion. "When we said, 'Micah is already a big brother', you can see their brains trying to rationalize it by thinking I'm somehow pregnant again," she said.
After the reveal, Wendy and Alexander sat down together snuggling both babies. "It's such a great memory that we'll have forever," Emerald said.
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