SkyBlue Pink: The Story of Byron and Bridgette

September 2009: Byron and I met in Annapolis, MD. I lived in Annapolis (or in the suburbs of Annapolis my whole life) I swore I would never date one of those Midshipmen from the US Naval Academy...they were obnoxious drunks and poor tippers (my opinion after working for 5 years as a cocktail waitress in downtown Annapolis). Luckily Byron had already graduated. He thought he was coming up from graduating Officer school in Virginia to spend time with his dad and friends at one last Navy football game. He was wrong. The next day his dad and him drove from Maryland to Missouri to spend time with his family for a week before he was to be stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He decided it was best if we text messaged for the week after we met...no phone calls. I found out then that this guy was not a very big 'talker', he was more of a writer. Those of you who know Byron know how true this is! A week after we met he drove from Missouri to Maryland for one night to 're-meet' me. I made him dinner, we went to a benefit for a girl, and then danced in the living room to John Coltrane "In a Sentimental Mood", The Commodores "Lady" The Commodores: Lady (he belted this one out!). The next day he moved to North Carolina. We had a long distance relationship from this time until April 1, 2010. During the long distance relationship Byron was deployed twice for the USMC.

April 1, 2010: Byron came home from his deployment in Haiti

April 24, 2010: We were married at the USNA Chapel in Annapolis and lived on Camp Lejeune from June, 2010-March 2012.

August 8, 2010: We found out we were pregnant

November 16, 2010: We found out we were pregnant...with twins...
Here's the story: After we went for our 11 week ultrasound we were told we were having 1 baby. A few weeks later we had our heartbeat check up and there were all sorts of funny sounds (it sounded like Mario from Super Mario Bros had 10 cups of coffee and was jumping around in my belly) The doctor (who will remain nameless) said the funny sounds was "..just the baby rolling around in [my] belly". Byron left for a 6 week long training in CA November 13. On the day of November 16 I went to a lunch for the OWC (Officer's Wives' Club) that included yoga, Zumba, and spa-like events. A friend of mine, Mindy, (who was also pregnant at the time, her husband was at the training with Byron, AND it was her birthday) was with me at lunch and we decided there that she should go with me to find out the gender of the baby so I was not alone.
Fast forward to the appointment: I'm laying on the uncomfortable check up bed (not a comfy hospital bed) with the ultrasound screen sort of behind my head. Mindy is at the foot of my bed. The ultrasound tech (I'm not completely sure she wasn't out of her mind..) said "This is the second time this week that they didn't mark on someone's chart that they were having twins..." I laugh thinking it's JUST A JOKE and then look at Mindy...she has her hand over her mouth with her eyebrows almost touching her hair line and her eye balls are about to fall out of her head. She is stuttering and pointing to the screen with the two bodies on it...saying "There's ta....there's ta...there's two heads on the screen!!!". Since she is pregnant I know she knows what an ultrasound looks like... I look up towards the screen in shock and the ultrasound tech says "Wait...you didn't know you were having twins..??".
Fast forward 3 hours...poor Mindy had to be in a hospital ultrasound tech room ON HER BIRTHDAY: I have to tell Byron what we were expecting... Thanks to a good friend's idea, I sent Byron with two small packages (pink and blue newborn socks) wrapped in yellow, marked "1" and "2". I text him and ask him if he is in any meetings. He calls me right away. I tell him to open package "1". He gets excited and says "It's blue! We are having a boy!". I say "Yup! Now open package "2"." He gets confused and quiet. I hear him opening the other package and is still confused and quiet. I ask him "Byron what do you see?" He is still quiet. "Byron what do you see?!" He says, "Pink and blue..?" I tell him, "Byron we are having TWINS!". He starts laughing hysterically (I think because he can't believe what I'm saying and is in complete shock!). I told him everything is perfect with both of them (health, size, organs, etc). He then says, "That's why you're getting so big!" "Yes, Byron...that's why I'm getting so big..." and then it hit him we were "...going to have to get two of EVERYTHING!"

Everyone was ecstatic at this news!

March 3, 2011: Byron left for deployment to Afghanistan. My mom had come down the day before.

March 22, 2011: The doctor said that we were losing space and oxygen for the babies and we should schedule a C-section. I said "Ok, How about Friday, March 25?" He said, "How about tomorrow?" I look at my mom and say, "I guess we are having babies tomorrow!"

March 23, 2011: 8:45am: Audrey Savoie McCoy is born. 8:47am: Matthew Robert McCoy is born.