After two kids, Dannette and Austin Giltz thought their family was officially complete. The only person who felt much differently about it was their 10-year-old son, Ronnie.
"One time I saw a shooting star and I wished for a baby brother, and I wished for like two sisters for my little sister because she always wanted a little sister," Ronnie told ABC13.
Little did Dannette and Austin know that Ronnie had some serious premonitions.
In August 2019, Dannette began feeling shooting pain in her back and sides. The South Dakota mother of two said the pain grew so severe that breathing and moving became almost unbearable.
Dannette assumed she was suffering from a bout of kidney stones, since she'd had them before, and the pain was quite similar. As she was rushed to urgent care, she mentally prepared herself for kidney stone surgery.
But then doctors asked Dannette for a urine sample — and the shocking truth began to unravel.
As it turned out, Dannette had no clue she was 34 weeks pregnant and in labor … with twins! The pain she thought was from kidney stones was actually her contractions.
The stunned parents were transferred to another medical facility, where an ultrasound showed one of the babies was flipped around inside the womb and would be born feet first, meaning Dannette needed an emergency C-section.
During the surgery, Dannette found herself watching from the hospital bed as Austin rocked in the nearby chair, thinking about possible names for the twins.
Then the maternity nurse realized the initial ultrasounds were wrong …
