Tennis Star Patrick McEnroe and Melissa Errico Expecting Twins

Update: On The Leonard Lopate Show on NPR today, Melissa, promoting her new CD, Lullabies and Wildflowers, said that she and Patrick are expecting twins and that they don’t know the genders yet. Melissa shared that she was "shocked and stunned" to learn that she would be having multiples.

I had a pregnancy that I did lose early on. I became pregnant [again] right away and I thought, ‘If I could just be blessed that this would stay…’ I went from the shock of disappointment to now twins, totally naturally. I’m stunned right now. I’m speechless about twins. It’s scary!

Were you upset when you learned you were having twins?

Originally posted May 5th: Tennis pro Patrick McEnroe, 41, and his wife, Broadway actress and singer Melissa Errico, 38, are expecting their second child together. The couple, who married in 1998, already have daughter Victoria Penny, 2. No due date has been given.

Source: Tennisreporters.net

Thanks to CBB reader Ani.

Comments

Actually I was a bit disappointed that I WASN’T having twins lol.

I have always thought that having twins would be awesome…double the work, definitely but double the LOVE as well.

I only had one baby, but she is my world, and I wouldn’t trade her for anything!! I am eternally grateful that God blessed me to have her in my life!

- Henrietta on August 14th, 2008

There was a month or so I was convinced, along with my doctor, that I was having twins. I must say that my husband and I were both relieved we weren’t…although I’m sure we would have adjusted mindsets and looked forward to it once the shock set in.

- UggaMugga.com on August 14th, 2008

I wouldn’t say I was disappointed but nervous about all the things that could go wrong with a twin pregnancy. I have severe hyperemisis and with twins, it was worse.

Once the girls were born, they were fabulous and our 1 year old was great with them too.

- Cheri on August 14th, 2008

I was kind of sad to hear that she would say something like that- that you’re not thrilled about having twins. She should feel blessed to be able to have children at all, and I feel that if her children were to someday read that comment, they would be deeply hurt and feel unwanted. Congratulations to the couple, and I hope all of their children and loved and blessed.

- ktshndr on August 14th, 2008

I was in shock when I found out I was having twins. Being a twin and having a husband out of town all the time, I knew how much work it was going to be. It took me a day to get over the shock. Then I was excited because we only wanted two children and we ended up having a boy and a girl and we got it all done at once! I wouldnt change it for anything!

- Andrea on August 14th, 2008

I listened to the podcast of the interview and she never said she wasn’t happy about twins–she was just shocked and stunned. She also mentioned she’d had a miscarriage early on and was just hoping for this baby to stick (her word) and was just in total shock that there were twins.

- The Nanny on August 14th, 2008

Andrea,

I envy you- that would have been my perfect situation! I had one little boy, and now if we want to try for a sister for him, we have to do it all over again! LOL

- kendrajoi on August 14th, 2008

I have a feeling that she doesn’t necessarily mean she’s upset about having twins, just that she knows how much work she’s in for and is uneasy. I would feel the same way. She has a 2 year old and therefore has not forgotten the first few months of no sleep, hormonal adjustments for mom and lifestyle adjustments for the family. I have a 12 month old and am 5 months pregnant with my 2nd and would have cried if I had been having twins. Not that they would not have been loved but just that you know how much work it’s going to be. It seems that people especially celebrities with new babies make it seem like such a wonderful thing, and it is at times, and at other times you find yourself crying in the bathroom because you’ve had 2 hours sleep and no time for a shower for 3 days. It would be doubly hard with twins. But once you adjust, I’m sure it would be great.

- Michelle on August 14th, 2008

I don’t think that she doesn’t love or want twins, i think it’s just a shock and quite overwhelming to find out about twins. i’m sure she will love her children, but I can understand how shocking it would be to discover she was expecting two babies.

frankly, if i found out i was having twins i would freak out, be in complete denial, and then cry for at least a month. even if i had the money to deal with two kids at once, i’m sure i wouldn’t be pleased at first . . .

- Abbey on August 14th, 2008

I really admire that Melissa acknowledged the fact that she isn’t “thrilled” to be having twins. I’m sure a lot of women who find out they are carrying two babies feel the same way, and it is nice to know that a “celebrity” shares the same view.

I’m sure she doesn’t mean that she won’t love them both, she was probably just a bit overwhelmed. Even Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were overwhelmed when they found out.

I don’t have children, but I’ve always thought that having one alone for a few years would be great. Just so you can give them one on one attention and individual time.

- Tracy on August 14th, 2008

I don’t want to be mean, but I was horrified to read that comment about not being happy about twins. I mean, it was probably a shock, but she should’ve thought about it a bit before she opened her mouth. Her comments are in a public forum and her babies could go online when they’re older and read that. I’m sure (at least I hope!) they will be much wanted and loved children when they arrive, but reading that their mother was not so pleased to find out she was having them both could be devastating for them. I’m really very upset that she said such a terrible thing.

On a good note, their existing daughter is absolutely beautiful!

- phoebe on August 14th, 2008

You hear, almost in every case, that when a couple find out they are having twins they are not jumping over the moon. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.

- Nicole on August 14th, 2008

Thanks for posting the proper actual quote from her. She is not saying she isn’t happy. I am not impressed that her words would be twisted like that in your original post.

- LisaS1968 on August 14th, 2008

I was shocked and aprehensive when I saw two heartbeats on the screen. All at once mt mind went into overdrive over what twins would mean to our family and the adjustments that would have to be made. It took a day or two for those feelings to wear off. Now my husband? He was thrilled and telling everyone who would listen lol.
In Melissa’s case keep in mind she had just suffered a miscarriage so to hear it was twins was probably a huge shock for her. I wouldn’t judge her too harshly.

- Lisa on August 14th, 2008

Lisa, our apologies for the original misunderstanding. When the update to the post was done, Danielle was thinking of the comment Leonard made, saying that she must not be happy. Upon reading the comments, we discussed, I listened to the show online, and we posted the exact quote instead. Everything should be corrected now. Hope that clears things up.

- Sarah, Staff Editor on August 14th, 2008

I was shocked, to be sure. We had tried unsucessfully to get pregnant for almost two years, then we ended up conceiving our twins 4 days after my hubby returned from Iraq! I burst into tears (happy tears) and my hubby just kept repeating, “You’re kidding me!” with a huge grin on his face.

- TwinMamma on August 14th, 2008

I’m glad the real comment has now been posted, and I apologise for believing what I read and commenting on it. I know mistakes happen, so I’m not judging, but this site is one I usually trust which is why I believed what I read. It’s a shame that CBB sensationalised it but I think it was a genuine mistake because this doesn’t happen often on this site.

- phoebe on August 14th, 2008

I don’t think she was referring to having twins as a dissapointment.

I think she was comparing loosing the other baby early on as a dissapointment compared to the happiness she feels now having twins.

But, then again thats just how I read the qoute. I found her explaining something devestating and sharing a new happy moment in her life.

- Jaime on August 14th, 2008

Sorry if I sounded cranky – This website is always so careful with their reporting, and don’t allow the kind of hurtful reporting and quotes out of context that some other sites do. Thanks for clearing it up so quickly. You are still the best!

- LisaS1968 on August 14th, 2008

when the ultrasound technician told me i was having triplets (spontaneous, so extra shock!) the first feeling i had was terror. not excitement or happiness, terror. that didn’t go away until i hit viability at 24 weeks. all of the dreams i had about being pregnant and being a mom went out the window – no breastfeeding, no natural childbirth, that kind of thing.

of course, now that my boys are here and healthy, i couldn’t imagine life any other way, and wouldn’t want to. they’re an immense blessing, and i know i am so very lucky to have them.

- pam on August 14th, 2008

I think that my husband was disappointed when we found out that we were expecting twins last year. He only wanted 3 kids, and we were expecting our 3rd and 4th, identical twin girls, outnumbering him and our son. However, he eventually became excited as I was.
Sadly, we ended up losing one of the babies. Now we have our precious Olivia, and knowing that there could have been two of her breaks my heart, because she is such a perfect baby. I love her to pieces, but there will always be those what ifs.

- Michelle on August 14th, 2008

Well I have a beautiful amazing little girl who just turned a year old. Im expecting Twin Boys in October…I was definatly shocked but not disappointed by no means I feel very blessed to be bringing two children in the world who will be loved unconditionally. I feel its a honor in a way, its a honor to become a mother anyways I was lucky enough to be double blessed the final go around.

- Meagan on August 14th, 2008

When I found out about our twins, I was thrilled, but also terrified to the point of tears. Going into it, I was concerned about paying for two in daycare on a teacher’s salary, but three would only be working to pay daycare. Now I have 3 boys nineteen months apart and it’s great! I can honestly say that the first 2 years of the twin’s lives was a blur. On one hand, twins have a special bond with their twin sibling that singletons don’t have, but on the other hand, they have to share mommy and daddy time, which is hard.

- lovemyboys on August 14th, 2008

“I had a pregnancy that I did lose early on. I became pregnant [again] right away and I thought, ‘If I could just be blessed that this would stay…’ I went from the shock of disappointment to now twins, totally naturally. “

I read that as she was disappointed that she lost her previous pregnancy, not that she was disappointed that she was expecting twins.
Did anyone else read it like that?

- lola on August 14th, 2008

She totally meant that she was disappointed over having a miscarriage not over having twins. lol. Not that I would say she sounds thrilled at the moment. When I was pregnant I feared hearing the doctor say “twins”. I just had one at a time and that is more than enough. I have to give it up for mommies with multiples- I do not know how you do it!

- melanie on August 14th, 2008

lol – i guess i am weird then. i got pregnant again 8 weeks post partum and was hoping it was twins. i was a little bummed that it was just one!

- meghan on August 14th, 2008

Common sense people. Read the quote again. She is talking about her miscarriage as the disappointment, not the surprise of twins. She says she went to the “shock of disappointment”(miscarriage) “to now twins”. Not the shock and disappointment OF twins.

- Melissa on August 14th, 2008

When I found out I was expecting twins, I cried- and not from joy. I was scared, shocked, and overwhelmed. It took some time for me to register the thought and accept what it meant. Plus, my pregnancy and the first 6 months with twins were extremely difficult. Of course I love them dearly and wouldn’t trade them for the world, and now go so far as to say I’d like twins again next time… but at first, I didn’t feel that way.

- Courtney on August 14th, 2008

I wasn’t shocked. We knew right away. We made jokes. So when we saw two babies on the 7wk u/s we weren’t shocked at all. I cried because I was so happy.
8 months earlier I had lost a baby at 13wks and everyone was telling this was my body’s(or God’s depending on what you believe) way of making up for taking that first baby away.
My twins are 5 now and people still go”wow I don’t know how you can do it!” I honestly don’t know how I wouldn’t do it.

- Amber S on August 14th, 2008

I actually bawled when they told me there was two, LOL. My pregnancy wasn’t planned, and I was terrified! But I just let it go and eventually it all came to me…they are now 8 months old, and I can’t believe how easy it is compared to what I thought! Congrats on their double blessing!

- brandy on August 14th, 2008

The shock of disappointment refers to her miscarriage not the twins. I think some of you misread her comments. I’m sure she felt extremely blessed to be having twins after her miscarriage.

- Nina on August 14th, 2008

I have so much respect for all of you twin moms. You all seem to have adjusted to your situations with grace, but I can tell you that I might request an induced coma if any doctor told me I was having two kids at once. My boyfriend is still trying to convince me into having just one!

- Erica on August 14th, 2008

Well, at our first ultrasound (9 wks) it showed one baby. A month later at our next ultrasound it clearly showed 2 babies. I know I didn’t take it very well. I was crying and shaking. I was worried how our older daughter (18 mos)would handle this. Now we are both excited. Actually my husband was excited from the moment we saw the ultrasound.
We have since found out that we have identical girls coming. I am worried about the birth and the complications that can happen, but not trying to dwell on that. Now, just cannot wait to meet them!

- Michele on August 14th, 2008

I burst into hysterics when they told me at 15 weeks. We thought we were finished having kids–we already had 4. And let me tell you twins are hard—my youngest was 15 months when they were born. I must have cried on and off for the entire pregnancy–fearful i could not cope. Six kids is hard but with 4 ages 4 and under its extra hard!!!!! I think people who have ivf go into it with a realization that twins are always possible–so think its different for them prob not as daunting. Also, now adays with ivf twins are so so much more common. My twins are identical.

- jeannem on August 15th, 2008

There are no words to express how happy I was when I found out. I had IVF and they placed 4 blasts due to my poor lining size. So I could have had more. Twins was a dream and now I have two beautiful babies, one of each. Its the best but what they say is so ture, twice the blessing, twice the work. They complete me and my family and I thank God every day.

- Rose on August 15th, 2008

When Jane Pauley was pregnant with her twins, she said it made sense … she and Garry Trudeau had lost two previous pregnancies, so now she felt like it was being made up to them. I got the same impression from her comments as Nina … disappointment by a miscarriage, followed by a twin pregnancy.

- mp on August 15th, 2008