Merry Christmas!

   We got an early Christmas present today... Our appointment with Dr. Zaretsky (MFM specialist) was morning and it was all good news! We're so lucky to have him as our specialist - not only does he know what he's doing, but on a personal scale he's just a really nice and authentic person. Anyway, all three girls had good fluid, heart rates, and dopplers! Yeah! We also got to see A and B practice their breathing - such big girls, and maybe, just maybe, B and C are finally learning how to share?! Whatever the reason, we were very happy to see our girls and hear/see that they're doing well. We also learned some interesting news... the average gestation for twins who have had TTTS (twin-twin transfusion syndrome) is 31 weeks - and for triplets it's (obviously) less (28-29 weeks), which means we're doing well! Since beginning this journey we've heard some of the oddest comments/compliments, today's quote of the day: "we're lucky you have a cervix of steel." hmmm... is 'thank you' an appropriate response since it's really just genetics?!
   We're so thankful for this 'borrowed' time and while Travis is still set on 34 weeks, my goal remains 32 weeks... either way, time is getting short! Again today I turned to Travis and said that I can't believe three little humans are growing inside of me... it's truly unbelievable and crazy to comprehend. While I don't think either of us will ever be "ready" for what will be coming shortly, we're pretty sure we'll be able to manage whatever comes our way... after all, we have no choice! We did find out the reason why we see (and for me - feel) so much movement in the upper left quadrant of my belly - the girls' heads are all together down in the bottom right belly quadrant, and B and C's legs are up in the left quadrant! No wonder there's constant movement up in that region - that's a lot of feet and legs! A is still on the bottom, and B is still behind C... somehow. To be perfectly honest - I still can't figure out how they all fit in there and I've decided it's better NOT to think about it! Anyway, below are some pictures from today's appointment: next weeks appointments are Monday and Thursday...

   We hope you each have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

God bless you and your families...

Above: Baby A showed us her face again today!

Below: Baby A shows off her flexibility (she'd better enjoy it while she can, because if she takes after either Travis or I she won't have it for long!) That is her leg and foot -- the sonographer had to check to be sure!

Above: Baby C's profile

Below: Baby C is also flexible - that's her leg that she's hugging!

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!