There you have it folks! We have two identically mustachioed boys and a little girl! We are extremely excited with the mixed bag we've been dealt. We knocked out all our options in one foul swoop. How's that for efficiency?! So I promise our children aren't just little balls...the best the tech could do at this point to get them all in one frame was take a picture of their cute little bellies! And let me tell you, the growth has just been crazy to watch (and feel *ouch).
Onto the update from our perinatologist (which by the way is always marked as spelled wrong...even the Google machine can't understand this heinous word)...I went in last week (side note: I have been the worst blogger and here are my excuses: school has started...that is all) there were no tears shed in the first 15 minutes, which if you haven't heard it's been one thing after another on the business side of things previously. So I was feeling good! Life was good! In the first 2 minutes of the ultrasound the awesome tech told me the genders (eep! only a couple happy tears shed) and then she proceeded to measure and roll around in the goo on my belly (well she didn't, she rolled the ultrasound wand thingy around, geez). This took over an hour... AN HOUR! But I can honestly say the cramp in my back and the lack of comfort was made up for seeing these babies and hearing her say over and over again that they looked great. Here's some snapshots!
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| Our Baby Girl A |
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| Predator Baby Boy B |
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| Spine from Baby Boy C |
She said that everything looked great. That the boys only weighing a tiny bit behind their sister and that the fluid levels were good, was a great sign that Twin to Twin Transfusion (their worry) was not happening right now! So praise God, thanks for your prayers and positive thoughts, keep them coming! They will be monitored every two weeks.
She also said that there are no signs thus far of pre-term labor starting, everything looks good in that regard as well. I was told I can't shouldn't lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk...my response in my head was, 'well at least I can pour myself a bowl of cereal...oooh I want cereal'.
The only slightly concerning take away from this appointment was that they saw a "bright spot" on Baby Girl's heart. 10 years ago this was a huge indicator of a heart defect or Down's Syndrome...research has continued and Dr's are starting to see that without an age correlation from the mom (me) there is significantly less risk, and that these bright spots either go away or wind up being nothing. Dr. Dhillon looked me in the eyes and said that after looking over Baby Girl she can't tell me for 100% certainty that it won't turn out to be anything (of course), but she feels strongly that it is nothing to worry about. Please pray with us that this is true!
Dr. Dhillon also said that the initial goal for me to keep the kids cooking is 28 weeks, then if I make that they will bump it to 30, then she said anything after 30 is just lagniappe (New Orleanian/Louisianan for bonus). Pray with us again that I can keep them in as long as possible to give them the best chance we can!
Well that's about all I have this time, sorry for the long update...but had a bunch of info! These babies are so loved already and we are so thankful to you!
Baby Boy C says BYE!
