The babies like ice cream

On Feb 25th we got the wonderful news that all was well in Steph's tummy and the babies are all developing at the right pace, they are now 9cm from crown to rump (bum). We had an ultrasound, met with a dietian, and with a social worker. All of our stops were in BC womens hospital which is attached to BC Childrens. The doctors and their organization definately has helped us feel more comfortable as we prep for this. Our time with the dietian was reassuring for Stephanie as she was told that her diet was bang on and actually was probably a close second to being the best diet that he had seen for someone going through a triplet pregnancy. Our last appointment of the day was with the social worker. They are going to be with us over the next year in order to prep us for the birth and then later on just helping us with what we are going through. Our initial visit with, Ann, was fantastic, she was great at opening the line of communication even though Steph and I are pretty good with our communication. Lastly, we got the OK to go to Mexico so that is why you have not heard from us over the last two weeks. Our trip to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico was absolutely fabulous. I had spent the month prior to the trip trying to secure some special requests that we knew would help Steph be more comfortable in Mexico. The food and water in Mexico were the most important thing for her so it was awesome to hear that they had bottled water and all the rest for us so that we could feel completely comfortable while we were there and able to drink and eat anything that we felt we wanted.

It is really hard to tell you anything new as we are just kind of in limbo until the next appointment which comes on the 25th of March. We will, from that point on, be having appointments every two weeks in order to more closely watch all of the factors that may change during the rest of the pregnancy. From week 18 on, it is imperative that the doctors keep a close eye on things because the babies could start drawing a lot from the placentas. With the identical twins this is a little tricky because the identicals share a placenta. For this reason there is a chance that they could share arteries and veins which may cause one of the two identical twins to take some of the nutrients away from the other, causing one to grow faster than the other. If this happens then things will definately get difficult because if one starts suffering then there could be a chance of an emergency c-section. The single baby however should be OK as he/she has its own placenta and therefore should have the right amount of nutrients the it is able to draw from the placenta.

Steph is feeling really good however she is quite tired. She is a lot better than a few weeks back and that is really positive as we all know that the rest of the road could be a rough one. Until next time here are some new pictures and some old ones as you get to see them grow in the tummy.

Until next time

Ron Steph, Renee, A, B, C

This is Stephanie pregnant with Renee at 20 weeks

Stephanie and the triplets at 16 weeks