January 31st, 2008 - Our Little Princess!

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What a wonderful day! Your doctor informed us that you are going to be a baby girl! I can not possibly find the words to express the incredible emotions that I am feeling righ now. Each morning I wake up in amazement, knowing that I am actually going to be your father. When your Mommy and I first started dating almost eight years ago, she told me that her biggest wish in life was to someday have a precious little daughter. Today, you fulfilled that very wish! I have never seen her as happy as she is right now. She is walking around with the biggest smile on her face, visualizing all of the wonderful things that the two of you are going to be doing together! I, on the other hand, will be your greatest protector. I will always be there to guide you through the challenges that life might present.

January 25th, 2008 - 17 Weeks!

Here is a picture of you resting comfortably at a little over 17 weeks. I still can't believe that you and Mommy have already spent 17 weeks together! That means we only have to wait another 158 days until we can introduce you to the world. Your Mommy has had a real productive time this week planning your arrival. With the help of some good friends, she was able to identify the furniture that will be going into your nursery. She is also getting very excited about traveling back to the states for her baby shower (in honor of you!). Your Mommy continues to be a little camera shy this week, so I was not able to snap a photograph of her development. She promises that she will allow us to post one next week. We are anxiously awaiting your next scan on the 31st. That is when we will be able to confirm your gender!

January 16th, 2008 - 16 Week Scan!

This is a picture of Mommy and your Doctor Martin (Queen Elizabeth Woman's Hospital – Birmingham, England) during your sixteen week scan. This was a close-up scan, so we didn't get any good pictures of you to post. The doctor focused on examining all of your body parts. He showed us your hands (four fingers and a thumb - each hand!) and feet (five toes - each foot!). He also examined your head, brain, face, spine, ribs, neck and chest. Everything looks great! All of your measurements are where they should be. We are so happy that you are doing so well! We also saw you waving your hands, kicking your feet and opening your mouth. The only thing that we couldn't see was if you are a boy or a girl because your umbilical cord was blocking the view. We will have to wait two more weeks to find out! Your Mommy is now starting to feel better and is getting anxious to really start planning your nursery. We will post a picture of her in a couple of days, so you can see how much bigger she is getting!

January 3rd, 2008 - 14 Week Scan!

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This is a video of your 14 week scan. This was the first time that your Mommy and I were really able to see you. We were even able to hear your heart beat for the very first time! The doctor said you are doing great! The doctor even told us what gender she thinks you are. We can't reveal that until we can confirm it during your 18 week scan!

December 21, 2007 - First Trimester Done!

This is a picture of you at the end of your first Trimester. During the scan, you actually waved to us - signaling that everything is going to be alright. The doctor told us that you are doing great! All of your measurements were perfect. Mommy is doing a great job feeding you!

December 19th, 2007

A very sad day…..

The 12 week scan revealed that two of the babies have not survived (identical twins). The little fighters just did not have enough energy to continue on. Words can not express the grief and sadness that we feel right now. Even though the doctor told us that this would be a high-risk pregnancy, we could never have imagined that all of our babies would not survive. We are fortunate knowing that our baby will always have two little angels overseeing its time on earth.

A note to our precious little angels,

Sweethearts, we know you tried hard to stay but it was too difficult for you. We both feel we must have failed you somehow but deep down we know that's not true. The grief is unbearable but we must somehow find a way to go on. We sob every night and wonder what it would have been like to have held you and whether you would have looked like your Mommy or Daddy. We longed to have a hug and hear you call us and play like others do. We know the time has come to finally say goodbye, we'll always love you dearly and our thoughts will never die. To our beloved twins, there is a heaven - until we meet again.

Love,

Mommy & Daddy


‘Autumn & Spring’ (December 19th, 2007)

Silently you slipped away,
from us,
upon the Sabbath day.

Our brave little twins to life you clung,
too soon it’s all over,
before it begun.

No chance we had to hold your hand,
to see you smile,
or watch you stand.

The tears they burn and flow,
for you,
the twins we didn’t know.

We couldn’t tell – Girl, or Boy,
however brief,
you brought us joy.

The pain we feel is oh,
so deep, that you’re not here,
You – we couldn’t keep.

We’ll think about you every day,
and your brother and/or sister,
with you who couldn’t play.

A life so brief brings us sorrow,
only yesterday,
and no tomorrow We need a name for two so dear,
we’ll call you ‘Autumn & Spring’, - three months in every year.

‘Autumn & Spring’ you’ll be with us all year round,
when sun in the sky, or snow on the ground.

‘Autumn & Spring’,
you were here, you were real,
we send you our love,
and your love, we can feel.

December 14th, 2007 - Week 11!

Wow! What a change in a week. There is definitely some protrusion of the belly now. Today is an exciting day for Mommy because she gets to reduce some of the medication that she has been on. The hope is that this will help alleviate with some of her morning sickness. The next scan is not far off!

December 7th, 2007 - Week 10!

It is hard to believe that that it has been ten weeks already. In a couple of more weeks we get another chance peek at the three of you! The belly is definitely growing now!

November 30th, 2007 - Morning Sickness!

Your Mommy is going to be very upset with me by posting this picture. I just wanted you to see how much love she has for you. The morning sickness has really taken a toll on her. The doctor said this will probably last until week 16. Your Mommy is really amazing...She is doing everything that she can for you! Samari has done a great job too. He likes to keep you warm by sleeping next to you each night.

November 23rd, 2007 - Eight Weeks!

One would say your Mommy is looking great. The truth of the matter is she is not feeling too well. The doctor had told her to expect this because the three of you are all releasing hormones at the same time. The thing is though, that no matter how bad she is feeling she knows it's all for you. The doctor has informed us that this will not be an easy pregnancy and there could be many complications ahead. In our hearts, we know everything is going to be alright!

November 16th, 2007 - Triplets!!!

We are extremely nervous today, if all goes well we will be able to see your little heart beat for the very first time. The doctor has warned us to be cautious, since many babies do not continue to develop during the first eight weeks. If we can see your heart beat, the chances of you developing full-term will increase significantly. We arrived at the doctor's office around 11:30am and they immediately escorted us into the scanning room. The nurse made your Mommy very comfortable and then began the scan. This was very exciting, because we could also watch what was going on. As the nurse continued on with the scan, she began to smile and then gave us the "Thumbs up Sign"! Your Mommy immediately began crying hysterically, because the nurse just informed us that the little blinking dot on the screen was your heart beat! We were both filled with joy knowing you made it this far!! What happened next is totally unbelievable. The nurse then asked your Mommy to adjust her position to see if there was anyone else in there with you. To our amazement, not only did she see another heart beat, she saw two!! We are going to be having triplets!!! We feel so blessed! We have to be the luckiest people on this planet! It is going to be a challenge, but I can ensure each of you that we will do everything in our power to give you the best life possible!

November 5th, 2007 - Still Positive!

Your Mommy is so crazy! She has now taken at least four additional tests to continue to confirm your existence. She is being so cautious and can not wait to hear your little heart beat. I can already tell your Mom is going to be amazing with you. As on top of the things as she is now, I can imagine how she will be when you enter this world. The appointment with the midwife has already been set-up. Today was the first day she wasn't feeling too well. I think you are stirring around in there. We are all awaiting your scan on the 16th!

October 27th, 2007 - Positive!!!!

On October 27, 2007 At 6:30am all of our prayers were answered! After so many failed results we didn't know what to expect. Following a restless night, your Mommy hurried off to take the much anticipated pregnancy test. The instructions told us to wait ten minutes before looking at the results. Our nerves only last five minutes until we had to take a peek! To our amazement, the pregnancy line began appearing right before our eyes! The test read POSITIVE!!