Baby Joy

One of the hardest things about our high-risk pregnancy has been not letting the worry take over everything. The more time that has gone by, the more adamant we became about not wanting to miss the things that make having a baby so special. Maternity pictures. Baby showers. Touching the belly. Ultrasounds.

Well, we get lots of ultrasounds. But it should be about the joy of seeing our babies as much as about making sure they are okay. One day the twins were sucking their thumbs- it was about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.

So, we decided to go ahead and register and have a baby shower, schedule pictures, and embrace the good things as much as possible. If things do not work out, if something goes wrong, I do not want to have missed all the good parts too.

Our wonderful friend helped us register. Some other wonderful friends are planning a shower for us. We scheduled maternity pictures with an amazing photographer. We picked out colors for the nursery and we are sorting all of the baby items that generous folks have given us. We touch the belly (it’s getting huge!) and Brian talks to the boys. These are the things I wanted so much when we started all of this. 

Brian got to feel one of the babies (Heston) kick for the first time. That was really magical. 

My eighth grade girls made little baby moustaches for my belly the other day on our moustache dress-up day at school. It was adorable. 

The worry doesn’t go away. Triplets come with risks. 

But they also come with joy.