We're Having...

Two boys and a baby girl!

Sacha and I attended an ultrasound this morning and our Three Musketeers have ten little fingers and ten little toes and all is well so far.

This past weekend our good friends, Heather and John, threw us our first baby shower. Sacha and I enjoyed ourselves very much and it was a truly memorable occasion. It was so nice to have so many friends celebrating this special day with us. We were touched by their thoughtfulness, support, and generosity, and had a great time watching the men braid hair, make macaroni necklaces, and give fatherly advice.

Here are a few pictures and videos from the event.

Our hosts...

We’d like to share a poem that a friend of ours wrote for our babies – Sacha and I thought it was a very creative and personal touch....

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

In Spring Oh-8 I Went to Ivey
And Met Your Dad Who Was Quite Lively
And Then Your Mom Soon Showed Her Face
And Made That School A Better Place
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Within A Week She Was Practically In Charge
Running Events and the Family At Large
And Though She Wasn’t an Official Classmate
Her Constant Effort Made the School Year Great
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Now Onto Your Dad Who Would Help Us Learn
Spinning Tales of Nortel (The Money They Couldn’t Earn)
And Though You’d Think Him a Serious Man
That Image Is a Bit of a Sham
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Outside Class you’d See Him in a Different Light
Study in the A.M., Dancing At Night
And Though He’ll Say He’s Always The Adult
Remember To Take It With a Grain Of Salt
Because In his Day, He Loved To Have Fun
But a Balance, He’d Stress, Is Number One
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So If You Read This When You’re Teens
And It Seems He’s Always Pushing You to Succeed
Remember To Push Back and Ask Him Why
Would a Grown Man Have a Burst Blood Vessel In His Eye?
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And Now This Tale Will Have To Be Done
But Just Remember That Your Dad and Mom
Are Two of The Best parents Kids Could Ask For
So Listen to Them When They Give You What For
But Once In a While, And Without Remorse
Do Your Own Thing, And Chart Your Own Course!

~Justin Porter Nov.09

For those of you interested in seeing all the pictures and videos - click here.

November Belongs to Us

A couple of weeks back, Geeta and I were reminiscing at a Starbucks over some of the good times we’ve had over the years and how we’ve enjoyed our time to the fullest with travel, adventures, family, and good friends. We know that there are plenty of changes in order, and it has become clear that November is probably our last month to be our traditional selves with the freedom to do what we want without thinking twice. Come December and onwards, it will become increasingly difficult to be active as Geeta will need more bed rest - many expecting triplet mothers are succumbed to bed rest in the last 3-4 months of pregnancy to prolong the delivery date. Therefore, we declared that “November Belongs to Us.” We decided to make the most of the month with plenty of time for ourselves, friends, and fun. This weekend we travelled to Blue Mountain and had an amazing time! We’ve also been making an effort to get together with friends fairly often.

The last three weeks have brought some interesting new experiences and changes for us. For one, Geeta started feeling some fluttering – not quite kicks but it is possible to feel the babies if you keep your hand on her belly for a period of time. It has been amazing for me to feel them – it makes the experience feel that much more real. The three little musketeers are getting more and more active by the day and Geeta is starting to feel them more and more.

Another interesting change is that Geeta gets really hungry in the middle of the night. In fact she probably eats every 2-3 hours and has to keep a supply of granola bars and bananas beside the bed. It’s pretty funny hearing her eat in bed in the middle of the night. It sounds like cookie monster getting his fix with crumbs flying everywhere :)

Unfortunately for Geeta, sleeping has becoming increasingly difficult. Most nights the bed gets pretty uncomfortable for her and she generally shifts over to the couch and sleeps upright. Hopefully it’s just a phase and it will pass.

We went to another ultrasound this week and the babies are doing great. It was amazing to see how active they are and how they play inside the womb. Their fingers and toes are distinct at this point and it’s amazing to see them play with their hand and feet – I guess that’s why mommy is feeling the fluttering. We still don’t know the sex of the babies and yes we will be finding out hopefully in the next few weeks. There is no way we will be able to save the sex of the babies as a surprise – that would require us to come up with six potential names (3 x girl names, and 3 x boy names). We can barely agree on one name at this point ;)

A few recent pictures.

The Goal is 34!

As Geeta enters week 15, she is rapidly growing. In fact in the last couple of weeks her waist has been expanding by 1-2 inches/week. It’s hard to grasp how quickly things are happening. In a singleton pregnancy, it would be pretty difficult to even tell that a woman is pregnant at 15 weeks but with Geeta she looks about 6 month pregnant already as the Three Muskateers grow.

It feels really weird to see Geeta grow so quickly – Even though her tummy has been expanding it almost didn’t feel real until I got to go to an ultrasound. Because of my new job I felt like I couldn’t take the time off to attend the first ultrasound (which I totally regret) - so I had to miss it which really sucked. Attending the second ultrasound was such a surreal moment for me. It was truly amazing to see the three babies swimming around, and even kicking. Who knew that they would have fingers and little feet at this early stage? I certainly didn’t know.

Attending the ultrasound was the first time it hit me – that I was going to be a father and that Geeta was going to be a mom and that it wasn’t just about the two of us anymore…it was about our family. Wooh – what an incredible feeling; and definitely a defining moment in our lives.

With all triplet pregnancies there is a very high risk of delivering prematurely. In fact the average triplet delivery is about 7 weeks early and usually happens around week 33 of the pregnancy. Every week counts when it comes to the size and healthiness of the babies and the longer they stay in mommy’s womb the better. The difference of even a few weeks can mean the difference between a prolonged hospital stay versus the babies coming home. It’s hard not to feel scared about all the risks, but we are doing our best to be mentally prepared for a premature delivery.

So…

“The Goal is 34”
That is 34 weeks. If we’re lucky, Geeta will be able to carry the Muskateers beyond 34 weeks and our babies will be healthy enough to function and breath on their own. For now we will take every week as a blessing and continue to watch our family develop.

Geeta & Sacha Plus ?

Geeta and I feel blessed that we're going to be parents!

of 'UNO'

'DOS'

'TRES'

They say that all good things come in three's.

Well, we are going to be the proud parents of three!

No it's not a joke - we're having triplets!

For the time being some of us call them

the three 'muskateers',

or the three 'timbits'.

The doctors call them

Triplet_A, Triplet_B, and Triplet_C.

The 'Muskateers' are growing rapidly in mommy's tummy - in fact Geeta

is only three months pregnant but looks like she's 5 months already.

It has been tough for mommy to hide her bump, and we've been house

prisoners for a little while now ;)

Because there are three on the way, Geeta will look full term by December

and the babies will likely arrive earlier than expected sometime

in late February or early March.

How do we feel?

Excited, thrilled, overwhelmed, not to mention scared.

Most of all we feel so incredibly blessed.

With this blog we hope to share our experiences as

we enter a new phase of our lives.

~Geeta & Sacha Plus Three (the new "Team 5")