our babies

First i want to Thank everyone who has been praying for us we are so extremely thankful for each and every one of you!

I am gonna try to let you know all that we heard today but we spoke to several people so remembering everything is kinda hard.

I guess I'll start by how the twins are joined together. They are joined at the chest cavity and right now the doctors are not sure if they are sharing a heart or if their hearts are just so close to each other that you cannot tell the different. This is something that we should be able to see once they are a little older or they may have to have a pediatric cardiologist check it out to be sure. We originally thought that there were only 2 arms and legs but today we found out that each twin does have their own set of arms but from that area down their bodies basically fuse together and then there are only 2 legs. Think of a heart shape.

One of the babies possibly has a cystic hygroma on their neck which could be several things one which could just be because of a heart malformation or it could be a sign of a chromosomal abnormality or it could be a cyst. we will just have to wait to see how this develops to learn more.

We were told because of how the babies are joined there would probably not be a chance of them being separated and they do believe that most likely what will happen is that I will carry them to term and then they will probably die shortly after birth.

I think most people expect me to be a wreck after hearing that, but I honestly am not, I do have my moments of course. I have a peace that only God could provide. The one thing today that I couldn't stop thinking about after hearing the expected prognosis is that no matter what happens, everything that I have been given in my lifetime is not truly mine it belongs to the Lord and my babies are no exception so I will do everything I can to take the best care of them until they go on to their true home with their heavenly Father no matter when that is, in the womb, soon after being born, or after they have lived for years. God is the only one who already knows how his plan will unfold and I will trust in Him and praise him throughout this journey.

Again thank you all so much for your love and prayers! We couldn't make it without you during this time and the months to come! We love you all so much!!