Against All Odds...

As our story has been going, Molly ( the recepient twin) has been recieiving rapid build up of fluid while Emma ( the donor) fights to maintain any fluid at all.
Even after an amnio reduction its just a matter of 2 or 3 days and another one is needed because Molly's volume has increased so much.

Our last amnio procedure was this past Friday. Before the procedure Molly had 13 cm of fluid and Emma only had 0.5 cm. After the reduction it brought Molly down to about 7cm.

On sunday I had an ultra sound to check their fluid levels and Emma was 2.3cm and Molly had jumped back up to 10.2 cm
The Doctor said that I will most likely need another amnio either Monday or Tuesday.

Today they came in to do another ultra sound to check the fluid levels, and I just anticipated Molly to be way up there again and for Emma to have barely any fluid at all because thats just how this thing works...

Well Emma had 1.9cm (very little lost from the day before) and Molly had 8cm!!!!
Molly had lost 2 cm instead of gaining 2cm! If you arent familiar with how Twin to Twin Syndrome works this may not sound like a big deal, but the recipient twin gains fluid very rapidly which is why so many amnio reductions are needed, but for some odd reason she didnt gain..she lost. Which is great, because we dont want her producing too much fluid. It is too much of a strain on her heart when she has too much fluid in her sac.

So the amnio procedure that I dreaded for today is being post poned, thank God!

They will check the fluids again tomorrow to see what happens but I am just so grateful that my baby girls are hanging in there.
Emma has already learned how to practice breathing. Her lungs are working and we can see her little rib cages going in and out on the ultra sounds. We can also see her bladder and stomach which on most donor's of TTTS the bladder and stomach is not visible and that is how they know that TTTS is taking its toll on the babies.
Also, the walls around Molly's heart are still thickened BUT they are not getting any worse. So that alone is a blessing.
The Doctor told me today that he is really impressed that the babies are doing as well as they are. He said that this is not at all what he expected and he said at this rate he expects me to remain pregnant for several more weeks.

So you see, Doctors are suprised by my girls already, but I know that God isnt the least bit suprised. And God is answering the prayers of hundreds of us that have been praying life over these sweet girls.

So PLEASE continue to beg God for His mercy. I Know that I am not worthy nor deserving of this really big favor, but humbly I am asking Him for his grace so please continue to ask this for my girls as well.

I get so scared to get too excited over good news that the Dr's give us because I dont want to be let down in a day or two, but really I just need to accept this peace that God is offering me and trust in Him that He is holding my little girls in the palm of His hands.