Day 2 - Identity
I almost always refer to Leah, Rachel and Gabriel as "the triplets" or "our babies" but because this is about their own unique identity, I'm going to talk about each one separately.
Leah Naomi - we chose Leah before we were pregnant (as we did with all their first names) we really liked the name. About a week before Leah was born we realized we hadn't found her a middle name. After reading through many names, we both noticed that multiple times our minds went back to Naomi.
Leah means "weary, tired" and Naomi means "pleasant, delightful".
Leah was born on May 27, 2013 at 5:52 am, weighing 1 pound 4 ounces and was 11.25 inches long. She took very few breaths on this earth before she became an angel
Rachel Elizabeth - Rachel was the other girls name that we chose and Elizabeth is my middle name (and my great grandmother's name).
Rachel means "ewe, female sheep" and Elizabeth means "my God is an oath, pledged to God".
Rachel was born on May 27, 2013 at 8:40am weighing 1 pound 7 ounces and was 11.5 inches long. Rachel fought so very hard to breathe and live for a few hours, but she simply was too small/lungs were under developed to survive.
Gabriel Andrew - As mentioned, Gabriel was a name we loved for a boy and Andrew is my husband's name.
Gabriel means "God is my strength" and Andrew means "strong, manly, brave". I often though of Gabriel as Leah and Rachel's guadian angel. When the girls were fighting TTTS, Gabe was just hanging out "above" them making sure nothing bad happened.
Gabriel was born still on May 27, 2013 at 2:05pm weighing 1 pound 6 ounces and was 11.5 inches long.
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