The steady thrumming of irregular beats came from the machine and everyone in the room all sighed in relief at the noise. I watched as the doctor took measurements and retook them again on one of the babies. I noticed a small frown on the doctor’s face. “What is it? What do you see?” I said demandingly to her. She looked up quickly at me then to Ethan and Alexi. She gulped and said, “I honestly am not sure what I am seeing. Two of the pups seem to be bigger than the other. It is odd because just yesterday when I checked them out they were all the same size. They have been the same size this whole time. They are all healthy though. Their heart rates and everything else is in the normal limits for a single fetus pregnancy so they are all doing remarkably well considering they are multiples

