It was so hard to give up training in the dojo while he was pregnant, but Leo was willing to do it, if it gave his babies a better shot at survival.

Having Raphael out of the lair was a little bit of a relief. There was a lot less rude humor in the lair, but everyone missed him at times.

Leo, Raph, and Mona were all still getting their fair share of experience caring for babies while babysitting Don's twins. They were truly grateful for all the practice, since they would be dealing with their own in a few months' time.

It was cold outside, so their metabolisms started to slow down, and they tried to stay as warm as possible. The older turtles were used to the cold, but Gaia and Sebastian weren't. They were wearing the warmer clothes that had been bought or given to them to try to keep them warm down in the lair. They really needed to head to the farmhouse soon. It would be much warmer than the sewers, especially for the children.

...

After they celebrated Christmas and New Year's, they packed up and moved to the farmhouse again. Leo and Raph were 5 months along.

Donatello had given up his room at the farm to Raphael and Mona and he now slept in his lab. Leo and Mike shared their room for the moment. Splinter had let April take his room, and he stayed in the living room. They had all had to adjust their sleeping arrangements.

Gaia and Sebastian slept in Don's lab with him. They now shared a big crib. The new cradles Don had made for the expected babies were currently in each of the new parent-to-be's rooms. Leo had three, while Raph had two.

Leo felt that Raph was lucky to have Mona to help him out with his babies. Raph was having two babies after all. But for Leo himself, he wondered how he was going to manage triplets all on his own. He was lucky that he had family around to help him out. But if he was living on his own, it would be too hard for him. He didn't want to think about it.

Leonardo often wondered why Floyd would have chosen him to have triplets instead of twins. He was sure Floyd knew that he was the leader. Just because he was the leader didn't mean that he liked to carry so much responsibility all the time. But now that the babies were on their way, Leo didn't have much choice. He would have help, but he was the parent to all three of the little miracles that he carried inside of him. He was taking it very seriously.

Don knew that he would have a whole bunch of students to teach about science when they got old enough, along with reading, writing, and math. He also planned to teach them about other languages, since they often came in handy in the human world.

Mike loved to please others, and he knew that he would be cooking for a very large family within a couple of years. He would have to make super large pizzas, or make multiple pizzas. Who knew what foods would interest the kids most.

Splinter was glad that he would have many grandkids to pass on traditions to, and that his sons would have a bigger family. Of course, he didn't want them to get too overwhelmed either.

As for Gaia and Sebastian, they were both 8 months old now. Donatello knew that he needed to start thinking about different food options for them other than just the formula they'd been on since they were born. It was time to start thinking of getting them started on baby food too. It was so hard to believe that they were as old as they were now, and that they were going to be older cousins soon. They would be the role models for the younger ones.

April went and got some different baby foods for them to try, like cereals, meats, fruits, and veggies.

April and the others would help feed the twins as well. It was better to broaden their sense of taste. Mike wanted to give them pizza as a first taste, but Don was strictly wanting them to eat other things besides just pizza. And of course, the twins had shared some of those same foods when he had been pregnant with them via their umbilical cords.

Their first new food was bananas. It was new to them, and they took a moment to make sense of it before deciding that it was good. Don was glad when they didn't spit it out.

"I think they like it." Don smiled. He fed them more and soon, the food in the jar was gone. It would continue that way until the kids could eat more solid foods.

Don's twins were starting to scoot and crawl as well. When they weren't being supervised, they were in a playpen to keep them out of trouble. And now that they were starting to get more mobile, the family knew that the house was going to need to be baby-proofed.

Leo and Raph knew that they needed to think of names for their little ones. They gladly accepted help from the others to try to find good names.

…

The winter was long and cold once again, but it was nice to be in a house. They had spent the last two months at the farmhouse.

Don kept a watchful eye on everyone. Jane also checked up on Leo, Raph, and the babies once a month. But now that Leo and Raph had reached 31 weeks, she was coming up every two weeks.

Jane talked to Don, and they decided that it would be beneficial for Leo to really take it easy. Carrying triplets was hard on his body, and they wanted to get the babies to at least 37 weeks.

Leonardo reluctantly gave in to the demand to cease any strenuous activity and take it easy. He wasn't officially on bed rest, but it was close. He didn't want to take any unnecessary risks. He remembered how Donatello had suffered from organ strain and a burst gallbladder.

Raphael was told to take it easy as well. Everyone else would be there for him and Leo while they rested. Mona promised to keep Raph in bed.

Gaia and Sebastian were sleeping more at night, only occasionally waking up. Don gave them some teething rings to chew on when it came to their teething.

While they were preparing for the babies to come in the next few months, the Neutrinos called to ask how things were going.

Don answered the call. "We're all fine, and we have big news. We're starting to have kids of our own! I've got twins - one boy and one girl. The boy is Sebastian, and the girl is Gaia."

"That's great, Donatello," Kala said. "How's Michelangelo?"

"A pizza-holic as usual. But he is being a good uncle too," Don replied.

"Is he going to be a father?" Dask asked.

Don shook his head. "No. Only Leonardo and Raphael are expecting at the moment."

"We would love to meet the babies," Zak said.

"When you're able to, you're more than welcome," Don agreed. "Are things okay over there with the Shredder and Krang?"

"They still cause trouble, but nothing we can't handle, you cool dadeo," Dask replied. "We stay on top of it."

Don smiled. "That's good. I don't think we would be able to help out much if you had real trouble over there. We're going to have so many babies to look after soon."

"Good luck with them all," Kala said.

It was good that the Neutrinos were supportive, even though they were in another dimension. Donatello hoped that they really could come and visit again someday.