‘Miracle’ Triplets Leave the NICU and Join Their 4-Month-Old Big Sister at Home
This Christmas will be extra special for Zac and Brittney Wolfe of St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. After eight long years of infertility struggles, the couple will celebrate the holidays with not one, but four children — all under the age of four months.
On Monday, the Wolfes brought home their triplets — Noa, Knox, and Navie — after the babies spent nearly 50 days in the neonatal intensive care unit following their birth on October 19.
Waiting at home was their big sister, Charlie, born in July, just three months earlier.
“Charlie finally got to meet her brother and sisters after 46 days of waiting,” Zac told Good Morning America. “Four babies under four months sounds overwhelming, but we’re ready. We have a wonderful support system.”
For the Wolfes, a house full of little ones is a dream come true. The couple spent years pursuing treatments for infertility — including multiple rounds of IUI and IVF — without answers or results. Doctors eventually diagnosed them with unexplained infertility, a frustrating label meaning no medical cause could be identified.
As time went on, Zac and Brittney also began exploring adoption — both traditional adoption and embryo adoption, in which unused frozen embryos from other families are transferred to someone hoping to carry a pregnancy.
They experienced several disappointments along the way, including a failed embryo transfer. But in a stunning twist, two paths to parenthood succeeded almost simultaneously.
Earlier this year, a neighbor called unexpectedly, asking if they were still hoping to adopt. That led the Wolfes to meet a pregnant local woman who asked them to adopt her baby.
“I was with her from the middle of her pregnancy,” Brittney recalled. “I even went to her 20-week ultrasound when we learned she was having a girl.”
While following the adoption journey, the couple also continued with embryo adoption in case one option fell through. In April, they traveled to Tennessee for another embryo transfer — and soon learned they were pregnant. Though three embryos were transferred, the chances of all three resulting in a triplet pregnancy were said to be less than 1%.
But the impossible happened. An ultrasound revealed triplets.
The two pregnancies were due only 20 weeks apart. In July, the Wolfes welcomed their adopted daughter, Charlie, and a few months later, Brittney’s pregnancy with the triplets remained smooth despite her history of miscarriages. She delivered the three babies — Knox, Noa, and Navie — by C-section at 30 weeks on October 19.
Zac believes their mindset played a powerful role. “When Charlie came into our lives, we stopped focusing on what could go wrong. We were just grateful. And Brittney’s pregnancy went beautifully.”
Now adjusting to life as a family of six, the Wolfes say this year has been unforgettable.
“2023 has been the best and craziest year of our lives,” Zac said. “We’re incredibly blessed.”
