Twin Questions Answered.

These are some questions I get a lot about my twins:

Thought I would answer some here...maybe you get these questions too? Maybe not?

Are they identical?
Umm have you seen them? Then those who ask that question respond: "some identicals don't look alike." Like they are doctors on twins, ha. Definitely not a person in the know of multiples and twins. My whole family Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother - all twins, and all had a few sets each. Twins is very popular with woman in my family. All fraternal, all boy/girl, all non-identical obviously and they all looked alike. Mine are the first girl/girl twins in a long time and they don't look a like one bit. But yes I guess identicals can not look a like, but when I get asked that question I look at them like they are just making up conversation. LOL.

How do you maneuver the stroller through the aisles?
I don't know any different is my main answer. But if I had to think about it I prefer long strollers (the skinny double ones). Babies sitting in front of each other. Usually Kirra in front and Baili in back. Poor Baili I need to switch it up more. She never gets to drive! I have double joggers, and side by side strollers but they tend to not fit in hallways, doors, etc. Much easier when going somewhere in a skinny one (I call them that). Joggers and side by side strollers are great when going for a jog or walk around the block. :-)

Were you on fertility drugs?
Kinda funny to have strangers just openly ask me this question. Usually goes like this, "are they identical, are they twins, did you do fertility drugs?" Wow. I would never have the guts to ask those questions to strangers in Costco. LOL. But NO absolutely NOT. I was actually on birth control and there you have it. Crazy surprise times two. Again, most of my family are twins so we are the usual twin family. My doctor/Gyno. said woman under 30 that have twins naturally and on birth control actual is under 2% of our country. Isn't that crazy? I was the 2% and man was I BLESSED from God.

Do you have your hands full all of the time?
YES. YES. YES. Only break is when they sleep and I tend to clean during that time or blog.

Are they double trouble?
No they are angels. No really Baili doesn't get in trouble a lot. Kirra likes to push my buttons. Baili is the sweetest baby on Earth and Kirra is the kindest most considerate baby ever! People say children under 5 don't have compassion or can't experience it...that's bull! Come to my house and see Kirra hug Baili over 100 times a day and kissing her non stop until Baili cries because she needs breathing space. Children know and understand compassion and no they certainly are not double trouble. But two almost 2 yr olds of course they can get each other in trouble. I do go by this... children imitate behaviors. They don't get in trouble much because all they have to copy is me and their Daddy and we are adults.

Since they are not in school yet they don't see other kids doing things they shouldn't- make sense? Just like the quote: "I am laughing because I can't hear what your saying because your behaviors are too loud!!"

Do twins run in your family?
ABSOLUTELY we don't even switch generations, ahhhh. My Grandmother who I never met always said (my Mom told me before she died). Don't tell me it is easier to have twins, because it is not. She was a single mom of seven two sets of twins. My Grandfather died young due to cancer. If she can do it, I can too. I tell myself this on hard days. How'd she do it? Tough woman, intelligent woman, worked in Congress, Professor, Mom of twins times 2 and 3 single births. She also said don't think it won't happen again if you get a set a twins in your first pregnancy. A lot of my woman in my family have had a couple sets. Also it is genetic only to girls obviously. Now that I have two girls that are twins. They have a HUGE chance to have twins as well.

Are you sure they are twins? They don't look alike...
This one I have got a lot. Yeah I think I should know this? Did you carry them together? Seriously some people are comical. Mine do not look a like not much at all. Especially Kirra tall, slender, and Baili tiny and very short and small, small feet. Baili is my tiny baby bug. Kirra is my tall happy bear. Still, I get this question. Funny.

Some twin Interesting Facts:
For some parents of multiples, questions like these seem to echo endlessly. Actually, it has been that way for ages. Twins and higher order multiples (three or more) have been the source of fascination and folklore for centuries, from the mythological Romulus and Remus to the biblical Jacob and Esau. Depending on the culture, twins were either revered or feared. Some were thought to bring on bad luck or poor crops, and the twins or the mother were sometimes killed. However, in some African tribes twins were honored and treated like royalty.

The average person has many misconceptions regarding twins and higher order multiples. One of the most common is that twins are people who look identical. The general public has little interest in boy/girl twins and those twins who look completely different from each other. Some will even argue with the mother (who carried the two in her womb) that these un-alike multiples could not be twins!

Katie ~