twins...

Here is one difficulty with twins...keeping them equal, yet separate. I felt a little guilty for blogging about Haley the other day but not mentioning anything about Gracie. Yet, I didn't feel that same guilt for not writing any little ditty about Sam. Why is that?

The girls, while looking remarkable similar to many (not me), are quite different. The amazing thing is, it has been that way since they're short time in my belly. Around 17 weeks pregnancy I had to go see a maternal and fetal specialist due to the high risk nature of having twins. At that point it was just routine. But what did we see? Twin A, aka Haley, with her little bottom shoved into her sister's face! Twin A was the mover and shaker in the womb while Twin B moved around on her own terms. Keep in mind I really didn't feel a whole lot, but once I was on hospital bed rest, I had a sonogram every 4 hours, so I was able to witness their behavior in lieu of feeling it. When they were born, Haley was the one half way through the birth canal while Gracie was so far into my rib cage, it took some major cutting and digging to drag her out.

All this to say, they are different. Each one has her own special attribute and her own little personality. I love them equally and separately. I want them to be the closest of sisters, but I want them to also grow into their own woman.