Well, we got some exciting news today!
AND NO, it is not news you are thinking!
When the boys were first born, we had
to keep their ankle bracelets on them to tell them apart. One was marked “A”
and the other “B” to keep up with who was who. Then the next week we sadly had
to cut off their bracelets to have their professional photos done. I was so
scared that I was not going to be able to tell them apart. Even while we were
taking pictures, the photographer would ask me who was who. It took me a few
minutes to decide which child Jacob and which was Josiah.
When I found out I was pregnant, the
doctor told me that since they were separated in two different sacs, they were
fraternal. However, there was still a chance that they could have split early
in my pregnancy and were actually identical. Looking at research, only 30-45%
are identical if they are separated. Only a DNA test will tell.
Every time we go out in public, we
ALWAYS get the question, “Are they identical or are they fraternal?” I always
answered fraternal because they were separated into two placentas so I just
went with that. However, as time has gone on, I started to question it. More
and more people told me that they couldn’t tell them apart and even strangers
didn’t believe me when I told them that they were fraternal and not identical.
My family members can tell them apart because they have spent so much time with
them and know their personalities and it just becomes natural to tell them
apart. Jonathan and I have no trouble either; expect sometimes when they are
turned around. To us, they took totally different because we have known then
since the day they were born! Others who don’t know them believe them to be
identical.
After much thought, we decided to do a
DNA test. I talked to my doctor friend and she recommended a twin testing kit
that is well known and has 99.9% accurate results. So, we did the test and…………
THE BOYS ARE IDENTICAL
TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In my heart I felt that they were
because of the same red hair and how sometimes they will make the same
movements and things. Their personalities are totally different from each
other, but they do look a lot alike. We finally have answers and are excited to
now tell people in public what they really are. Just like their daddy, the boys
are identical. I can’t wait to see if we will have identical twin boys with our
grandchildren. ;)
