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Congratulations!!
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Mary Ellen..........I hope you are feeling good!
I finally found the poem about naming twins.....I just knew you would need my help! 
Names for Twins
By Alastair Reed
Each pair of twins,
Rabbits or dogs,
Children or frogs,
Has to have names
That are almost the same
(to show that they’re twins)
but are different too;
so here’s what you do.
Find double words,
Like Higgledy-Piggledy
(good names for pigs)
or Shilly and Shally
or Dilly and Dally
or Knick and Knack.
Namby and Pamby
are better for poodles;
Whing-Ding for swallows;
Misty and Moisty
and Wishy and Washy
especially for fish.
Call twin kittens
Inky and Pinky
or Helter and Skelter,
or Pell and Mell.
(It’s easy to tell
they are twins if their names
have a humdrum sound.)
Crinkum and Crankum
are perfect for squirrels,
like Hanky and Panky
or Fiddle and Faddle;
but Mumbo and Jumbo
Are mainly for elephants.
(Airy and Fairy
would never suit them.)
Willy and Nilly
will fit most any twins.
Hubble and Bubble
or Hodge and Podge
or Roly and Poly
Are mainly for fat twins.
Chitter and Chatter
or Jingle and Jangle
or Pitter and Patter,
of course, are for noisy twins.
Further than that,
there’s Harum and Scarum,
or Hocus and Pocus,
or Heebie and Jeebie,
but these are peculiar,
and have to be used,
like Mixty and maxty,
for very odd pairs…..
You see what begins
When you have to name twins.
Blessings on your growing belly!
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Mary Ellen,
My husband is a twin. His sister's name is Michele Patricia and his name is Michael Patrick.
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Chari wrote:
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Why not? I keep trying to 'help' her! 
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Chari - I love it. That is adorable. I am going to post it on my blog.
I should be better about keeping you all updated. I saw the twins last Tuesday. Two brains, spines and hearts all developing perfectly. They are 4 inches long now. They were kind of bouncing around and bumping each other. I could have watched them all day.
Next month is the Stage II Sono, I will find out gender.
In the comments section of this post on my blog people are weighing in about names. Please feel free to add your favorites. We have expanded out list with some of the suggestions.
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Mary Ellen,
I am new to this forum, but wanted to congratulate you on your double blessing. We went from 4 to 6 children via twins, fraternal girls, so I've got a little experience in this situation.
God Bless,
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Mary Ellen, I just saw this thread. How exciting for you and your family! Praying for your beautiful babies and a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery for you.
stef
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What about 'Rory Patrick'?
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Mary Ellen,
How exciting! Congratulations! Please excuse me if you have already wrote it, but I can't find the post that says if the twins are fraternal or identical. I'm curious. 
God bless!
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Bridget wrote:
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I love it! It's going on the list.
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MicheleQ wrote:
Mary Ellen,
How exciting! Congratulations! Please excuse me if you have already wrote it, but I can't find the post that says if the twins are fraternal or identical. I'm curious.
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I'm curious too! I was told that if they are the same gender that it is more likely but not definite that they are identical. The only way to know for sure is to test the placenta.
They share the same placenta and are each in their own sac. No word on gender yet, April 4th is my Stage 2 Sono so I should know then.
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I know that with mine, even the sonos weren't enough to say definitively. We had to wait until they were born and then do a test. They did share a placenta and an outer sac but had seperate inner sacs (I think it was called monochorionic, biamniotic) which made them identical. There have been so many wrong theories of how to tell what kind of twins you have, it can get really confusing. I finally read a book (the Joy of Twins) to help me get the real scoop.
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Gosh I had no idea it was that complicated of an issue! Well I guess you can at least know for sure they are fraternal if they are different genders.
God bless!
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MicheleQ wrote:
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That was a question I actually asked a doctor at the National Organizations of Mothers of Twins Clubs, and the answer was.....there is a hypothetical situation where you could have both genders who are techinically identical. If you started with an XY egg, you could end up with one with Turner's Syndrome (a single X or one full and one incomplete X chromosome) and the other would be a boy who was XYY. But there are no documented cases.
Even more interesting are polar twins. They are a kind of fraternal twin. If the egg separated BEFORE it was fertilized, you would end up with twins who would share at least 50% of the same genes. We knew a set in Hawaii.
I can not tell you how this question obsessed me. I don't know why......
Anyway, I can't wait to hear that these twins are born and healthy which is really so much more important in the end. 
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Happy 4th Birthday today to these sweet twins!
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Yes, happy birthday to them. Mary Ellen, if you are checking in...  to you and the family.
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Hard to believe it's been 4 years! Hope the day was beautiful and that this next year will be filled with many graces for these two...and the rest of the Barretts.
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Happy birthday to the fab duo!!!
, Mary Ellen!
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I can't believe it's been 4 years!!!! They look so cute, ME!
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I saw this up again and thought Mary Ellen was having twins AGAIN! :)
Happy Birthday to your little ones mama! 
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