TWIN-kie Tales : Where to begin?

Beginning a blog about a topic so rich with detail and emotions is much more difficult to start than I originally thought. I mean, how does one begin?

Well, I guess the way all good stories begin...with an introduction.

I would like to introduce you to the “twinkies” —

Meet Baby A / Anniston Faith - a vibrant, playful, lover of everything pink and girly, sensitive, loving, hilarious little girl. She greets each and everyday as a new adventure and avoids sleep as much as humanly possible for fear she may actually miss something:

Meet Baby B / James Brayden (we call him by his middle name) - a mischievous, curious and silly little boy. He loves to hide random objects in random spaces, has the best “belly laugh” in the entire world and loves to cuddle:

My babies came into this world on June 27, 2011 - I carried them past what is considered full-term for twins and they were born one minute apart, by c-section, at 38 weeks. They were both healthy and because they weighed 6lbs and 4lbs 12oz, respectively, they did not require any time in the NICU.

Bryan and I participated in what is known as Kangaroo Care - holding them to our bare skin to keep their body temperature up and also as a means of bonding with them:

We also believed in the unbreakable bond that already existed between them due to their progression in the womb so we decided to let them share time in one isolette when we could - research actually suggests that when one twin is in distress, the other's presence can have a calming effect: