6/11/08 - 6/12/08 Update on the Horton Twins

Well everyone, IT'S A GIRL!

Well @ least we know one of them is, lol.

True to the Horton name, Twin B is the stubborn one for all intents and purposes, all things point to Twin B being a girl but we don't know for sure because during the sonogram, he/she would not cooperate with the nurse and open his/her legs so we could take a peek, but we are certain that Twin A IS a girl.

The twins are enjoying their time in mommy's belly, the BEST news however is that they are NOT sharing the same amniotic sac which minimizes the chance for entanglement between their cords. Twin A is at 13 ounces and Twin B is a hefty 16ounces (1lb), poor mommy is carrying around 2lbs worth of baby.

We saw the babies playing with each other, head to head, we saw the faces, baby A seemed to be the most active, rubbing her eyes and hamming it up for the camera, so to speak, lol!

We saw and heard both hearts beat.

Elijah, the oldest, seemed somewhat disappointed with the news, I think he wanted 2 more younger brothers. Go figure, this is the same child that wanted NOTHING to do with Micah when Micah was born, lol.

Elijah did indicate he wanted at least a boy and a girl if not 2 more boys, I had to remind him the BEST NEWS, is that both of his soon to be younger siblings are healthy.

Micah was just dumbfounded to see, the moving entities laying in mommy's belly.

Back to the twins, there were no signs of blindness that could be gleaned from the sonogram, nor any signs of cleft lip syndrome, so on and so forth, as previously stated, the membrane separating the twins was visible.

There is still uncertainty as to whether or not these will be identical twins, because as stated we could NOT tell if Twin B was a boy or a girl.

Thanks for taking the time to come by and check up on The Horton family twins. More to come in the upcoming weeks and months, for example the NAMING procedure, leading up to the birth of my little angels to be.

Blessings

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Peace all!

mono amniotic twins

Well everyone,

What I neglected to mention in my introductory blog was that there is a possibility that I may be having IDENTICAL twins.

For those not in the know, Identical twins are twins that share the same zygote, the sperm hits the egg and it splits into 2 and VIOLA', identical twins.

However in some rare cases with identical twins, you have what is known as mono amniotic twins, here's some informatioin on these types of twins.:

Twins are either mono-zygotic or di-zygotic. In your case, mono-zygotic, a single fertilized ovum splits into two distinct individuals. These babies will be "identical twins" -- of same sex and genetically identical.

The incidence of this type of twinning is approximately four per 1,000 births. Unlike the fraternal type of twinning (di-zygotic), this type does not seem to vary depending on mother's age or how many children she has.

Some twins share the same amniotic sac and the same placenta (monochorionic and monoamniotic -- 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 60,000 pregnancies) -- and because of this, cord entanglement and compression become a very high risk. This can lead to an interruption in the blood flow to one or both babies where they may not receive enough nutrients or oxygen.

When there is no membrane between the babies -- a mono amniotic twin pregnancy -- there is a very high risk of cord entanglement and also twin to twin tranfusion syndrome. This represents a very high risk pregnancy and intensive monitoring and testing of the babies is required. At times, it is safer to deliver such babies early, some as early as they are viable (24 to 28 weeks). A good NICU is essential when considering the birth. 34 weeks is often considered "full term" for mono amniotic twins because of the cord risks outweigh the prematurity risks.

I honestly do not believe that we do have this type of pregnancy, for the mere rarity of it all, but you never know so I ask that everyone keep us and the babies in your prayers that everything shows up fine in the next sonogram and that if God sees it fit for us to have the mono amniotic pregnancy, the babies make it out healthy.

Blessings all!

It's TWINS!!!

Well I don't have much to say just yet, but that the Farquharson-Horton family is getting bigger.

God saw it fit to bless my family with twins, don't know the sex yet.

This blog will be created in the efforts to track the progress of the future Horton twins and keep friends and family posted on how everything is going.

More will be coming with regards to the sex of the babies and how Mom and the twins are doing and how older brothers Elijah and Micah are adjusting to a future with twin siblings on the way.

Blessings