OT: gotta tell somebody!!

[preacher_dawg]

So I'm at the doctor's office and I gotta tell someone. Nurse saw one healthy baby..great!! And then she saw.. another one.. twins!! My wife is having twins!! My boys can really swim!!

 

[patdog]

Congratulations.

 

[Digging dog]

Where can we pick up our cigars?*****
CongrAts.

 

[msstate7]

Where can we pick up our cigars?*****
CongrAts.

Ask bo.

Congrats preacher

 

[Sutterkane]

Not so fast my friend. Are they paternal or maternal? That will determine the swimming ability of your "boys". Congrats either way, but I'd be terrified having 2 at once.

 

[dawgstudent]

Don't you mean fraternal or identical?

 

[preacher_dawg]

Not so fast my friend. Are they paternal or maternal? That will determine the swimming ability of your "boys". Congrats either way, but I'd be terrified having 2 at once.

Yeah, it is pretty scary, but I'm also very thankful! Thanks for all the congrats!!

 

[Dawgbite]

And you thought of us first. I'm sure your wife would be so proud of you!****

 

[Shmuley]

+2

 

[jacksonreb]

i think he would mean...boys, girls or

one of each.........identical means, well, identical but other than that they can be a pair of either or one of each. I think its the "boy factor" that might be affected by the quality of his "swimmers". but anyway congrats to him.

Don't you mean fraternal or identical?

 

[1msucub]

As a father of wonderful 10-year-old twins, let me just say...

 

[preacher_dawg]

Sorry guys, but you weren't the first ones that I thought about, but I had to tell somebody, and we were sitting in the doctor's office forever!!

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

Congrats.

We had our two in June. The only advice I have is go ahead and think of a great response for the inevitable "Are they twins?!"

The best I could come up with was "No, I had a wild weekend last year."

Again congratulations. It's wonderful

 

[bbqbully]

Congrats!

Mine had their 30th birthday on Friday. The best advice I got was from the mother of some twin friends of mine. She said that people will tell you that twins are "double trouble" but don't believe that. They will get into at least 3 times, possibly 4 times the trouble that 1 will! She possibly underestimated!

 

[tommyboy1520]

Dawgstudent is correct. I think the original poster meant fraternal or identical when referring to how well his boys swam, although determining the type of twins has nothing to do with good swimmers. In the case of identical twins, one of his guys got through as it happens with any successful pregnancy, and the zygote split into two after fertilization occurred. In the case of fraternal twins, two of his boys got the job done, but did so with each of their own eggs. Credit goes to mom for doubling the opportunity.

 

[llmsudawg]

Congrats! Twinkies are a blast. Enjoy the ride!

 

[DerHntr]

We had our two in June. The only advice I have is go ahead and think of a great response for the inevitable "Are they twins?!"

The best I could come up with was "No, I had a wild weekend last year."

Again congratulations. It's wonderful

My favorite question is right after telling someone we have a boy and a girl I am asked, "Are they identical?" My best response so far has been a look of horror at the stupidity followed by, "No. My son and daughter are not identical twins. They have different parts."

 

[preacher_dawg]

Dawgstudent is correct. I think the original poster meant fraternal or identical when referring to how well his boys swam, although determining the type of twins has nothing to do with good swimmers. In the case of identical twins, one of his guys got through as it happens with any successful pregnancy, and the zygote split into two after fertilization occurred. In the case of fraternal twins, two of his boys got the job done, but did so with each of their own eggs. Credit goes to mom for doubling the opportunity.

Identical twins would be cool, but I think there can be more problems with the pregnancy and the birth because the twins are sharing everything, so I guess we are praying for fraternal twins. Mainly that they are healthy.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

I'm the father of twin girls

First off, your "fast shooters" were probably mama's eggs. The first time we found out we had twins, one of their hearts wasn't beating. We were worried...until we found out that one of them conceived about 5 days after the other one. Ironically, that "slow conceiver" is a High School competitive swimmer now.

There'll be some bad days..some days, they'll Tag Team you- just as one stops crying, the other will tag, say "tag", and start bawling. However, there'll be some great days, and since you're a Preacher-man, you'll probably have lots of help from the Congregation...whether you like it or not.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Well, that's ironic as hell.

 

[Fritz!]

As to "competitive swimmer", almost spewed my beer...out my nose.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Congrats are definitely in order ... plus prayers for both parents ... you will need them in only a few months!

 

[Shamoan]

congrats and prayers sent.


really though, if you want more kids as compared to fewer, twins is the way to go. the old 2 fer.

 

[Shamoan]

i could wink at my wife and she would get pregnant.

 

[os62]

Congrats!! I'd say that is something definitely worth bragging about!

 

[preacher_dawg]

Thanks for all the congrats, prayers, and advice. My wife and I loved Dr. Funke's, but I don't think that would go over too well if I said that being a pastor.

 

[mcreb.sixpack]

+1 from a former bear poster now lurker. Exactly what I was thinking (my twins are 3 now)

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Congrats.

Don't have twins myself, but for my last one I bought two pregnancy tests at the store. I told the cashier I need two because we might be having twins.