Jennifer Renz wasn’t due to deliver her twin babies for another 12 weeks.  That’s three months!  However, when she showed up at her doctor’s office on March 22, it was clear that baby Grace wasn’t going to wait a full nine months before coming out.  Jennifer was in labor, and that baby wasn’t going to be denied.  So, she went to the hospital and gave birth to her tiny miracle infant.  Grace Renz was born at 1 pound, 13ounces, underweight and frail but otherwise healthy.  As for Grace’s brother Noah, he wasn’t budging, and doctors weren’t about to force him out.  Jennifer didn’t give birth to him until a week later!  That’s right, her twins were born a week apart.

Noah arrived weighing a healthier 2 pounds, 15 ounces.  Both infants are at the neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in Cleveland.  The family plans to celebrate their birthdays separately.  No word on if the two twins have a cool middle name to go along with their unusual birth.

Now, I’m no mother, but even I know that a week of labor has to absolutely be terrible.  However, I can say that if the two twins survive their ordeal and gain weight, they’ll probably turn out all right.  After all, I was 8 weeks premature and weighed 2 pounds, 13 ounces at birth, and I’m doing all right health-wise.

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