# So, our twins are born and home **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212 "2012-02-18T01:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/1 "2012-02-18T01:26:17Z")
Miriam and Elizabeth were born on February 7th, and spent their first week in the NICU, due to pretty low birthweight and some breathing problems, but they came home on Wednesday, are nursing like gangbusters, and gaining well. Their older brothers are being _extremely_ affectionate, and are always wanting to pat the babies and give them toys, which is nice but alarming. 😃 We’re[very, very grateful.](http://aerinlissar.blogspot.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/2 "2012-02-18T01:32:09Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/3 "2012-02-18T01:41:29Z")
Congratulations. Wishing you a lifetime of joy with your new family. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/4 "2012-02-18T01:42:53Z")
Awww, babies! They’re gorgeous! Congratulations, and good luck with that! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/5 "2012-02-18T01:50:09Z")
YAY For babies! Especially someone else’s babies! My mother had 4 kids (including newborn twins) under the age of three and survived. She always said it was the happiest time of her life. I’m hoping the same for you. StG ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/6 "2012-02-18T01:59:55Z")
How did that pregnancy go so fast?? I swear you _just_ announced you were having twins. Congratulations on beautiful babies! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/7 "2012-02-18T02:00:24Z")
Aw, so darn cute. Congratulations to all of you. Wishing you much happiness. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/8 "2012-02-18T02:00:38Z")
Congratulations! So when are they coming to the next TronnaDope? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/9 "2012-02-18T02:06:32Z")
Congrats on the double blessing! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/10 "2012-02-18T02:08:29Z")
Oh, they are cuties! Contratulations. You are in for an adventure. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/11 "2012-02-18T02:17:08Z")
**Sunspace** , you should be damn grateful I haven’t inflicted my kids on you yet. Especially the eldest. He’s _psycho_. I mean that in a loving and motherly way, of course, but we really have had people say, “my, your son is so friendly. Could you get him to let go of my leg?” It was only thirty-five weeks of pregnancy, but let me tell, that long pregnant with twins is an eternity. The last week was hospital bedrest, which wasn’t much fun. I’m very glad to be not pregnant and throwing up anymore. Also I’m holding Beth as I type this, and she’s really snuggly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/12 "2012-02-18T03:17:46Z")
Aw, cuties! \ I hope they start sleeping through the night soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/13 "2012-02-18T03:28:45Z")
They are gorgeous! You all make such a lovely and proud-looking family. If I’d done that, I’d be proud too. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/14 "2012-02-18T03:45:26Z")
How cute! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/15 "2012-02-18T03:50:34Z")
They’re gorgeous! Congratulations, **Lissla Lissar** and family. They sure look as though they’re thriving, wtg! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/16 "2012-02-18T03:52:12Z")
All four of you are tres gorgeois! Question: can you nurse them both at once? Or are they too heavy? ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/17 "2012-02-18T03:55:18Z")
Congratulations to all of you! I’ve been reading your blog, and the girls are beautiful. And as I’ve said, I wish we were closer: we’d be happy to watch Gnat for a while. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/18 "2012-02-18T05:14:15Z")
Congratulations! Getting the twins out of NICU and home has to feel great. (Certainly it was in my case). Now just be ready for no sleep for a long time. Is that grandpa in one of the photos helping out? It takes a village to raise twins. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/19 "2012-02-18T10:22:43Z")
Congratulations! Gorgeous babies, enjoy them. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212/20 "2012-02-18T10:48:42Z")
Congratulations! OMG OMG, the beautiful girls have 2 older brothers? Four kids! My goodness! May I ask a weird question? You note on your blog that you’re half-Japanese, and the nice grandfathery-fella in your most recent entry looks like he might be your J-dad. Over here (I live in Japan), with twins, the one born first is referred to as the older brother/sister to the one born second, and go through life with that designation. Do your Japanese relatives refer to Miriam and Elizabeth that way? At any rate, congratulations once again! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-twins-are-born-and-home/613212.md?page=2)