" Twins Born On Different Days, Years"

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The first twin was named Tarrance; the second was named Tariq. Mom's name is Tangernika.

"A metro Detroit mother gave birth to twin boys on different days and in different months of different years.

 

Tangernika Woods and her husband welcomed their first twin, Tarrance, at 11:51 p.m., Wednesday, New Years Eve 2008. Their second twin, Tariq, made his entrance 26 minutes later at 12:17 a.m. Thursday, the first day of January 2009.

 

The babies were born at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester.

 

"It was a shock!" Woods said.

 

Woods said she wanted to give birth to both boys on New Year's Day, but the fraternal twins decided to come out proving that they're different.

 

"They bring in their own years the best way they can," Woods said.

 

Woods' husband, Tarrance Sr., is a twin himself and said he understands the importance of having your own identity. He said he's happy to have his twin sons born on different days in different years.

 

"All I can say is they have their separate birthdays now, you know?" he said.

 

Woods said she'll now have to say the date and time of birth to help explain how her twins were born in 2008 and 2009, but that's a small clarification she's happy to live with.

 

"I was just happy that they were here and were healthy," she said.

 

Family and health staff said both boys are healthy, weighing in at 5 pounds 7 ounces and 5 pounds 15 ounces.

 

The family is expected to go to home Saturday.

 

The couple also has a 7-year-old daughter and an 11-month-old son."
 
 
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Comments

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Tariq.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

Neat story, but I really hate all of the names mentioned here. D:

[arbus.livejournal.com]

thats really kind of neat. they are more individual than most twins!

(but i hate the names, yea)

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I don't like any of the names, but I heard about this story too, and I think it's really cool! It would be weird, though, in terms of schooling, I think.

[stellarichards6.livejournal.com]

hate the names but this reminded me of the twins in wally lamb's book "i know this much is true". one was born like 3 min before midnight on dec 31st 1949 and the other 3 min after midnight on jan 1st 1950. got press attention because of being on either side of the 20th century 1/2 way mark. i've read that book too many times.