Yeah, Right, Whatever

Yeah, I'm probably being nitpicky, but...

A mother has made medical history by giving birth to twins two months apart, it was revealed today. She gave birth to baby Catalin in December and his brother Valentin 59 days later.

As soon as I found out that I was pregnant twins (long ago, in a galaxy far, far away), I went to the library and grabbed every book on twins and pregnancy. So... as I read the article, I'm trying to anticipate the science behind the story. My guess? Fraternal twins, two amniotic sacs...

Well, not quite...

Dr. Dragos Dragomir, the head of the maternity ward at Cuza Voda hospital, said: "What makes the case unique is that the two pregnancies evolved simultaneously, and that one of the babies was born without affecting the other." ...He said one in every 50,000 women has a double uterus but the hospital believed it was the first case where a woman had become pregnant at the same time in both wombs and given birth nearly two months apart.

Well, I was close. Not two sacs, but two uteruses. So... are they really twins? I mean... with fraternal twins, 2 (or more) eggs are released at the same time, and both are fertilized. Both implant in the uterus. This seems more like a case of Divine Humor that these pregnancies developed together than twins (in the classic sense.)

But, you know what? None of that really matters.

Mrs Tescu said: "I checked into hospital last week to make sure nothing would go wrong in case the baby decided to come early. I am happy that I have another healthy boy and now I am ready to go home with both of them."

The couple named the first child Catalin when he was born two months prematurely.

He was put in an incubator but doctors said this was normal for a child born so early and they now say he is completely healthy.

Catalin and Valentin are healthy and going home with Mom and Dad. Are they twins? Who cares? They'll be raised as twins. Just a very cool story.