Just when I thought questions would be over...

Knowing they are identical opens a WHOLE new theme for questions!.

I have become one of those moms. You know the kind, the mall walking kind. Who knew this is where most moms go during the weekdays. It's easy, it's entertaining and you're surrounded by your kind. It's also funny how all you find are moms with strollers AND guys that meet there for lunch (coincidence?)

In any case, this new form of entertainment exercise leads to many questions from other mall walking women (MWW) moms. This is how the conversations used to go:

MWW: Ohh How cute! Are they identical?

Me: Thanks!...we don't know!

MWW: What do you mean you don't know?

Me: Well, we couldn't tell

MWW: I think they are identical

Me: (hmmm) Ok

Then there was a whole set of other comments, such as "are they yours?" (because how could I NOT know if they are identical!), etc.

The entire mall walking community agreed, they were identical. Well, these MWW knew a thing or two about zygosity!

When we got the results, I was excited to answer the question. Couldn't wait for the first person that asked me "Are they identical?". I would say yes, and that would be the end of it!.

Not so much...now the questions are just different, people are just more intrigued by identical twins:

"How you confused them?"

"Can you tell them apart?"

and...

"Of course they are identical, how could you not know?"

Were you right?

The results are in!

The boys are indeed IDENTICAL!!!!

How cool is that? Double cuteness ;)

POLL!!....Are we fraternal or identical?

I've added a poll on the right hand side!. We've ordered a DNA test and will soon find out the answer to the question I get asked EVERYDAY: "Are they identical?"

Of course, there are the random strangers at the mall that don't need scientific evidence and tell you "You don't need to do the test, they are definitely identical!"....and of course, the equally random experts that tell you "they are fraternal if you had two sacs!". The first few times I always tried to explain how twinning actually works, but that got really old really quickly...so now I just sort of nod and smile!

So what do you think???

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Lucas on the left, Alex on the right

Lucas

Alex

Cuteness overload

Finally I'm able to post some pics of my cute one-month old guys :)

I may be biased (just a tiny little bit)...but they are just too cute for words!!!

One funny tid bit is that they both lost their hair (on the top)...so they're bald!. Neither the hubster or I were bald, so I never thought I would have bald babies!. I think it makes them look even cuter :)

Here are some pictures from Wednesday, when they turned one month old!.

Looking up at grandma :)
They look so much alike. We always thought they were fraternal, since twins run in my family...but now we're not so sure!. If they continue to look this much alike I may do a test to see if they are identical. So I who knows...maybe I have identical bald babies :)

The only "mark" they have is that they both have a small birth mark on the back of their neck (like daddy's!). It's a red mark, but Alex's is bigger -- so at least I have a way to tell them apart if we ever get really confused (which has happened in the middle of the night!).

Another option is that I could always grab a sharpie and draw some hair...give one baby some curls and the other one some straight hairs....hehe. I kid, I kid ;)

Here is Lucas in the light blue and Alex in the darker one :)

And here they are sharing a blankie in their boppies and enjoying their crib soother (courtesy of their Auntie's Alicia and Ana!)

Now you see why I'm in love :)