Baby girls arrive early

Keri's pregnancy with Madison and Kaitlyn was a very rare and special type of identical twin pregnancy called Monoamniotic Monochorionic (aka: Mo-Mo or Mono-Mono). With identical twins, normally an amniotic membrane is present that separates the twins. In Mo-Mo twins, this membrane is not present.

Keri's original due date was August 22, 2008. Her doctor planned to take the girls early by c-section on July 2 (approx. 32 weeks).

To everone's surprise, the girls had other plans. At Keri's doctor's appointment on the morning of May 2, Dr. Roth identified symptoms of cord compression and decided an emergency c-section was necessary.

At 10:51am, Madison Elizabeth and Kaitlyn Anne entered the world at the very early age of 24 weeks. Madison weighed in at a hefty 1 lb. 8 oz., and Kaitlyn was close behind at 1 lb. 7 oz. Both girls were 12 inches long.

Madison Elizabeth

Kaitlyn Anne