An elder twin will always razz the younger one about being older, though the difference may be only seconds or minutes.
Violet Lervick has it all over her twin sister, Veronica, because they were born a day apart.
Violet’s birthday is July 18, 2007.
Veronica’s birthday is July 19, 2007.
Violet was born at 10:50 p.m.; she weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and was 18 inches long.
Then the production came to a halt.
Everyone stood around the delivery room for more than three hours until Veronica decided to make her entrance at 2:16 a.m. the next day, weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces and being 1912 inches long.
Far be it from me to insinuate that as the bigger baby, Veronica kicked wee Violet out of the womb at the earlier hour, before Veronica was absolutely ready to view the world.
The very adorable babies are the daughters of Viviann Lake, 24, and Josh Lervick, 25, of Snohomish.
The couple met in school in Snohomish and have been an item for 10 years. They were living in Everett last year, not talking children, and Lake was starting massage school. Lervick works for Goldfinch Brothers in Everett.
When she became pregnant, they were surprised and excited.
Lake had an ultrasound in Redmond. The technician asked if twins ran in her family.
Yes, she said.
The technician said it looked like twins in there.
She told her beau the double news while they were in the car.
“Are you serious?” Lervick said.
“He didn’t swerve,” Lake said. “It was like telling him I was pregnant, again.”
The pregnancy went smoothly, though her legs swelled up like two sausages, Lake said. She graduated from school right on time then waited to start labor.
When it was time to deliver the twins by the calendar, she was given a get-things-going drug and it took her most of a day to percolate. Violet was finally delivered, looking very pale, and then the waiting began.
Lake said she was desperately hungry and thirsty but couldn’t eat or drink.
It was mentioned, about quarter to midnight, that she’d better hurry up for the birthdays’ sake. All right already. She tried pushing, to no avail. The next day, Veronica arrived with a magenta complexion.
Nobody around the hospital had heard of twins born on different days.
Josh Lervick saw his girls be born. As he held baby number two at their home, it was obvious he was smitten.
Lervick said he had no problem telling the girls apart because Veronica is still a bit bigger. No need to paint one of their toenails pink for identification. They appear to be identical, but the parents were told it would take a $400 test to determine if they are fraternal or identical.
We discussed ramifications of separate birth dates. Will they celebrate two birthdays each year? The hospital already questioned birth records with different dates. The girls will probably have to get used to answering questions in school.
They are both astrological Cancers, but Veronica is on a Leo cusp, her mother said.
They are different combinations in the numerology world.
And the Chinese Zodiac says this is the Year of the Golden Fire Pig that comes around once every 600 years or so.
“The Chinese believe it’s lucky to have a baby this year,” Lake said. “We have two golden piglets.”
That doesn’t sound too flattering, but if any culture wishes the twins good stead, it’s a wonderful notion. It’s already been a doubly lucky year for this family.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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