Adorable Twins

On Mother’s Day 2014, Sarah Thistlethwaite gave birth to twins by Caesarean section after a high-risk pregnancy. Jenna and Jillian Thistlethwaite were born clutching each other, holding hands in one of the cutest moments ever.
“My heart just melted,” Sarah says to People magazine. “Even my husband got tears in his eyes — I don’t know that anybody in the room had a dry eye.”
Jenna and Jillian were monoamniotic twins, which means they shared an amniotic sac in the womb. Pregnancies with this type of twins carry the risk of the umbilical cords getting tangled and cutting off the blood supply to one of the twins. Up until 24 weeks, monoamniotic twins have only a 50 percent survival rate.
Two years after a healthy birth, People checked in with the now two-year-old hand-holding twins, and we were delighted to hear that they are doing great. Jillian turned out to be the bold one, while Jenna is more shy, but one thing has been a constant since Day 1 — these two are incredibly tight.
“Sometimes if my husband goes to the store, he’ll take one twin and I’ll keep the other,” Sarah says. “When that happens, they both get really upset and ask for each other. They’re definitely really close. They’re like two peas in a pod.”

Like most of us, eating and playing ranks high on their list of favorite things to do, but they do sometimes fight over things that many sisters do — like their wardrobes.

“They like the same foods, they both love swimming and being outside, and they love to play with the same toys,” Sarah says. “We try to buy two of everything to minimize competition, but still, they usually find one to fight over — even if they’re exactly the same.”
Like any besties, these two even look out for one another when they’re feeling down.
“If one twin is crying, the other will try to find a way to comfort her, like going to find a pacifier or rubbing the other’s back or offering a hug,” Sarah says. “They always take care of each other.”
So cute, right? But that’s not to say that — like pretty much all sisters — they don’t get each other in trouble.
“If Jenna does something bad, I’ll ask her about it and she’ll say, ‘No, Jillian did it!'” Sarah says. “But they look so much alike that sometimes I really can’t tell which one of them is in trouble.”

Despite all the normal sister stuff, these two have such a special bond that we’re sure they’ll treasure forever