Twins Born A Year Apart

Jennifer and Scott Hoenig planned a quiet New Year's Eve, complete with a bottle of non-alcoholic apple cider while doctors were working hard to keep Jennifer from having premature babies. The twins had a different idea.

Jennifer spent three weeks before New Years Eve at Tufts New England Medical Center hospital on strict bed-rest. Hoenig delivered her daughter at 11:58 p.m. on Dec.31, weighing 1 pound 15 ounces. She delivered her son at 12 a.m. on Jan.1, weighing 2 pounds 7 ounces - making them the rare twins to be born in different years.

"It's very exciting. We're very happy. We weren't expecting it," said proud mom Jennifer Hoenig, 29. Before the babies were born Jennifer said, "There was some talk where we were like ha-ha wouldn't it be funny if they were born in different years."

The babies were two months premature (born at 28 weeks) and were taken to the Natal Infant Care Unit. Jennifer stated, "We want to keep them fighting. We're hoping for as little complications as possible." So far the babies have not been named yet.

Jennifer also said she was delighted to welcome her little girl to a household where she has been totally outnumbered. The Hoenig family currently reside in a dormitory at Phillips Academy in Andover with more than 40 boys.

Scott Hoenig is a teacher and counselor at the prestigious boarding school.

Jennifer said, "My husband brought a bottle of sparkling apple cider." To celebrate the birth of their babies' she said, "I think we'll toast with that."

It only took two minutes, not a lot of time separated the birth of Jennifer and Scott Hoenig's babies', but it was enough to give these twins different birth days and different birth years.