Jose Ervin Jr. and his fiancee, Scierra Blair, have more reasons to celebrate Aug. 18 as a family.
The Ohio-based couple has many things in common, including sharing the same birthday.
But who would’ve thought their newborn twins would also share the same birthday as them?
The fraternal twins, Jose Ervin III and A-ria Ervin, were born one minute apart and weighed just over 5 pounds on Aug. 18 at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital in Ohio, Fox 35 reported.
Ervin initially didn’t have plans for his birthday. Now he has two reasons to celebrate another year of life.
“It’s a dream come true, honestly,” Ervin told Fox 35. “It was very unique, and it’s a blessing honestly. I didn’t know what I was going to be doing for my birthday. I just said I wanted a good gift, and God sent me my kids on my birthday.”
According to Healthline, physicians may suggest labor induction in some cases to help kickstart uterine contractions for vaginal delivery. However, Ervin said the twins were not induced and were supposed to arrive later this month.
He recalled Blair going into labor on Aug. 17, and then one of the doctors informed the couple that one of the babies was in a breached position. They advised the soon-to-be mother of two to get a C-section to deliver the twins successfully.
The proud father said he initially wanted to wait until the following day for the C-section, but Blair wasn’t fond of the idea.
“She really didn’t want it [at first],” Ervin said.
The couple persuaded the physicians to deliver the babies at midnight on Aug. 18 so the whole family would have the same birthday.
Having the same birthday as your partner is rare, but sharing that day with your children is priceless.
Ervin said as Blair’s due date neared, he realized there was a strong possibility his children would be born on their shared birthday.
It’s safe to say birthdays in the Ervin household will be memorable.
Ervin said the celebrations “are going to be a banger from here on out.”
“It’s going to be nothing but love and fun from here on out,” he said.