When she has finished writing her letter, Thabi starts to daydream. “Maybe there are two babies.” Thabi thinks to herself. “Twins like some of my friends.” Thabi thinks of Zodwa and Brenda, twin sisters who look exactly alike. “What kind of twins could ours be?” her mind wanders off.

The big day has come and Thabi is so excited. She has waited 3 days (or, 72 hours), but it feels like many months since her mother went to hospital. They have waited 9 months for the baby to grow inside her mother’s tummy. Thabi counts back in months, “April to March is 1 month, to February is 2 months…” Count back to find what month the baby first started growing inside Mom’s tummy.

Thabi hears her parents at the front door. Thabi keeps very quiet. She wants to surprise them. But Thabi is in for a much bigger surprise. Her mother has come home with twins! Thabi has a sister and a brother!

Tell us: Have you ever had to wait for your mother while she went to the hospital to give birth to a younger sibling of yours?