Tonight, we’re sharing not one, but two new additions! The Payne Family welcomed their adorable twins, Madden and Kollins, in January, and they’re sharing their reaction to finding out they were having twins (surprise!), and all about life with four little ones below…
We are John and Kate Payne. We welcomed twin girls, Madden Jane and Kollins Rose to our family on January 13th, 2021 which also happens to be our wedding anniversary.
In addition to the twins, we have an eight year old daughter, Mia, and a two year old son, Jack. Our hands are certainly full but so are our hearts!
John and I both grew up locally and just recently bought a home in Glens Falls. John owns and operates a local moving company, Moving Made EZ, and I’m a Certified Surgical Technologist at the New York Eye Surgical Center in Wilton.
We love everything about our small hometown. We are walking distance to the bike trail, local shops and restaurants, and a short drive to Saratoga. We love to hike and spend summers on the Lake with family and friends.
On a Surprise Pregnancy
We had originally planned on Jack being our last baby but then Covid happened and, well, so did the twins!
I found out I was pregnant in May and there wasn’t a special, well thought out pregnancy announcement. I hadn’t felt good for about a week, so I took a test, walked downstairs in total shock, looked at John and said “I’m pregnant”! He laughed and thought I was joking.
Fast forward to mid July at my first OB appointment. I was laughing with the nurses about our surprise Covid baby and casually mentioned I felt a little larger this time then my previous pregnancies. The second she put the wand on my belly I saw two circles....TWINS! I was alone because of Covid so I immediately drove to John’s office to share the news. We were both speechless. We called our family and close friends and put up a pregnancy announcement on Facebook that night!
We knew from the first scan that baby A (Madden) was a girl but it took a bit for Kollins to cooperate so we could tell the gender!
All about Madden and Kollins
Madden Jane was born at 10:29am on January 13th, 2021 weighing 4lbs 12.9oz and measuring 17.5” long. Kollins Rose was born at 10:31am weighing 5lbs 14.9oz and measuring 18.25” long.
The names were tough to decide on and we changed them a few times. We just wanted something kind of original and unique! Their middle names are family names though.
The girls are complete opposites, looks and personality wise! Kollins is our vocal, blue eyed spunky baby and definitely favors my husband looks wise. Madden is our teeny, more quiet, brown eyed girl and looks like my side of the family! The girls spend a lot of time on the go keeping up with all of Mia and Jack’s activities.
On Parenthood
Although a surprise, the girls are such a blessing. We love our insanely hectic, beautiful, chaotic life with four little ones and wouldn’t change a thing (except for maybe an extra hour or two of sleep)! People always tell you to enjoy every moment because they go so quickly....it really does fly by! Our advice to new parents is to soak in the moments, even the hard ones because they’re only little once!
Proud older siblings Mia and Jack
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