Identical Twins Give Birth at the Same Time on the Same Day: 'We Can't Wait for Them to Grow Up Together' 
 
 Courtesy Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers 
 
 Courtesy Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers 
 
 Courtesy Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers 
 
 Courtesy Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers 
 
 Courtesy Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers 
 
 Courtesy Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers 
 
 Identical twins Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers have shared everything from clothes to toys over the years, but never did the sisters think they would give birth on the same day – let alone at the exact same time.The 35-year-old women both welcomed their firstborn children into the world on June 30 at 1:18 a.m. in their respective cities. Rodgers gave birth to Reid Joseph in Denver, Colorado, one hour before her sister's baby, Samantha Lynne, was born in La Jolla, California."It's that magical twin connection I suppose," Mariuz tells PEOPLE. "There have just been certain things in our life where things just match up – it's odd."She adds, "We didn't plan being pregnant at the same time. But our journeys aligned, even giving birth! Twins have a special bond, it's hard to explain."The sisters told each other they were pregnant at a Thanksgiving family get-together."I wanted it to be a surprise, but when she showed up at the door – it was the funniest thing – I opened the door, welcomed her into the home, but as soon as I saw her, I knew she was pregnant too," Rodgers tells PEOPLE. "I can't explain it, I just knew. My prediction was that she was five days behind me, and it turned out her due date was four days after me."When Mariuz and Rodgers exchanged ultrasounds they "laughed so hard.""I was like 'Oh my gosh, shut up!' " says Rodgers. "We stood there and giggled and our family was in complete shock. It's just one of those things that's totally possible, but when it's confirmed, it's so crazy."The sisters also celebrated their pregnancy months together – giving each other daily text updates and phone calls – and even had a joint baby shower with pink and blue cakes."It's a really cool thing to be able to share," says Rodgers. "The adventure will only continue as our babies share the same birthday like we did! We can't wait for them to grow up together."Rodgers says her family started a group text thread when the two women went into labor around the same time."When my sister's husband got the text about Reed being born at 1:18 a.m. he apparently shouted at the doctors, he couldn't believe it!" Rodgers says with a laugh. "It was literally the exact same time.""It's just really special," says Mariuz.Reid Joseph and Samantha Lynne haven't met yet, but the sisters can't wait to bring their kids together."I'm sure they will have a deep bond because of their birthday timing," says Mariuz. 

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 Twin sisters Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers have always been on the same page, and apparently their new babies are, too. 
 
 The identical twins, who are 35, each gave birth to their first child early Thursday. The babies were born at the same exact time in each sister's respective time zone — Rodgers gave birth first, welcoming a baby boy at 1:18 a.m., in Denver, Colorado, and Mariuz's daughter was born at 1:18 a.m., in La Jolla, California. 
 
 The sisters and new moms told TODAY they're thrilled by the coincidence, if not all that surprised. 
 
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 "We've always lived in separate places, but all of us — we have two sisters — are very close in age and very close," Rodgers said. "But certainly there's another connection at the twin level." 
 
 Sisters Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers at their baby shower. 
 
 The sisters learned they were pregnant last year around the same time and planned to tell each other on Thanksgiving, which they were celebrating together. But as soon as Rodgers saw her sister, she already knew. 
 
 "She showed up to my front door and I welcomed her and Nick [Mariuz's husband] inside," said Rodgers, an education strategist for Dell. "And I had this crazy twin intuition — I call it my 'twintuition' — and I knew she was pregnant, too." 
 
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 Mariuz didn't break the news right away, though; she let her sister, older by 11 minutes, go first. 
 
 "I wanted Leah to have her moment of sharing her news, rather than me just saying, 'Me too!'" Mariuz told TODAY. 
 
 Sarah Mariuz with her husband, Nick, and their newborn baby. 
 
 But after learning their due dates were only four days apart, she had to come clean. 
 
 "I ran down the hallway and got the ultrasound pic out of my purse and slapped it down next to Leah's," said Mariuz, who works in medical sales. "We were jumping up and down, just so happy for each other. Everyone was just in shock." 
 
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 That disbelief continued throughout their pregnancies, especially when people learned the sisters hadn’t planned to have kids at the same time. 
 
 Leah Rodgers and her husband, Kyle, after their son was born. 
 
 “We were at our older sister’s wedding recently, and, well, two pregnant chicks together, people couldn’t stop talking about this,” Rodgers said. “They kept asking us, ‘Was it planned?’ No! It was kind of entertaining.” 
 
 Even their babies’ genders are remarkable, the sisters said. 
 
 “It’s kind of funny because I grew up as a tomboy, playing sports,” said Rodgers, who named her boy Reid Joseph. 
 
 Her sister, whose little girl is Samantha Lynne, was the girlier twin. 
 
 The moms and babies are home from the hospital and doing well, and the families are trying to work out a time to visit each other. 
 
 “We’ll definitely spend Christmas together,” Mariuz said.
– "It's that magical twin connection I suppose," Sarah Mariuz tells People. "There have just been certain things in our life where things just match up—it's odd." Though even Mariuz must have been a little surprised when both she and her twin sister, Leah Rodgers, gave birth to their first children at the exact same time last week. Today reports Rodgers gave birth to a baby boy at 1:18am last Thursday in Denver; Mariuz a baby girl an hour later at 1:18am in La Jolla, Calif. "It's a really cool thing to be able to share," Rodgers tells People. "The adventure will only continue as our babies share the same birthday like we did. We can't wait for them to grow up together." The sisters didn't plan on starting families at the same time but ended up getting pregnant in near succession regardless. Rodgers says she knew Mariuz was pregnant before she even told her. “I had this crazy twin intuition—I call it my 'twintuition'—and I knew she was pregnant, too," she tells Today. Their due dates were only four days apart. “There’s another connection at the twin level,” Rodgers says. It certainly seems that way.