Baby of the Week: Leo and Ellie Wright

THE DETAILS: Leo was born at 10.49am on June 29, in Forth Valley Royal weighing 5lb 4oz. Twin sister Ellie quickly followed, arriving at 11.10am and weighing 5lb 140z.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jan 2016, 18:00 BST
Baby of the Week - Leo and Ellie WrightBaby of the Week - Leo and Ellie Wright
Baby of the Week - Leo and Ellie Wright

THE PARENTS: Mum Gillian Esplin (29) is a civil servant and dad Daniel Wright (31) is a UK Border Force agent. The couple live together in Denny and are looking forward to getting married once they decide a date.

THE PREGNANCY: Gillian said the pregnancy was fairly straightforward. The biggest surprise was discovering she was having twins.

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THE BIRTH: Gillian said the labour was fine and both babies arrived happy and healthy.

THE BABY: Leo and Ellie are two very happy and bubbly babies. Mum Gillian said: “They both sleep well throughout the night and the pair love each other very much.”

THE NAME: The couple decided on Ellie and Leo as it was the first two names fiancé Daniel agreed with. Gillian said: “They were the only names both of us liked after going through quite a lot of different ones.”

THE FAMILY: Tom and Heather Esplin along with Samantha McColgan are the proud grandparents of Leo and Ellie. The twins also have three sets of great grandparents.

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