A set of Lincoln twins beat all the odds after being born with a combined birth weight of four pounds 12 ounces.

In their one month of life the Blake twins Owen and Walter have gone through more than most people will in a lifetime.

"At the beginning, the babies were facing a 70 percent chance with surgery that one baby would survive. The small baby had a 2/3 chance it would not survive," said Dr.Sean Kenney, Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center.

About 14 weeks into their pregnancy, James and Rachel's twins were diagnosed with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. It's a syndrome that causes twins to share the same blood vessel, causing one twin to get more blood and nutrients than the other

"It's rare of all identical twins, but it is something that can be treated with good outcomes," Kenney said.

"It was a pretty busy pregnancy, a roller coaster of emotions," said James Blake, father.

On top of that, Baby Walter didn't have enough placenta, which slowed his growth. On June 25, Walter was born weighing just 14 ounces and his brother Owen weighed three pounds 14 ounces. But the challenges weren't over for the Blakes.

"Once the boys were born, we found out Walter had an issue with his heart of his aorta. They fortunately accepted him for surgery at 450 grams," he said.

As a physician herself, Rachel was comforted in understanding the thought process of her former colleagues.

"And then at the same time you're thinking babies get infections and this happens and that happens. You start going through a list of things that could happened, but you have to ignore that and not think about it," said Rachel Blake, mother.

Now Owen, the bigger baby, is back home. His father said he weighs about five pounds while Walter now weighs one pound 12 ounces.