Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon getting well-wishes from celebrities on the birth of the twins

BY KATHLEEN PERRICONE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins aren't even a day old and already they're getting attention from some of the biggest names in the business. The singer, who gave birth to a boy and a girl on Saturday -- her and Cannon's fourth wedding anniversary -- has been re-tweeting the well-wishes she's received -- and there are a lot.

"Congratulations Mariah & Nick!!!!!!!!!," wrote a clearly excited Nicki Minaj. "The twins have finally landed on earth!!! Yaaayyyyy!!!!! @MariahCarey mmmuuuuaaahhhh!!!!!!"

From Carey's longtime producer Jermaine Dupre: "CONGRATS!!! to Nick and @mariahcarey,on the birth of a baby girl and boy."

"Congrats Mr and Mrs Cannon on ur twin babies!!," wrote a member of the R&B group, Boyz II Men.

"Look forward to sleepless nights for the next few weeks, trust me lol!" Even fellow mommy-to-be Alyssa Milano sent the couple her love by re-tweeting their birth announcement and adding "Congrats!"

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Being a Woman, Being a Mom.

Yesterday I read a very personal piece about breastfeeding by the talented KLZ of Taming Insanity.

Her poignant and powerful post stirred up so many things inside of me, particularly my feelings about being a woman and how I define it. How I struggle with it, even now at the age of 34.

Without medical intervention, I can't get pregnant. I don't ovulate because I have PCOS, which you can read about here. I have blogged about our journey several times, most recently here for the Red Dress Club.

What I've been thinking about lately is how my own feelings of femininity are closely tied to my inability to conceive. How being a women at its most basic level means being able to bear children. Carry said children in your womb naturally, effortlessly, beautifully. There is honestly nothing I love more than a pregnant belly--preferably mine, but I'll take yours, too--and I miss mine desperately sometimes. So if I come up to you and ask to feel your belly? Please consider letting me. And then don't worry too much when you see me start to cry.

The times I've felt most feminine, most proud to be a woman? Were undoubtedly when I was pregnant, my belly full of babies, round with potential, an outward sign of my femininity, my power, my prowess:

 18 weeks

 22 weeks

 23 weeks

 28 weeks

front and side views

at 30 weeks!

I know I am so lucky. I consider myself blessed to have my two little miracles, blessed to be a mom. Despite everything we went through, I now have my twin daughters, Abby and Izzy. Nothing can ever take that away. I am a mother.

I am a mother. I am a mother. I am a mother.

I am a woman.

Hear me roar!
If I can do this? I can do anything.

Abby & Izzy's Birth Day, 12/9/05

Where do you think your feelings of femininity come from? Am I just nuts? I'd love to hear your opinions & perspectives on this.

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