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Family October 8, 2019

'It wasn't planned': Twin brothers welcome baby boys hours apart

WATCH: Twin brothers welcome baby boys hours apart

In an exciting coincidence, a set of twin brothers from Minnesota recently became dads on the same day.

Ashley and Pat Young's son Jack arrived at Woodwinds Hospital on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.

Hours later, Jack's cousin Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. The infants' fathers, Paul and Pat, are twins.

The happy coincidence surprised the babies' parents, especially since their fathers were born 2 minutes apart -- Pat Young is the older twin.

"When Pat texted and said, 'We're headed to the hospital,' Paul said, 'We're already here,'" Felicia Young told "Good Morning America."

PHOTO: Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital in Minnesota, on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.
Ashley Young
Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital in Minnesota, on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.
PHOTO: Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. in Minnesota.
Felicia Young
Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. in Minnesota.
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PHOTO: Felicia and Paul Young are seen in an undated family photo with Ashley and Pat Young.
The Young Families
Felicia and Paul Young are seen in an undated family photo with Ashley and Pat Young.

"My doctor was [saying] a c-section was likely going to be needed. I was really hoping to avoid that," Felicia Young added. "We started pushing around 9. As we were getting to the end of it, everybody was looking up at the clock."

PHOTO: Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. in Minnesota.
Felicia Young
Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. in Minnesota.

The Young families said despite what people think, they never planned for the boys to be born on the same day.

"Ashley and I had been trying to have kids for a year and it wasn't happening. We didn't even know they were trying," Pat Young told "GMA."

PHOTO: Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. in Minnesota.
Felicia Young
Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m. in Minnesota.
PHOTO: Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.Hours later, his cousin Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m.
Felicia Young
Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m. Hours later, his cousin Cooper Young, son of Felicia and Paul Young, was born at 11:49 p.m.
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Ashley Young hopes Jack and Cooper grow up to be friends, she said.

"Now they'll get to share birthday parties," she said. "I think the kids will find it cool growing up, probably at least until they're teenagers."

PHOTO: Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital in Minnesota, on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.
Ashley Young
Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital in Minnesota, on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.
PHOTO: Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital in Minnesota, on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.
Ashley Young
Jack Young, son of Ashley and Pat Young, arrived at Woodwinds Hospital in Minnesota, on Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m.

Paul Young said he's thrilled about Jack and Cooper sharing birthdays, especially since he and his brother are so close.

"It's funny how fitting it is, especially since it wasn't planned," he said.