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Mia Hamm is expecting twins next month with her husband, L.A. Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra, and says it has been a trouble-free pregnancy for the soccer icon so far.

It’s been, knock on wood, a relatively easy pregnancy. We’re excited. We have no idea what we’re in for.

The 35-year-old won’t reveal the gender of their twins, which run in both of their families, but she already knows what she won’t name them.

It won’t be Mia or Nomar [spelled] backward or forward, that’s for sure.

Nomar is named after his father Ramon, who created the moniker by spelling his name backwards.

Mia was recently elected into the National Soccer Hall of Fame – in her first year of eligibility with the highest voting percentage ever at 97.2 percent on 137 out of 141 ballots – and plans on bringing her newborns to the New York induction ceremony in August.

It’ll be tough to leave them for four days. I have high expectations of my children, but self-sufficiency at four months probably isn’t one of them.

Julie Foudy, Mia’s former teammate and fellow inductee who welcomed her own daughter, Isabel, on Jan. 1, is looking forward to Mia tackling motherhood.

I just told her it’s the greatest thing to happen in your life. I told her, ‘I can’t wait to see you breast-feeding double-fisted.’ It’s challenging enough with one.

Mia and Nomar have been married for three years. These will be their first children.

Source: The News & Observer

As if 2006 hasn’t already been the year of the Gemini, producing so many twin births that we can’t even keep up, it seems the trend will continue into the new year. Here’s a look at just some of the celebrities expecting twins in 2007:

Marcia Cross & Tom Mahoney, expecting fraternal twins
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross has had a whirlwind year and the fun is only going to continue for this primetime actress. 44-year-old Marcia married her beau, stockbroker Tom Mahoney, after many years of wondering if she would ever get her fairytale of having her very own family. As if marrying the man she loved wasn’t enough, shortly after the couple’s June nuptials, Marcia found out that she was expecting and not just one baby, but fraternal twins. Marcia and Tom have recently admitted that theyknow the sex or sexes of their babies, who are due in April, but will keep that secret for now.

Patrick Dempsey & Jillian Fink, expecting twin boys
Shortly after sharing his desire for a sibling for his 4-year-old daughter Tallulah, Patrick Dempsey aka Dr. McDreamy, announced that his wife Jillian was in fact pregnant with their second child. However, the joke was on him, when the couple found out that they were expecting babies two… and three. The family are awaiting two baby boys (presumably fraternal twins) due in late January.

Mia Hamm & Normar Garciaparra, expecting twins
U.S. soccer star Mia Hamm and her hubby, baseball player Nomar Garciaparra, are expecting their first children together… twins. There hasn’t been much information released about this pregnancy, but we can only guess that one if not both of these babies are going to have some athletic ability.

Nicky Byrne & Georgina Byrne, expecting twins
Westlife’s Nicky Byrne and his wife Georgina, who herself is the daughter of the Irish Prime Minister, are expecting their own twins, the first children for both, next summer. Nicky says the couple don’t know the sex of their twins.

Norah O’Donnell & Geoff Tracey, expecting twins
MSNBC Chief Washington correspondent Norah O’Donnell, 32, and her husband, chef Geoff Tracey are expecting their first children late this spring, the couple has confirmed. Norah says, "Geoff and I are so thrilled."