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IDENTICAL QUADRUPLETS

Oznell — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:58:27 GMT

I didn't realize that identical quadruplets were quite so rare. Somehow I missed out on seeing these charmers, whose 3rd birthday is coming up in March.

A past photo of the Marr brothers, during a busy day of helping Mom with housework. Hardy, Harrison, Henry, Hudson. Names are not in order-- I have no idea which is which!

While very, very similar, it's funny how their little individual personalities keep them from looking totally, absolutely "identical" to each other-- at least to me.

Cuties.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:03:48 GMT

Can you just imagine have four little boy toddlers at the same age and at the same time? Makes me tired just thinking about it. I hope mom has help.

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Iwantcoffee — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:08:01 GMT

They are adorable. I had to look them up to see more pictures.

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shoesnbags — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:09:38 GMT

@Oznell

Did the article say whether these identical cuties were the result of a fertility procedure or just happened naturally?

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On It — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:09:50 GMT

I had not realized these little ones were born either. I think a fertilized egg split and then each part split again creating 4 embryos. That would indeed be a rare occurrence.

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Mersha — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:19:21 GMT

Adorable!

When I looked after my grands when babies/toddlers, I was exhausted at the end of the day.

I cannot imagine taking care of FOUR!!!!!

Just feeding and getting them down for naps would be a monumental chore. Hopefully, there are grandparents and other family members near them.

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walker — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:21:07 GMT

OH SO CUTE!! This takes me back 13 years ago when my son and DIL had triplets....all boys! They were so adorable like this at different ages. It was "all hands on deck" for a few years! We worked in shifts helping out. Hard to believe my guys will enter high school in the Fall.

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:36:34 GMT

I would have to keep nametags on them at all times. I would have to think that any multiple births, twins or more, that there might be a mix up as to who is who. Can you imagine bringing them home from the hospital, and their tags are off, and you have to figure out their birth order?

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Oznell — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:44:24 GMT

Aw, @walker , triplet 13 year old boys-- you are very lucky!

Edited to add-- I had written out a longer response, and somehow it vanished into the ether! Will reconstruct--

@shoesnbags, I didn't catch whether they were a 'spontaneous' occurrence or not. It would be interesting to know.

@Iwantcoffee-- what precious pictures of them at different stages! Thanks for finding!

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on the bay — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:33:57 GMT

Well, they obviously do have help with that furry cutie in the middle😄

Thay are all adorable!

I do think they look a little different even though they are identical.

I bet the parents can recognize them.

@walker, What was your experience? Were you and the parents able to recognize each little one? That must be so amazing to have them in high school-3 wonderful boys growing up!

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fthunt — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:37:55 GMT

Probaly living with them - you get to know who is impatient - who's the screamer & which one is quiet.

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781Florist — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:54:47 GMT

Of course with quads you double the difficulty, but I have a set of identcal twin sisters

(they really could fool people! They went to each other's classes in school!) and my family members could easily tell who was who. the slightest differences become apparent when you are living with them. Strangers were usually clueless.

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walker — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:09:48 GMT

When my grandsons were born, it was hard to tell them apart. Someone must have given my DIL a tip...good one...put a different color nail polish on the big toe of each one before any I.D. Bracelets come off. So, she did....red, blue and yellow as I recall. That sure helped! We had to record things for each of them daily. Now that they are older I can tell them apart easier...and, have to laugh, as they are teenagers each likes his hair a certain way too. They are real blessings!

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twinsister — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:22:37 GMT

They are adorable and must be quite a handful!!

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shoesnbags — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:54:19 GMT

@Oznell

I couldn't resist looking it up - this was a natural occurance!

In early pregnancy, a visit to the sonographer is nerve-wracking and exciting. For Grapevine resident Jenny Marr, it was those things and more. She’s still trying to wrap her mind around the surprise she got toward the end of her first trimester: Marr wasn’t carrying one baby, and she didn’t have twins. Not triplets either. She was pregnant with quadruplets—spontaneous (no fertility treatments), identical quadruplets.

The odds of that happening are estimated at somewhere between 1 in 11 million to 1 in 15 million births. Marr’s doctor came across just over 70 documented cases of spontaneous, identical quads in medical literature. Marr miraculously delivered all the boys safely on March 15, 2020—the day before the COVID-19 lockdown went into place. When the quads were a year old, we spoke to Marr as she reflected on her life of four times the love, laughter and diapers.

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twinny70 — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:02:51 GMT

I am an identical twin and my sister & I had so much fun as only our Mom and Dad knew who was who. I was born with a small light brown birthmark on my right forehead, which I hated so I have always worn bangs. Now that I am older it has disappeared. Teachers never knew who was who. One time when my grandma was babysitting us, my mom took some brown sugar and a bit of water and put a birthmark on my sister. My grandma had no idea who was who.

I cannot imagine needing 4 car seats and high chairs.

Glenda

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Marp — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:52:16 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Can you just imagine have four little boy toddlers at the same age and at the same time? Makes me tired just thinking about it. I hope mom has help.

@Kachina624, can you just imagine feeding four teen boys three meals a day?

Question: What does your mom do all day?

Answer: She cooks.

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ECBG — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:11:57 GMT

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Judaline — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:47:54 GMT

Just think when they're a little older and one gets grounded, he can pay another of his brothers to do the time for him, lol.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:34:34 GMT

@Judaline I bet mom and dad can tell the difference instantly.