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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Steve on September 22, 2005, 04:53:57 AM
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Had the ultrasound done..... 6 kids...... yes 6.
2 sets of identical twins and 2 singles. I went from thinking I'd never be a dad to having a whole line and the goalie to boot.
amazing.
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Whoa! Lot's of diapers!
Make's me feel good im not married with children yet.
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wow 6!
Congrats Steve :)
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Congrats.
Now say goodbye to sleep. Dude you are so screwed.
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6???!!!???
:eek: :eek:
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You are now the new "superjizz" !
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Originally posted by Steve
Had the ultrasound done..... 6 kids...... yes 6.
2 sets of identical twins and 2 singles. I went from thinking I'd never be a dad to having a whole line and the goalie to boot.
amazing.
I'm terrified for you. I had one kid... then cut off my nuts to make sure it never happened again. Too much responsibility.....food, clothing, education, cool car, beer money.... it's rough.
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Congrats Steve!!! Kids are great. You'll have fun playing Super Dad!!!
Let us know as soon as you know what the sexs are of the lil ones...If they are all girls may I suggest you purchace a few shotguns and Guard Dogs?
If they are all boys then plenty of footballs, helmets, baseballs, bats and gloves. Oh and sling shots....and dogs, cat chasin, friesbee catchin, fun wrestlin dogs!
Again, Congrats!!!
:aok
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wow.... Congrats Steve. Hoping for a safe and uncomplicated pregnancy for your wife, and you.
Cheers,
asw
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Wow
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Wow is right. My wife is pregnant with our first now. I was a bit disappointed we didn't get twins (1 boy 1 girl, of course :) ) but 6, wow.
Charon
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Steve do yourself a favor. Hit up your neighbors, relatives to see if they want a couple. If that doesnt work sell a few on Ebay for a pretty penny. ;)
Congrats buddy. If we still had baby clothes and such from Gunslinger Jr. I'd send ya some but it's baby season around here too.
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Were you (er...your wife) using fertility drugs?
Congrats! You're gonna have a "Team!" :)
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6 is not wow.. it's more like 'prayers for your wife and kids' because humans are not designed to carry that many children.
Even triples have a hard time surviving - with six there are bound to be serious complications. Are the doctors going to abort part of the fetuses?
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Good luck, sounds like you've got quite a future ahead! Congratulations, and best wishes from my family!
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6? Holly crap man!
Congrats!
Enjoy as much sleep as you can get now. You will need it.
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I recommenda a wrist rocket or good sling shot for when they are older, you can feed them very fast from wherever you're standing in the kitchen.
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"Lucy, you got some splainen to do"
Steve, congrats....Might want to start putting together the beginnings of a corporation. You gonna be running one real soon.
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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
6 is not wow.. it's more like 'prayers for your wife and kids' because humans are not designed to carry that many children.
Even triples have a hard time surviving - with six there are bound to be serious complications. Are the doctors going to abort part of the fetuses?
That is sadly too true...
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Are the doctors going to abort part of the fetuses?
Yes, they are going to abort their legs.
So far all 6 are very normal. We will have tests for chromosome and congenital abnormalities.
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SEXtuplets...
That should provide more than a few Beavis and Butthead moments.
Good Luck Steve.
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You poor poor man.
Best of luck.
:D
Time to work in that reality TV gig. We can watch on television and you can fund their college educations. ;)
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Originally posted by Sandman
You poor poor man.
The more I think about this situation the more I agree.
MY GOD that is going to be alot of work.
Your poor poor wife. She is gonna go through hell carrying all those kids.
Maybe you guys should buy a recording of crying babies so that you have at least 6 months to get used to the sound?
SIX?
Jebus.
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Imagine for a moment the cost of diapers for six. :)
Then, imagine the cost of formula.
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...and then when they get older...SCHOOL FEES.
If my wife had 6 children we would be paying $72,000/year to educate them...at 6 years old.:eek:
I can't even begin to imagine what College would cost.
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Congratulations, Steve. "Awesome" seems like an appropriate term here.
Hope your wife and they stay healthy.
Lessee... that'll be around $1200 for tee-ball. Yowza.
Buy a shoe store.
HONK!
Gooss
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Steve:
Thanks for posting this, best wishes both to you and to your whole family. Whatever happens, it's going to be stressful on you - remember there's friends here.
Scherf
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Originally posted by Steve
Had the ultrasound done..... 6 kids...... yes 6.
2 sets of identical twins and 2 singles. I went from thinking I'd never be a dad to having a whole line and the goalie to boot.
amazing.
(http://forum.lockon.ru/images/smilies/icon_pai.gif)
You poor man, you.
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Congrats. Here's to everything going smoothly... for the next 18 or so years. :)
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Originally posted by detch01
wow.... Congrats Steve. Hoping for a safe and uncomplicated pregnancy for your wife, and you.
Cheers,
asw
What he said!!!
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Well... wow.
Good luck to you, your wife and all six, (especially in around 13 years time, ouch).
Gatso
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lol... anyone else find it funny that he's from Arizona?
(http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images140001_T24.jpg)
Congrats, Steve!
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Well atleast you can start your own little-league basketball team.
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hoollyyyyy pooopsticks batman....
6?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
your wife gonna be HUGE!!!
WTFG! Congratulations! they are gonna PWN whatever school they go to. :)
imagine if they were all boys and all became pro sportsmen, you would be one rich daddy :D
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Thanks for all the kind words. Those of you who mentioned how hard it will be are probably correct. A grand/month in diapers alone.
This is as "public" as we've gone with it.
Our friends and family seem to think we could parlay our situation into all sorts of free stuff... food, formula, a vehicle... etc. Stacy and I are hesitant to do anything like this since there are already plenty of people within our borders who need the help more desperately than us.
Those of you who mentioned abortion, (correct term: selective reduction) will you please come to Arizona, see our ultrasound, and tell me which healthy fetuses I should kill? I appreciate that you are concerned for the overall pregnancy and so are we, but having to end the life of a perfectly healthy fetus is something neither I nor my wife is capable of. Maybe my beliefs are old fashioned.... I think each one deserves a chance as long as it is healthy.
One other possibility is that one or more of the fetuses may fizzle out on it's/their own. Often, but not always, the woman's body will end the life of a chromosome deficient baby. so there's 6 for now but by the end of the first trimester there may be less. (She's 7.5 weeks along now)
We have been trying to have children for 10 years now. Some may see this as a curse, I can see it as a blessing and nothing else. I'm not blind to the potential problems and awesome responsibility(at least to what length I can imagine it) of raising 6 kids. It's just that, at least for now, there are 6 lives there and we feel responsible for all of them.
We prayed, and our friends and family prayed that we would have children this time around. God is not without a sense of humor.
:lol
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Charon.. congrats.. I never understood how full of awe one can be looking at the heart beat of your own child.
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you can make a fortune at the circus, you thought of that?
;) :D
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After rasing two girls all the way through college etc , gl Steve on your BIGGEST and MOST important JOB you WILL ever have IN THIS LIFETIME .
And trust me it is a job , if done right :)
Grats , man well done , our oldest had a hard time getting pregant and I am now a Grandpa to a 6 and a half month old girl that is cute as a button .
gl
spro
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Steve ! Wow, just...wow. I have a 6-year old boy and 2-yea old little girl. Your life will be forever changed in a wonderful way.
So i guess we'll be seeing you on Oprah and Exteme Makeover: Home Edition soon.
P.S. You're welcome to store your vette in my garage while the're building your 7500 sq. ft home.
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My youngest daughter is now 6 months old; she was born 11 weeks premature. My wife spent from week 25 to week 29 in the hospital after her water broke. We seriously lucked out and the baby is doing very well. I had a month to sweat the situation out and spent much of it studying prematurity and birth problems.
There are huge risks associated to prematurely. Survival is only one element; significant disability is almost a bigger concern as it becomes very likely with extreme prematurely. With multiples, early delivery is the norm. Twins typically deliver around 34 weeks; earlier than that is where the serious risks become scary. Triplets and beyond deliver even earlier and the risks go way up. I’m very concerned for your family Steve. I’m hoping that three or four of them “fade away” and give the others a good chance.
On the other hand, there was a local woman who was hospitalized at 16 weeks with sextuplets; she made it all the way to 28 weeks. All six survived and are doing relatively well. I think that they are about one and a half now. They are major celebrities. Dozens of volunteers help them daily and their church bought them a new house. Sextuplets do happen; but the odds are frightening.
I’m half sick about this and am flashing back to what we went through… We had an additional rare complication; 100 years ago my wife and daughter both would have died with certainty.
eskimo
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Gentlemen, may I introduce the REAL "Father of our Country!"
Steve....if I were you, I'd demand a recount!
Congratulations! :aok
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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
6 is not wow.. it's more like 'prayers for your wife and kids' because humans are not designed to carry that many children.
Even triples have a hard time surviving - with six there are bound to be serious complications. Are the doctors going to abort part of the fetuses?
Posting this is pretty fluffied up man.
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Originally posted by Steve
We prayed, and our friends and family prayed that we would have children this time around. God is not without a sense of humor.
:lol
I'm just happy you guys were able to get pregnant. So many couples I know havn't been able to - so whether or not it turns out to be 6 in the end or 3, the end result is the same. You got yr wishes granted.
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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
6 is not wow.. it's more like 'prayers for your wife and kids' because humans are not designed to carry that many children.
Even triples have a hard time surviving - with six there are bound to be serious complications. Are the doctors going to abort part of the fetuses?
dont tell that to my mother in law.
She had 11
Well not all at once
Steve,
Better you then me man
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Thanks Steve. It is amazing, though being a first time dad at 40 is a bit of a trip. Not as big of a trip as having 6 though :)
I saw a show about a family with 8 (at once), and they stayed ahead of things by being tightly organized. Each child had family responsibilities at the appropriate age, and everything ran on a set schedule. It was a close family, but it operated like a military unit/factory assembly line which kept the enormous potential for chaos to a minimum. The routine seemed manageable after the kids started getting older, but I can only imagine the first year or two. As I recall, all of the kids were physically and developmentally OK. Good luck man, and get help if you can! :)
Charon
BTW, the show was on 20/20 or 60 minutes or a show like that, and they followed the family from the first year with updates afterwards. In this one they were about 10 or 12 or so. You could probably get copies from the network if you can track it down. Similarly, you could probably call the parents to get some advice on how they got the system rolling.
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I still think you could make a fortune selling a few of em on Ebay. ;)
Seriously Steve, as a father of 2 that are 3 years apart I could not imagine 6 newborns. Accept as much help as can be offered by good people.
In the meantime get used to the
(http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/spoon.gif) position.
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Congrats Steve! I guess you really do live in a place called Surprise!
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For further reading:
AKRON-AREA MOM DELIVERS OHIO'S FIRST SEXTUPLETS AT AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER: AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TO CARE FOR NEWBORNS (http://www.akrongeneral.org/portal/page?_pageid=153,381827&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL)
Akron Children's Hospital and Akron General Medical Center host birthday bash for Hanselman Sextuplets (http://www.akronchildrens.org/sextuplets/)
eskimo
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Now I feel bad for recommending wheels that cost $300 a piece to put tires on. And imagine the fun in 18 years when 6 kids all wanna take dads classic Vette to prom.
Congrats Steve :)
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Lol Geary, and i ended up putting GS-D3's all the way around too...$1400.00 worht of tires. My wife swears I'll never have to sell it.. I didn't see that she had her fingers crossed .
Thanks again everyone.
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Thanks Eskimo, I'm printing this for Stacy.
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Congrats Steve!
Remember that thread where you were thinking of giving some money to that guy who sold his house to you? Well, umm, keep the money!
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Steve,
Congrats and best of luck and health to you, the Mrs, and all six newest members of your family!
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Wow congrats to your wife and you, and a lot of positive vibes for the two decades to come!!!
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you are teh awsome! congrats!
:aok
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Originally posted by Steve
Lol Geary, and i ended up putting GS-D3's all the way around too...$1400.00 worht of tires. My wife swears I'll never have to sell it.. I didn't see that she had her fingers crossed .
Thanks again everyone.
LOL Good deal man, that car will probably provide you and the wife a nice escape from time to time when things get hectic (and you can find an army of babysitters to watch them:) )
BTW.. PICS MAN, Still waiting for pics of the vette, post them on that thread though.
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Steve, a few questions:
Can they tell yet if either of the twin sets share a sack?
How tall is your wife and is her build petite, normal healthy, or … average American?
Are there any other risk factors, such as diabetes, uterus abnormalities, etc.?
And
How old is your wife?
eskimo
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Holy Cahoonas Steve 6 !!!!
Sincerely and honestly my very best wishes for the both of you and good luck. This is going to be rough tough and fun all at once.
Whew ..... 6 ...... JHC ...... 6 ......... WTF do you do with 6 ?? ....... where do you put bottles for 6? ............ how do you push 3 double strollers ????
Ok I'm off for the snip. Later all
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Two more:
Posted on Tue, Jul. 05, 2005
Army of volunteers keeps us sane
Price for help with our six little ones was privacy, but the sleep and extra love have been invaluable
Jennifer Hanselman
As soon as my husband, Keith, and I found out that we were expecting sextuplets, we knew we'd need help, and lots of it. Believe it or not, we used to be fairly private, normal people before our batch of kids shoved us all into the public spotlight. We knew our quiet life was about to become a lot less so when the first newspaper story broke two months before the babies' births.
Although we knew we needed helpers, we didn't have any idea how to go about finding them. It seemed to be too large a favor to ask anyone to help care for our children in their spare time (for free, no less). We had no idea if anyone would even be interested in volunteering, but as soon as word of our coming additions started to spread, the phone at our church began ringing with offers of help and our volunteer army was born.
It has now been a little over a year since the first volunteer caregiver walked through our front door and into our family's life. In the beginning, none of us was sure how to act. The volunteers clearly didn't want to intrude on our privacy, but they sincerely wanted to help in any way they could.
At first, Keith and I struggled with the idea of letting complete strangers handle our fragile little preemies, but as the days went by and the lack of sleep started catching up with us, we'd hand our kids over to any smiling face that came in the door, just for the chance to catch a nap.
The first recruits for our army came mostly from our church, Twin Falls United Methodist Church. Our church friends recommended their friends, and after a few weeks, those friends brought more friends and so on until we had a fully staffed, finely tuned machine grinding through the daily routine of caring for six newborns. We rounded out our volunteer roster with a few total strangers who were so persistent in calling the church and getting verified as nonpsycho by the police department that we finally gave in and let them come on a trial basis.
As it turns out, some of these strangers were a little strange, but all of them quickly fit right in. Keith and I soon learned to live with very little privacy, but the trade-off was a little more sleep and sanity for us and much better care for our kids than we could have provided alone. We thought the volunteers were doing us an incredible favor by giving up their time to care for our babies, but it turns out that many of them felt we were the ones being generous by sharing our kids.
In the early days, the babies' immature digestive systems often produced lapfuls of spit-up after every feeding. It was sort of like playing a weird version of Russian roulette to see who was going to get the puker at each feeding. Some volunteers got hosed so often that they started bringing towels for their laps or changes of clothing so they wouldn't have to drive home soaked to their underwear in baby barf.
Most volunteers stayed
We were always amazed when a new volunteer wanted to come back, even after getting initiated by one of the babies. The kids proved addictive, though, and we lost very few volunteers because most of them couldn't stand the thought of not seeing what happened next in the circus sideshow our house had become.
While the weeks and months rolled slowly by, we got to know our volunteers and the stories of their lives. Many were older women with inspiring tales of living through hardship and loss. Some never had children and others had no grandchildren to spoil, so they considered all seven of our kids their own. A few were men dragged along by their wives, which gave Keith a bit of relief from the constant sea of estrogen that surrounded him at home.
Some brought their children or grandchildren to help, while a few desperate ones came to see our kids to escape from their own families for a few minutes. The ones I never quite understood were the volunteers who swore that coming to our nuthouse was relaxing for them.
As their stories became interwoven with our own, our volunteers have transformed into members of our family. They have put up with being routinely nibbled on by our cat Gizmo and kindly don't point out the extra gray hairs on my head or the bags that constantly hang beneath my eyes.
We laugh, argue, joke, share advice, swap stories and get on each others' nerves just like any other family. Even though our 16-month-old babies are able to feed themselves alone, they still enjoy seeing their favorite volunteers and spend more time playing with their big friends than drinking their milk.
Musical tribute
And so, without further ado, I offer a brief musical tribute to the dozens of faithful volunteers who have enriched my family's life and shared so much while asking for so little:
(To the tune of Old MacDonald -- sing along, everyone!)
Jen and Keith, they had a zoo,
``Wah, wah, wah, boo hoo!''
And in this zoo they had some kids,
``Wah, wah, wah, boo hoo!''
Babies here and a toddler there,
Here a book, there a toy,
Everywhere are girls and boys!
Jen and Keith, they had a zoo, `Wah, wah, wah, boo hoo!''
And to this zoo there came some folks.
No more ``Wah! Boo hoo!''
These volunteers, they came with jokes,
Asked, ``What can we do?''
So they wiped some butts
(Several were quite nuts)
They see the worst, hear us curse
Aren't offended by bad verse!
Now it's not quite such a zoo,
And we thank God for you!
This is a good one too:
Oh baby, what a year! (http://www.fallsnewspress.com/article.php?pathToFile=/archive/02282005/news/&file=_news2.txt&article=1&tD=02282005&sP=1)
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Good luck Steve and Mrs Steve.
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DooD! Your life as you know it is over! We have 5 in my house. Never a dull moment! :D
Congrats! :aok Now ya got to ask yourself in about a year,how much sleep did you lose trying to have kids vs. when you have them?
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Location: Surprise, Arizona.
Does this refer to where you live or how you felt on getting scan results ? :)
Congrats & best wishes to you both.
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baby names. FuBaR 1 FuBaR 2 FuBaR 3 FuBaR 4 FuBaR 5 and FuBaR 6
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LOL Steve.
Congrats.
And good luck... to your wife especially.