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We tried for a girl and four babies arrived
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Going from three to seven was a huge change for us. Around seven weeks, they told me triplets
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We had already processed it and they were like, you're actually having four. The doctors was asking me, did I do any fertility treatments
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I'm like, wouldn't it be in my file? People were saying mean stuff, saying that we're on government assistance
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We're just assuming that we're just out here, just want to have a million babies. My friends and family were very shocked
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I'm still shocked. Y'all got four babies. I didn't think y'all would have any more kids
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Let me get you a pacifier, because you're about to cut up
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I see it. Where's the pacifier? Oh, here it goes. My name is Rondera, and I am a mom of quadruplets
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You're in a pacifier for daddy's kids. I'm Carla. That's my mom
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That's my daddy. I want five, four pieces. Hmm? Four pieces. Go sit down
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That's Chris and my brother, and that's my little brother, and that's all of my siblings
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Did you always want a big family? I did not. I did not want a big family
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I think, Max, I wanted three kids, and my husband only wanted one. So you want chicken nuggets for breakfast
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She wants her fries and bacon. We got married at 18 and 19 years old, and so we've literally been raising kids since we got married
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Going from 3 to 7 was a huge change for us. How does the start of your day compare to before you had classes
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We have to figure out balance because before, of course, you know, all of our other kids are older
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So we're able to kind of just get up and go. Now we've just figured out a method to where she just gets up a little bit earlier since I'm going to work
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We have truly tried to really lean into each other. Communication is everything
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When you're finishing your breakfast, you're going to start homeschooling, okay? I gotta go to work so I'll see y'all later
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All right, see you, . Appreciate it. You are not about to eat all that food. Yes
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Day-to-day life is unpredictable, but I try to at least have a schedule sometimes
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Can gladly take him. By the time it's time to start school, the quads have already eight then I can go ahead and transition to starting homeschooling and typically I have to have at least one baby Right now there isn a great balance between it but I just make it work with the time that I have
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Like right now, they're quiet, they're chill, so let's do school. Okay. 21 verse 8
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I really enjoy homeschooling, and I feel like it helps them to be..
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I can lose my focus. How did the older boys react when he told them
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So I remember Carlos just looked at me shocked. Like he just looked at me
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And then Christian, he's like, four plus three, that's seven. He's like, mommy's gonna have seven babies
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Tell us what your new brothers and sisters are like. Guys, so they're like, they're sweet
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The boys are amazing. They love their baby brothers and sisters. I don't feel like there's any jealousy
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Be gentle. to putting her down. They help me out a lot around the house
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Most of the time I don't have to ask. They truly love doing it. Good job, Carlos
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How far along were you when you found out there were gonna be quads? Around seven weeks they told me triplets
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We had already processed it, we was okay with it. And they were like, no, you're actually having four
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I'm laughing because there's four. What? Yeah. I thought they said three
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No, there's four. Are you going to pass out? No. As soon as they told me, I came home and I walked two miles
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And I cried going a mile down and a mile back. What's wrong
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What's wrong, sweet pea? I believe it was my husband's response that truly helped comfort me in that moment
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I was like, what are we going to do? And he was like, we're going to take care of him. And honestly, it still hasn't hit me yet
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Like, every day I still look at them and I'm just like, I cannot believe I carry quads
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Mr. Dimple Man. Oh, so nice, pretty girl. I love their outfits
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Thank you. Is that fun for you? Yeah, I love Courtney. Well, especially because I got girls
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After having three boys, that's exciting. We have been hoping and praying for a little girl for about eight years now I love my boys dearly but I truly wanted to know what it feels like to have a little girl I surely did not expect quadruplets The girls outfits they have matching
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everything and then the boys I try to coordinate them as well a matching shirt. We get a lot of
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really support from our online community. A lot of people help out with donating things. Before I
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pregnant with the Quads I had an interior designer page and I had a page that I would use for my salon
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doing hair. She can go in the front and then when I got pregnant with the Quads I realized that I
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would no longer be able to do hair or do interior design and so I branched off into being a content
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creator. When I shared online that I was having Quads a lot of people were shocked. I got a lot
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of people saying like, no way, like, and I'm like, I wouldn't lie about something like that
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I have a lot of people that ask me, um, did I do any fertility, um, treatments or anything like
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that? And it was all natural, it was spontaneous. The doctor shot, actually, the doctors was asking
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me, did I do any fertility treatments? I'm like, wouldn't it be in my file? A lot of people think
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that I'm lying and that I did IVF. They do not believe it's natural. People were saying mean
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stuff, saying that we're on government assistance and stop using the government and just
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assuming that we're just out here just want to have a million babies and that wasn't the case
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I had to be very careful with not internalizing what how people felt towards it the negative
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towards it and put it on me like oh wow yeah I am having four like oh this is shocking like can I do
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it. I'm so grateful that they're all healthy. I don't take it personally at all. It's a major
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change for us for my family. Our support system is not that great. We don't really have much family
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hear it all right now my friend is able to come over and help when she can we made it
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hey sis how are you thank you for coming carla you looking real chunky today what up with it is the brown So friend remember when I first told you I was pregnant with quads when I called you on the phone I didn think y would have any more
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kids so it's like wow they about to have four more from the three I remember you
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called me and you was I friend you was like I don't know you was like this is a blessing and he was like I know it's a lot me all will be alright I
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I definitely have my days where I feel overwhelmed and you always constantly send me encouraging words
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And I definitely appreciate it because, yeah, the weight definitely gets heavy
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It definitely gets heavy for sure. But I see your strength and like I know how strong you are
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Even before this, no matter what life throws at you, you've been powering through it
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I think you are doing a better job than most people will handle it. You know, some people would fall apart
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But even now, you're still getting up, going for your walks, and taking care of you
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And that's important, you know. How would you describe them as parents
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Well, they're great parents, you know. They work well together. Having four newborns is, like, challenging
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And no matter what, I don't care who you are, it can be tough. But I think they're amazing parents, and they're amazing together
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And I wouldn't see a better team doing this, you know, together. It's still unbelievable
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I know. Y'all got four babies. It's insane. For the future, I see us on acres of land
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I just see a lot of laughter and joy and connections. I like to just see them grow like it's four babies and they all have their different milestones
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I don't know. I just love them. Would you like to have any more children? No
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I do not want to have any more kids. I am done
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that shop is closed. I wanted one girl, God gave me two, and two more boys to love on, so I am grateful
