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Life has never been the same since we left the doctor's office that day
Family life raising seven kids is insane. From the time we first wake up in the morning
until the time our head hits the pillow, we're exhausted. The biggest challenge when raising a family
with seven small children, including a set of quintuplets, is the noise level
It is constantly loud in our house. Level that I didn't know would be possible
with this many children. ♪♪ One of my escapes is after they go to bed
or really early in the morning is I go run. Running is my thing. That's my antidepressant
That's my feel good. That's my celebration. Like every emotion, I usually pair that with running
Running. When we had the quintuplets, I didn't really ever expect that I would go running
with all five of them at the same time. I found the stroller that was a five-seater stroller
All the babies sit in a row, and it's built like it's supposed to be a jogging stroller
It's got these big wheels in the back and one single wheel in the front
There's a handbrake on it. It just feels like a fast stroller
At some point close to their first birthday, I decided that I wanted to do something
to kind of celebrate how far we had come to be, now be this family
And so I had the idea that I would complete a full marathon pushing the quintuplets
And I thought, hey, when I do this as a bonus, I'm going to try and set a Guinness World Records title
for this event. ♪♪ ♪�
Normally I would sprint towards the finish, especially when trying to set a record like this
But we were running towards it, and I thought, I don't want this moment to end
And so I stopped and brought it to a walk. And I said, I'm going to walk across this thing
and just take it all in. Whoo! Whoo! ♪�
So I finished holding the sign that says, anything is possible, which I want the kids to know
that anything is possible. One of my ultimate goals, if the entire family
can complete a marathon together, it would be awesome in our future
Happy birthday to you. It's a long, long ways away from that first ultrasound
where we see all those heartbeats, and we're terrified that we're not going to bring any help
And now they all look up at us, and they smile. ♪�