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Photograph of Desmond, left, and Kerry Lyons holding identical triplets Kevin, right, Declan, center, and Cormac by Mary Altaffer/AP
Doctors say that the chances of a woman having identical triplets without the help of fertility treatments range from 1-in-a- million to 1-in-200 million. Which is why Kevin Patrick, Declan Gerard and Cormac Francis are very special: The three bouncing baby boys were born at New York-Presbyeterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center last Friday to proud parents Kerry and Desmond Lyons. The babies--originally formed from a single egg that split twice and who shared a placenta-- ranged in weight from 5 pounds, 2 ounces to 6 pounds.
Yesterday morning, the Lyonses--who also have 3-year-old son Liam and 2-year-old daughter Ciara-- were on The Early Show, where they debated ways to telling the babies apart (Kerry suggested nail polish, Desmond tattoos). Kerry said, "We just feel lucky and blessed that we have these three amazing little babies, and they're healthy and, frankly, kinda cute, to boot, which we weren't expecting!"
The Daily News, which also has a cute picture of the triplets in the car, reported that a "team of about 15 doctors and nurses helped deliver the triplets." As the couple and the new babies left the hospital, Kerry Lyons said this was God's way of telling her not to be a Type-A personality anymore. She also asked the hospital staff, which was sending them off to their home in Sleepy Hollow, "Any of you guys want to come and help?"
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Kevin is the only member of the family with a name that doesn't suck.
hold the presses, this is really some worthwhile information.
do any of them have super-strength or the ability to freeze things?
so thenamesdave clearly does not like the irish.
good luck to the Lyons!
They're going to need that lady from Total Recall as a wet nurse.
Kevin is probably the worst name out there.
They weren't expecting their kids to be cute?
Triplets?! That's freaky. I'd be worried about their triplet powers and mind reading. That's just really weird.
(sigh)
zodak beat me to it...
;)
Just imagine the money spent on diapers. The parents will be lucky if they get even one hour sleep at night.
Time to get shopping at BJs or Costco.
Congratulations! In an unrelated item, I've turned 40 and am getting pretty good at chess on my iPhone.
Heh heh. He's not getting laid for a while (at least not at home).
they're...kinda cute...which we weren't expecting
Years from now the kids will read that quote. Thanks, dad, for expecting us to be ogres.
Sleepy Hollow. Also known as North Tarrytown before they changed the name a few years ago in order to glom onto the Washington Irving story. That would be kind of like Martha's Vineyard changing its name to Amity Island.
Cormac is a great name. It's like Cormac McCarthy.
1-in-a- million to 1-in-200 million? that's a big difference in probabilities