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Family Celebrates Birth Of Quints

Mother's Day Comes Early For Couple

UPDATED: 2:29 pm CDT May 12, 2008

An Ohio woman gave birth to four girls and one boy at a Phoenix-area hospital just in time for Mother's Day.

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Ron and Kathy Blatt, flanked by their team of doctors, talked on Friday about the birth of their quintuplets.

"A lot of babies may not have made it this far, and we have five that are doing well," said Ron Blatt.

The quintuplets were born Thursday in four minutes at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, known nationally for specializing in multiple births.

Kathy Blatt said she already has a feel for what each will be like.

First came Annabella. Doctors cleared her airway and made sure her parents got a good look at her.

"Annabella ... I think she thinks she's a princess," Kathy Blatt said.

Next to make her debut was Lauryn Sophia.

"I think Lauryn's going to be very similar to Ronny's personality," she said.

Doctors then delivered the tiniest and only boy in the group. He was named after his father, Ronald Jay.

"We're going to have to find our own space and, you know, stay out of their way I guess," Ron Blatt said.

Fourth up was Kala Raelle, who was the heaviest of the quints.

"I told Ronny she's the feisty one, and when she came out she was the one crying," Kathy Blatt said.

Last but not least was Olivia Jule.

"I think Olivia is going to be much like our daughter, Emily," Kathy Blatt said.

The couple already has a 17-month-old and planned to have several more.

As for the future, the Blatts said they have no worries.

"Everything's an adventure from here on out," Kathy Blatt said.

The birth weights of each baby were:
  • Kala Raelle: 3 pounds, 3 ounces
  • Lauryn Sophia: 2 pounds, 13 ounces
  • Olivia Jule: 2 pounds, 12 ounces
  • Annabella: 2 pounds, 11 ounces
  • Ronald Jay Junior: 2 pounds, 3 ounces
  • Blatt, of Columbus, carried the babies for almost 32 weeks. Between 38 and 40 weeks is considered full-term, the hospital said.

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