Dan Bucatinsky: More Than I Can Chew
Mom gives birth to 6, runs marathon
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There are people who run marathons (26.2 miles without even the incentive of a rabid wolf behind you!) who are pretty crazy/amazing. And then there are parents of multiples who are pretty crazy/amazing themselves. One baby was enough to bring me to my knees begging for sleep, how the world do mothers of more than one keep their sanity?!
And sometimes, those two groups collide. Jenny Masche is the mother of SIX babies: Savannah, Cole, Grant, Molli, Bailey, and Blake. After surviving months of bed-rest and cardiac arrest after the birth of the babies, Masche vowed to run a marathon by the time the babies turned one.
On May 31, less than two weeks before the sextuplets' first birthday, Jenny entered the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego and finished the race with her husband at her side.
"There was no way I was getting out of that," Bryan Masche told Meredith Vieira on the TODAY show. "I couldn't let Jenny run the race after heart failure and sextuplets and a year later be on the sidelines cheering her on."
And the question every mother of even ONE squalling little baby wants to know: When in the world did she find the time to train for a marathon?
"They're good sleepers," the humble mom told Vieira. "As soon as I put them down at 7 o'clock at night, I'd literally throw my running shoes on and my friend and I would go and run for like two hours."
I think there's a lot more to it than having good sleepers! I had my good sleeping babies one at a time and still found it a challenge to find the time to take a shower some days!
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ReaderComments (Page 4 of 4)
6-22-2008 @ 3:58AM
lokelaninana said...Re Gosselins -- Aiden is my favorite with Hannah the helper next. I love this family. She feeds them well and they eat well. The only thing I don't appreciate is all the crying. Mostly Alexis and Mady. The best vacation was the one to Park City where Cara came into her own with skiing. Best wishes to all as they age.
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6-22-2008 @ 5:24AM
ERIN said...WOW. U WOMEN ARE CRUEL/TRAGIC, I HAVE 3 BOYS, MY BEST FRIENDS, 30.27,26. ANY WOMAN WHO CAN RAISE OR DELIVER A CHILD IS THE PERSON THAT MAKES THIS WORLD GO AROUND. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SHOW THAT U ALL R TALKING ABOUT BUT ANY WOMAN WHO GAVE BIRTH 2 SIX BABIES AT THE SAME TIME AND IS STILL THERE RAISING THEM SHE IS GREAT. CHILDREN R OUR LIFE, SHOW ME A MOTHER WHO IS NOT HONESTLY SO HAPPY THAT THEY HAD THEIR LITTLE BLESSINGS. THINK ABOUT HAVING 6 AT A TIME. .. WOW, I AM BLESSED, ONE CHILD AT A TIME.
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6-22-2008 @ 4:39PM
Dona said...I think that Jenny as well as Jon and Kate are amazing parents. It really does that a village to raise a child. I am sure they are thankful and blessed by their little ones and that they have supportive people who love them and the babies and are there to lend a helping hand. I do think that Kate could be nicer to Jon and not embarrass him by yelling at him no matter where they are. My hats are off to Jenny by staying strong during her pregnancy with all of its up and downs. Hang in there guys.
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6-23-2008 @ 12:41PM
Paige said...Wow,
Congrats to Jenny for a job well done. That is amazing. I am super impressed that she found the time and the energy to do that!
Way to go!
Paige
AngietheAnt.com
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